Posted by tealady on December 18, 2006, at 15:57:42
In reply to Re: How To Increase Cortisol Levels? » Tom Twilight, posted by blueberry1 on December 17, 2006, at 12:33:09
> Licorice. Cool idea. That's just the kind of thing I was looking for. Actually now that you mention it, I tried licorice for one day last year. I felt a bit stimulated and warm on it, but overall I wasn't impressed. I do not remember why I did not continue for a second day. The next day though I had a really good day...calm, relaxed, sociable, no depression, no anxiety. It was a rare treat straight from heaven. Now I wonder if the licorice the previous day had anything to do with that.
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> Thanks Tom.If u take licorice for more than a few days, make sure you get plently of potassium,.. "Lite salt" or bananas (at least half a day).
Also licorice can be taken when you feel the need for it..while cortisol does have a morning peak, and another boost in the afternoon though not a high..some people have an adequate morning level but need that boost in the afternoon, or even evening if they drop really low then
just dont take it near bedtime I guess and go by how u feel. How I felt was backed up by blood and saliva tests for cortisol and they all agreed, I was good in the morning, aft peak not as high as it should be without an easy(non stresful) day and an afternonon 2 hr sleep!..and evening dropped to unmeasurable by night..which is why I couldnt stay awake I guess.
mine seems fixed now with B1..maybe even a bit too high.
Also Cortisol might be increased by anything that increases the pentose pathway flux, I think?.. ie Magnesium, B1, B2, biotin ..sorry forgotten others, but if you need more of these taking any of these that you may be short on will increase cortisol eventually
http://tealady-health.blog.co.uk/?tag=pentose
I guess look up pentose pathway and try all the things involved, at least if fatigued as well?
I think that's how I got my cortisol up to healthy levels.. BUT I still dont have enough to cope with stressful situations
Hope this is of some help
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