Posted by BarbaraCat on November 1, 2003, at 16:53:23
In reply to Re: female hormones/cortisol link » BarbaraCat, posted by JLx on October 28, 2003, at 8:20:25
Licorice is one of the best adrenal tonifiers around. Not the stringy crap but the real thing. There's been some bad press about licorice raising blood pressure. That seems to be true only with American licorice and should be avoided. The kind you want is European (glycyrryiza glabra) or Asian (glycyrrhiza uralensis). You might have to go online to find it. If you can get licorice extract all the better. Wise Woman Herbals puts out a good one and 1/4 teaspoon per day is a great adrenal support, boosts DHEA levels and regulates cortisol up or down.
As for DHEA being inversely proportional to cortisol, that's what I've noticed too - my husband whose cortisol is very low has normal DHEA, and my DHEA is very low but my cortisol is normal. But really, if you could spring $150 for the saliva test (ZRT Laboratories is the best I've found), you'd know the state of your cortisol, DHEA and sex hormones and save yourself alot of time, frustration and money. - Barbara
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