Patients opt for less invasive healing: homeopathy & osteopathy
November 7, 2:56 PM
by Thomas Hartmann,
Philadelphia Health Examiner (USA)
"Ask your doctor," say the TV ads. But what if your doctor doesn't know? At best, medical doctors keep up with their professions throughout their careers, carefully reading journals and attending conferences. Sometimes they are even able to gracefully surf above the overwhelming wave of information the pharmaceutical industry puts out.
Even then, though, a doctor will often only be able to think in the terms of the medical school she attended. Many medical schools are notorious for inculcating skepticism rather than open-mindedness. As office visits get shorter and shorter, there is little time for critical reflection, and as a result, cookie-cutter treatment often results.
One alternative is to seek a second opinion when that little inner voice says: "I don't trust this guy." This is especially true when drugs or surgery are involved. As M.D.s are fond of saying, "there's not a drug out there that can't kill you." And surgery is by nature risky and usually irreversible.
Another possibility is to think outside of the box, and seek the opinion of a doctor trained in a different medical tradition. Many patients do not know that osteopathy was founded on the principle of less invasive healing, or bone manipulation, and all D.O.'s accept the same insurance that M.D.'s do. A further option along these lines is to find a homeopath who also has an M.D.. Homeopathic remedies often have much less side effects than regular drugs, while having the additional benefit of restoring underlying balance so that drugs don't become a long-term commitment.
Philadelphia is lucky enough to still have an entire osteopathic medical school on City Line Avenue where outpatients are treated holistically, or "adjusted," in the OMM department by professors who also have clinical practices. Another alternative is homeopathy. While the Hahnemann homeopathic hospital at Broad and Vine Streets went under in the mid-20th century, M.D.s who practice homeopathy can be still be found through a national directory service and are also reimbursed by insurance.
Going to a different doctor doesn't mean going against your doctor's orders. It just means starting to control your own medical options.
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The 'Sweet' Pill
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The market for Homeopathy is poised for a steady growth with established players now even expanding globally. Nancy Singh tracks this silent transition
It is no longer Allopathy's poor cousin. Homeopathy, the third most popular method of treatment in India after Allopathy and Ayurveda, is consolidating its position in India. The Rs 12.5-billion Homeopathy market in India, growing at a phenomenal pace of 25 per cent annually, is slated to become Rs 26 billion market by 2010, states a study by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). Homeopathy is also making its mark globally. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has termed Homeopathy as the second largest system of medicine. According to US-based The National Centre for Homeopathy, by 2017 the Homeopathy market will be equivalent to the alternative healthcare market, which is Rs 52,000 crore [520,000,000,000] currently.
Approximately 500 million people worldwide receive Homeopathic treatment and around 100 million at present use Homeopathy in India, various estimates suggest. With Homeopathy being practiced in 66 countries of the world, the world Homeopathy market is pegged at Rs 135 billion. France is a leader in this segment with its Homeopathy market pegged at Rs 45 billion. Studies reveal that in 2006-07, around five crore [50,000,000] patients diagnosed their ailments with Homeopathy. This number is likely to exceed about 10 crore [100,000,000] in next two-three years in view of Homeopathy's popularity and acceptability among the general masses.
There are over four lakh [400,000] homeopaths in the country currently, with approximately 13,000 more being added every year, the highest in the world. However, the number of established players in Homeopathy in this country are few. It is rather the local clinics that are fuelling this growth story.
The corporate leader in this segment is undoubtedly Dr Batra's Positive Health Clinic which is present on a pan-India basis and most recently has gone international, For the current financial year, the company has plans to set up 10 more centres across globe. In Muscat, the group has already opened up a new centre and plans to set-up one more. In the near future, it also plans to open a clinic in London. The remaining new seven centres will be at Bangalore, Goa, Surat and Indore. "We are definitely the leaders in this market and the earliest starter in this space as we have been present for almost 30 years. Today, we are growing at a phenomenal pace of 60-80 per cent," informs Dr Akshay Batra, CFO, Dr Batra's. Critics, however, dismiss Dr Batra's as a classical 'homeopathic' clinic because they feel that the kind of services it provides are more 'cosmetic' in nature than 'curative.' Dr Batra's concentrates basically in segments like trichology, obesity, diabetes etc.
Another significant player in the Homeopathy scene is Dr Satinder Pal Singh Bakshi's 'Bakson Homeopathy' which is more prevalent in Northern India and has around six clinics across India. He is also the President of Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH). But his growth story has been marred after him being arrested by Kolkata police for allegedly mixing steroids in medicine.
Going Virtual
Not ignoring the fact that there are not many established players in the industry, Homeopathy still has quite an interesting mix of models. While Dr Batra's has been following the traditional model of standalone clinics as well as thinking about franchisee models to expand in tier II cities, interestingly the model that is a big hit is cyber clinic. In fact, Homoeopaths seem to be quite tech-savvy as most of them have exploited this medium to the core. And these doctors don't just think local, but global as well. Just by operating through their small clinics they are able to reach a huge population base.
One of the best example of this model is Dr Rajesh Shah's clinic in Mumbai whose website claims to 'Asia's largest homoeopathic clinic,' even though it's a 5,000 square- feet clinic located at Chembur in the suburbs of Mumbai. It has a team strength of nine doctors. But from that one clinic, he has successfully managed to reach an audience in around 145 countries! That's the power of cyber pace. Whilst talks of telemedicine is just doing the rounds now, Dr Shah was one of the trendsetters who set-up his cyber clinic way back in 1995 when internet just came to India. His team helps run a global clinic in an offline-online format. His clinic receives patients from countries as far as Nigeria, Japan and Sweden. He has expanded his cyber clinics to include 'askdrshah.com' that caters real-time to patient queries on a variety of ailments as well as many disease specific websites. "Sometimes, I get to treat five patients from five continents in a day. It's quite amazing," exclaims Dr Shah. Patients can even chat with doctors 24-7 on web.
The motive behind Dr Batra, starting cyber clinics was to reach out those NRI population who travel once in a while in India but are unable to follow up. Says Dr Mukesh Batra, Chairman and Managing Director, Dr Batra's, "We back up Homeopathy through online clinics. Online clinics have opened up good business opportunities. They provide us hardcore visibility in the field. We have treated patients from 86 countries." In fact, Dr Batra's has gone a step ahead and started tele-homeopathy centres across India to bring about some effective integration as well as interaction amongst the doctors present in all its clinics.
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Watermelon Found to Function as Natural Viagra
(NaturalNews) New research suggests that watermelon may produce effects in the body similar to that of Viagra, perhaps pointing the way to a natural remedy for men suffering from erectile dysfunction, says Bhimu Patil of Texas A&M University.
Research conducted by Patil and others has recently revealed that the flesh of watermelon contains higher levels of the amino acid citrulline than researchers had thought. Until then, most of the citrulline was believed to reside in the inedible rind of the fruit.
"We have known that watermelon has citrulline," Patil said, "[but] watermelon has more citrulline in the edible part than previously believed."
This is significant because the body converts citrulline into arginine, another amino acid that functions as a precursor to nitric oxide. Nitric oxide, in turn, plays a critical role in the dilation of blood vessels and the process of penile erection.
The drug Viagra functions primarily by targeting the nitric oxide signaling pathway in the penis.
Patil hopes that other researchers will begin to directly study watermelon's effects on erection. But some are skeptical.
Just because nitric oxide is required for an erection, "that doesn't mean eating something that is rich in citrulline will make enough arginine that it will lead to better penile erections," said Irwin Goldstein, editor-in-chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and a former consultant for companies that make erectile dysfunction drugs.
"The vast majority of Americans produce enough arginine," he said. "Men with erectile dysfunction are not deficient in arginine."
Patil acknowledges that he doesn't know how much watermelon a man would need to eat to have an effect. Knowing that a four-ounce serving of watermelon contains approximately 150 milligrams of citrulline does not tell researchers what effects that much citrulline will have in the body, he said.
He did note that in a 2007 study, participants were able to increase their arginine levels 11 percent in three weeks by drinking three eight-ounce glasses of watermelon juice per day.
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Adrenal Exhaustion
Adrenal weakness and treatment
The adrenal glands are located just on top of the kidneys. The adrenals are an integral part of the endocrine system. They are responsible for producing several important hormones and are critical to the stress response. They have two parts: the cortex, and the medulla. The cortex is the outer wrapping of the gland. It produces cortisol which is a powerful anti-inflammatory hormone. Cortisol controls inflammation. The level of Cortisol in the body affects allergies, wound healing, asthma, arthritis, and lupus, just to name a few.
The medulla, which is the inner part, pours out epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine. These hormones speed up the body's metabolism in order to help us to cope with stress. These are the two most important hormones in the body. They govern the fight or flight response (alarm reaction), and are almost a direct extension of the nervous system.
How the Adrenal Gland Can Impact Energy
The adrenal glands produce their array of hormones in a complex symphony that is orchestrated by two structures in the brain called the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. When stress and poor nutrition lead to altered hormone levels, imbalance in endocrine function can lead to substantial fatigue. The kinds of stressors that tax the adrenal glands include:
· Physical trauma
· Chemical toxins
· Poor diet
· Excess exercise
· Lack of sleep
· Infections
· Emotional trauma
· Anxiety, depression
· Prescription drugs
· Pregnancy
Most people have had the experience where they have felt extremely tired and exhausted and then all of a sudden a new surge of energy comes to their aid.
Likewise, when we experience fear and our heart starts racing the adrenal gland is secreting adrenaline and other stress related hormones to come to the rescue and give us the extra boost of energy that we need to get through the emotional stress. When the brain interprets an event as threatening (stressful) the adrenals begin to work. They signal the nervous system to prepare to fight or flee. This signal mobilizes the respiratory and circulatory systems of the body for emergency action. Reserve energy in the body is called upon, and functions are diverted away from normal, homeostatic body function including those of the immune system. Even though the fight or flight response may be over, the resistance reaction allows the body to continue fighting the stressor long after the effects of our alarm system have gone off. When this state of emergency is maintained for unrelieved periods of time, the body's reserves become depleted and the immune system is weakened. Long term over-activation of these hormones can deplete the kidneys and adrenals, severely impairing the ability of the immune system to function.
When adrenal function is impaired or weak, a person may suffer from low blood sugar, low blood pressure, low body temperature, and a total feeling of exhaustion. When stress is prolonged the organs begin to weaken and other health related problems can set in such as hypoglycemia.
Some of the common causes that contribute to adrenal exhaustion are continued stress, poor diet, over-consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates, overuse of caffeine, alcohol, drugs, nicotine, and vitamin B and C deficiencies. Unfortunately, the body reacts the same way to both real and imagined threats. For instance, unrelieved worrying about losing your job can cause the same over-taxing of the adrenals and the resultant suppression of the immune system as actually losing your job.
If a person succumbs easily to allergies and infections, feels constantly drained and exhausted, suffers from low blood sugar and blood pressure, then the culprit may well be weak adrenals. For instance, most of the asthma sprays contain adrenal-like hormones that mimic cortisol in the body. One of the most prominent signs of adrenal gland insufficiency is chronic fatigue. In some fatigued patients, thyroid problems overlap adrenal problems. In these cases, the status of the adrenal glands and the thyroid gland must be assessed. The appropriate treatment should be undertaken only after this determination is made.
Signs and Symptoms
Fatigue, Weakness
Depression
Frustration
Premenstrual tension
Nervousness
Scanty perspiration
Inability to concentrate
Lightheadedness
Sweet cravings
Irritability
Insomnia
Allergies
Headaches
Treatment for Adrenal Weakness
There are many methods that one can use to strengthen the adrenals. Acupuncture, herbs, meditation and relaxation techniques, exercise, and nutrient saturation through diet and supplementation can all help promote the healing process. Adrenal problems that are not serious or life-threatening are often treated with a combination of low doses of cortisol, DHEA, various herbs, and nutrients. Each of these is used under very specific circumstances determined by laboratory tests. When problems of adrenal insufficiency are identified and corrected, the result of treatment can be very rewarding. The positive effect on energy, stamina, and vitality can be substantial.
Acupuncture and acupressure can sometimes give the adrenals a good boost. Chiropractic adjustments can also be helpful. The adrenal glands are richly fed by nerves that connect to the spine, and by releasing blockages through these simple and effective techniques, the glands can be stimulated and strengthened. In Chinese Medicine the kidney meridian often relates in western terms to the adrenals. Those who are susceptible to infections or allergies are often told that they have weak kidney energy, so the acupuncture points along that meridian can stimulate the healing process.
There are many methods and natural treatments for adrenal exhaustion:
Reduce Sugars and Stimulants
The adrenal glands are hard-wired for many purposes in the human body. Other than dealing with stress, these delicate glands also help balance blood sugar. Though there seems to be much debate over the treatment for this ailment, it is clear that sugar as well as stimulants work the adrenal glands beyond the stresses of daily life.
Changing eating habits to a low sugar menu and eliminating caffeine and other stimulants greatly reduces the workload of the adrenal glands. Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low in synthetic and natural sugars is recommended. Alternative sources of energy can be found in yerba Mate as well as herbs such as ginkgo and ginseng.
Although yerba mate and green tea are wonderful alternatives to coffee and black tea it must be remembered that they do seem to contain caffeine and should be eliminated completely if adrenal exhaustion is a concern. There is some debate over whether yerba
Mate contains caffeine or a similar chemical and further research is recommended. It can be found in most natural food stores across North America and is making it's way into major grocery chains in larger cities and towns, otherwise there are many websites on which it can be ordered.
Those with adrenal exhaustion should consult their holistic doctors before making the switch completely from coffee and tea to yerba mate.
Exercise and Nutrition
A daily supplement of a high potency multi-vitamin as well as a B complex should help assist exhaustion. Eating a diet rich in vitamins and minerals should be considered. Foods and drinks such as spirulina, yerba mate as well as green vegetables, berries and whole grains are known to have high levels of these elements.
Richard Shames, MD and Karilee Shames recommend in their book, feeling fat, fuzzy or frazzled a high dose of B5 and B6 vitamins for adrenal exhaustion as well as brisk exercise. Though there is some debate over whether exercise such as yoga is more beneficial as it involves a much more calming atmosphere for the body and mind.
Adaptogenic Herbs
These are herbs that assist various function in the body to adapt to stress, hence the name adaptogenic. By increasing immune function, mental clarity, as well as increasing general well being these herbs can provide some relief.
Asian Ginseng: Panax ginseng is one of the herbal world's most valuable allies. It has been used by traditional Chinese doctors for centuries and the claims to it's benefits are many.
Licorice: Not referring to licorice candies and teas, full strength un-altered licorice extract is known to resemble cortisol, one of the hormones managed by the adrenals. Taking licorice can apparently help adrenal production by acting as a mimic.
Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha) would also be good as a tonic.
Homeopathic remedies include: aconite, ACTH or cortico., berberis, lycopodium, phosporus, sulphur. Apis, serum ang., couls also be considered.
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Okra (Lady's Fingers, Bindi) & Diabetics
Roaming the internet I found this: 
A patient writes:
"Last month in one of TV program I learnt of a treatment of Sugar (Diabetes). Since I am diabetic, I tried it and it was very useful and my Sugar is in control now. In fact I have already reduced my medicine."
"Take two pieces of Lady Finger (Bhindi) and remove/cut both ends of each piece. Also put a small cut in the middle and put these two pieces in glass of water.
Cover the glass and keep it at room temperature during night. Early morning, before breakfast simply remove two pieces of lady finger (bhindi) from the glass and drink that water. Keep doing it on daily basis.
"Within two weeks, you will see remarkable results in reduction of your SUGAR.
"My sister has got rid of her diabetes. She was on Insulin for a few years, but after taking the lady fingers every morning for a few months, she has stopped Insulin but continues to take the lady fingers every day. But she chops the lady fingers into fine pieces in the night, adds the water and drinks it all up the next morning.
"Please. try it as it will not do you any harm even if it does not do much good to you, but you have to keep taking it for a few months before you see results, as most cases might be chronic."
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ANH Calls for new paradign in healthcare
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Alert to all nutritional practitioners: Are you doing enough to protect your future?
Drug-based medicine works against nature
The British Medical Journal's offshoot publication, Clinical Evidence, tells us that only 13% of medical treatments have been demonstrated to be of benefit. Even leading figures in the pharmaceutical industry would seem to agree. Vice President of Genetics for the world's second largest pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline, famously admitted in 2003 that: "...the vast majority of drugs - more than 90 per cent - only work in 30 or 50 per cent of the people".
The UK tax-payer currently spends annually more than £10 billion on over 915 million prescriptions and, based on the above, we can safely say that most of them don't work. This amounts to a staggering average of more than 15 prescriptions for every infant, child and adult in the UK every year and the number of prescriptions issued has risen by nearly 21% in the period from 2002 to 2006. Additionally, It has been estimated that in the UK, adverse drug reactions cost the country's National Health Service £2 billion annually.
On the other side of the pond the data is comparable: You will recall, for instance, the Lazarou et al paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) of 1996 that showed that the 'correct', label-prescribed usage of pharmaceuticals contributes to the fourth leading cause of death in the USA.
The last forty years has seen remarkable developments in the field of nutritional and functional medicine. There are now medical doctors all over the world 'prescribing' nutrients rather than drugs for precisely the same range of conditions for which most orthodox doctors prescribe drugs. Although rigorous comparative studies of these methods, as compared with pharmaceutical approaches, have yet to be conducted, anecdotally it would seem that the efficacy of nutritional and functional approaches far outweigh those of drugs. Why, you may ask?
The physiological and biochemical basis of the effectiveness of natural approaches to healthcare would appear to be linked to their multi-factorial nature and their compatibility with biological systems within the body. For example, a wide range of dietary and supplement-based approaches are typically combined with lifestyle, bodywork and psychosocial modalities and these work harmoniously to rebalance physiological systems that for one reason or another have become dysfunctional. In other words, rather than looking for a direct functional effect of a drug which may block specific metabolic pathways, natural functional and integrative approaches effectively stimulate self-healing mechanisms within the body. Put simply, natural healthcare is about working with nature, rather than against it.
EU regulatory plans-scuppering the future of nutritional medicine?
Ask any nutritional medicine practitioner if he or she could sustain a practice using Centrum, Sanatogen, Seven Seas or any other product in the array of supplements decorating the shelves of supermarkets and pharmacies in Europe.
I think we know the answer. The reality is that the machinations of the EU that are working to allegedly protect consumers are having an effect that runs the risk of annihilating the key tools of nutritional practitioners.
The focus right now is on the European Commission's plan to harmonise maximum levels of vitamin and mineral levels across the EU. In every day language, this regulatory initiative is about creating a 'me-too' environment for supplements that harmonises supplement levels to those which suit the world's largest manufacturers i.e., Wyeth (the manufacturer of Centrum), Bayer (the manufacturer of Sanatogen) and Merck (the manufacturer of Seven Seas). Of course, the European Commission and the Council of Ministers are trying to convince us that it's actually about protecting public health. I think not.
In this 'me-too' environment, the real winners will be those that have the cheapest access to raw ingredients and given that pharmaceutical companies currently control the supply of over 70% of vitamin and mineral ingredients used in the EU, it is self-evident who stands to benefit.
After several years and a number of successful legal challenges in which it has been unequivocally demonstrated that recommended daily allowances (RDAs) can no longer be used as the scientific basis for regulating upper levels of supplements, European regulators conceded that an alternative system based on a 'rigorous' assessment of risks posed by high-dose supplements, would be used instead. What has now emerged is that the European Commission wishes to implement a two-step procedure for determining harmonised maximum levels across the EU.
Step one is the now familiar risk assessment phase, which produces Upper Levels (UL) sometimes also referred to as Safe Upper Levels (SUL) or Tolerable Upper Levels (TUL). Since this step takes into account the most susceptible groups, it is very cautionary in nature. Step two is the risk management step, which is the basis for the policy measure that imposes the limit on manufacturers.
It is not within the scope of this article to provide the full explanation of the multiple and additive flaws within each of these two stages, but it is important to understand that the sum total of both of these steps yields 'maximum levels' that are often within the very low end of typical dietary intakes in foods.
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment in Germany, one of the most influential bodies in the area of risk assessment of foods in Europe, has issued proposed maximum levels for supplements based on precisely these methods. The table below gives you an idea of some of the levels being proposed. These levels, incidentally, are already being implemented in Germany.
Table showing maximum levels of vitamins and minerals for food supplements as proposed by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Germany (2005)
BfR proposed Maximum Permitted Levels for food supplements
VITAMIN BfR
Vitamin A (?g RE) 400 (for adults)
Vitamin D (?g) 5 (200IU)
Vitamin E (mg ?-TE) 15 (22.4IU)
Vitamin K (?g) 80
Vitamin B1 (mg) 4
Vitamin B2 (mg) 4.5
Nicotinic acid (mg) 0
Niacin (mg NE) 17
Pantothenic acid (mg) 18
Vitamin B6 (mg) 5.4
Folic acid (?g) 400
Vitamin B12 (?g) 3-9
Biotin (?g) 180
Vitamin C (mg) 225
MINERAL BfR
Calcium (mg) 500
Magnesium (mg) 250
Iron (mg) 0
Copper (mg) 0
Iodine (?g) 100
Zinc (mg) 2.25
Manganese (mg) 0
Sodium (mg) 0
Potassium (mg) 500
Selenium (?g) 25-30
Chromium (?g) 60
Molybdenum (?g) 80
Fluoride (mg) 0
Chloride (mg) 0
Phosphorus (mg) 250
Boron (mg) not set
Vanadium (mg) not set
Silicon (mg) not set
By example, these levels are so low that most people consuming even a junk meal would exceed the levels with respect to particular vitamins or minerals. The 30mcg maximum for selenium equates to roughly the amount you might find in one-third of a brazil nut, while the vitamin A maximum amount from the pro-vitamin A form, beta-carotene, can be found in just one half of a large carrot!
If European regulators really believed these figures, wouldn't they require that warning labels be placed on bags of brazil nuts and carrots?
It is clear that allowing such levels to creep into European law would do nothing less than neuter the nutritional medicine community.
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Diagnosing Adrenal Fatigue
Doctors
often don't diagnose this problem. Dr. Wilson offers the example of a
woman who has been to 37 doctors before finally receiving proper
diagnosis and a renewed sense of hope.
So, why don't doctors recognize
adrenal fatigue? In medical school, they are only taught to look for
extreme adrenal malfunction - Addison's Disease, which occurs when the
glands produce far too little cortisol, and Cushing's Syndrome, which
stems from excessive cortisol production.
They check adrenal function
by testing ACTH levels, using a bell curve to recognize abnormal
levels. This is where the problem occurs. ACTH tests only consider the
top and bottom 2 percent of the curve abnormal, yet symptoms of adrenal
malfunction occur after 15 percent of the mean on both sides of the
curve. In other words, your adrenal glands can be functioning 20
percent below the mean and the rest of your body experiencing symptoms
of adrenal fatigue, yet most mainstream physicians won't recognize that
you have a problem.
Fortunately, there are ways you can test for adrenal fatigue.
To start off, go ahead and "check off" the symptoms you have been
experiencing.
Symptoms of adrenal fatigue:
·Morning fatigue - You don't really seem to "wake up" until 10 a.m., even if you've been awake since 7 a.m.
·Afternoon "low" (feelings of sleepiness or clouded thinking) from 2 to 4 p.m.
·Burst of energy at 6 p.m. - You finally feel better from your afternoon lull.
·Sleepiness at 9 to 10 p.m. - However, you resist going to sleep.
·"Second wind" at 11 p.m. that lasts until about 1 a.m., when you finally go to sleep.
·Cravings for foods high in salt and fat
·Increased PMS or menopausal symptoms
·Mild depression
·Lack of energy
·Decreased ability to handle stress
·Muscular weakness
·Increased allergies
·Lightheadedness when getting up from a sitting or laying down position
·Decreased sex drive
·Frequent sighing
·Inability to handle foods high in potassium or carbohydrates unless they're combined with fats and protein
In addition to noticing these symptoms in yourself, you can objectively
check for adrenal fatigue by using the following three tests:
·Ragland's sign (blood pressure test) -- (Equipment required:
Home blood pressure kit) Take your blood pressure while sitting down.
Then, stand up and immediately take your blood pressure again. Your
systolic (first) number should have raised 8 to 10 mm. If it dropped,
you probably have adrenal fatigue.
·Pupil dilation exam -- (Equipment required: Flashlight and a
mirror) Look into the mirror and shine the flashlight into the pupil of
one eye. It should contract. If after 30 seconds, it stays the same or,
even worse, dilates, you most likely have adrenal fatigue.
·Pain when pressing on adrenal glands (located over kidneys)
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