Here is a summary of nutrition for Adrenal Exhaustion, Burnout

Complete details may be found at mycfsrecovery.com

NADH

Acetyl-L-Carnitine

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)

Pregnenolone

L-Tyrosine

Coenzymated B Complex

Pantethine

Vitamin B12 Sublingual Methylcobalamin

Magnesium Malate

Calcium Citrate Malate

Vitamin C

Omega-3s or Essential Fatty Acids

Chromium Polynicotinate

Opti Zinc

Vitamin A and Vitamin D

Melatonin

Digestive Enzymes

Probiotics

Sea Salt

Bookmark and Share

• 1 Comment

Without getting technical, it is simply an essential fatty acid that the body needs to function at optimal capacity and has broad range of benefits that can range a spectrum of disease processes. They improve cell membrane fluidity, protect the cells by forming part of the cell membrane and control inflammation. As our health is the aggregate of cellular health, we can see that these fatty acids indeed play an important role in our health.

Fish oil is the best source of omega-3s. Your second best bet is Flax seeds. But, two thirds of the population have difficulty converting flax oil to the actual omega-3s that the body needs. Also, it is important to consider the mercury, PCBs and other harmful pollutants in fish oil. Your best bet is wild salmon, as salmon body oils are low in these toxins. Also, it is important to select a product that is tested by independent bodies to be free of these toxins.

Carlson brand of Norwegian Salmon Oil comes close to meeting these exacting requirements of purity as it is routinely tested by independent bodies for impurities and find them to be of good quality.

Here is an article at University of Maryland Medical Center that gives good information on omega-3s which lists it to be useful for diseases like Cancer, Diabetes, Depression, Blood Pressure, Eating Disorders, Skin Disorders, Macular Degeneration etc.

Bookmark and Share

• 0 Comments

Fundamental building blocks of all living and nonliving substances are atoms, which are made up of electrons, protons and neutrons.  Atoms combine to give molecules, which in turn group together forming complex structures.  Properties of materials are mostly determined by their reactivity, which is determined by the number of electrons in the atoms.

Without going into the complex details of theoretical physics, let us get to the simple definition of a free radical as one which has unpaired electron in it’s structure.  Free radicals are formed as part of normal metabolic reactions within the body.  A free radical is highly unstable and tries to grab the needed electron from whatever it comes into contact with.  When it comes in contact with any tissue, it will create a chain reaction of sorts by grabbing and creating more free radicals in the process.

Antioxidants are electron donors to the free radicals there by neutralizing them.  Body has antioxidant enzymatic processes to keep the free radicals in check.  But, it gets overwhelmed if not supplied with additional antioxidants in the foods that we eat.  Fruits and vegetables supply with us good amount of antioxidants as plants themselves go through the similar process in their survival against the free radical damage.  Vitamin C and Vitamin E are other good sources of antioxidants.

Bookmark and Share

• 0 Comments

In this series, there will be posts that will examine the disease process of diabetes, trying to  understand it from various angles and what we can do to better equip ourselves with the knowledge in layman’s terms so as to protect ourselves from the damages of this increasingly ubiquitous disease process.

Diabetes is simply blood glucose levels not in the proper range.  Most of us know that Pancreas secrets insulin which drives glucose into our cells so that we get energy from what we eat.

There are two types of diabetes

1.    Type I  results from the damage of the pancreas and it no longer produces insulin.  These people need external insulin injections at specific several intervals in a given day.

2.    Type II  diabetes, which is also known as Adult Onset Diabetes, is a much more complex process and we will be devoting most of our efforts in understanding the whole gamut of this.  In Type II, pancreas is still functioning, some times normally, but most often not so optimally.  The difficulty in this process is non receptive nature of the cells.  Cells become insulin resistant and require lot more brute force to drive the glucose into them.  We will examine what causes this and what can be done to avoid getting there.

Bookmark and Share

• 0 Comments