For two nights I drank beef #bouillon or chicken stock an hour before bed then slept throughout the night. Normally my bladder's promptings interrupt my sleep. From the replicated effect of uninterrupted sleep, I theorize a #potassiumDeficiency is corrected.

I'm going to prepare some potassium broth to be imbibed throughout the week. Should be good for the #adrenals.

Great question.

We can break Adrenal Gland Health down into two basic principles:

• aspects that negatively affect function
• aspects that improve normal function

By far, the biggest dietary negative for the adrenal glands is blood sugar instability (pre-diabetes which shows up initially as cravings for carbs/sugars, fluctuating energy levels, tired after eating, needing a snack after just eating, and disrupted sleep). When blood sugars are abnormal, the adrenal glands have to pick up the slack. See the RESET Food Plan for tips. Other dietary factors involve excess caffeine consumption or other stimulants (all negatively affect the adrenals).

Support of the adrenals revolves around foods rich in B vitamins and vitamin C and in particular the medicinal herbs licorice and rehmannia.

#adrenals

My point of view:

You don't stop anyone's hydrocortisone if you aren't an endocrinologist.

Add prednisolone on top if needed, decrease the pred dose by 5mg if you want but that is unlikely to matter. Do not stop hydrocortisone when you start prednisolone, it just adds a risk nobody really wants.

#cortisone #adrenals #addisons #medmastodon #Endocrinology

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How can I rest? My #adrenals will burn out completely if I continue like this. I need to stop adding #hydrocortisone #steroids to get things done. I didn’t just suddenly wake up. This is VERY bad for me.

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