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How does a ketogenic diet affect cortisol levels?

I've read on different blogs that intermittent fasting puts a strain on the adrenals since it requires them to release cortisol to maintain steady blood sugar levels. Since a keto …
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Salivary testing for cortisol, adrenals - timing

I'm getting some hormone baselines done to finally get some data for some (relatively) minor but long standing issues I've had... Thing is I havn't managed to find expalnation of …
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Fix my Adrenals!

I've been drinking coffee/tea/energy drinks for years and usually have 3 cups of coffee in the morning and 2 cans of Monster Rehab throughout the day. These have no effect on me wh …
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Coping with insomnia

This isn't so much a question on what to do to treat insomnia, as I've pretty much read everything under the sun to try and treat it, but more what do people do to try to minimise …
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Irritability, Insomnia, and a Plateau.

I have been on a paleoish diet since February and have seen steady progress with reduced systemic inflammation, improved mood, and better digestion, but I seem to have hit a platea …
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Healing Adrenal Fatigue the Paleo way

I have just found out that I have some problems with my adrenals, luckily not to the point of Addison's Disease but still they are under-performing. According to testing, my thyroi …
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Determined to get there!

Hello Paleo Peeps. I started Paleo a couple years back and had great success with CF/Paleo. I had fallen off the wagon and I'm trying to get back to where I was. 5'9 154lbs 20% B …
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Is the idea of an endocrine system domino effect woo woo or is it backed by science?

I've had several holistic practitioners mention to me that if my thyroid was having problems, then I was guaranteed to have adrenal problems, and this does seem to have been true w …
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Hack my adrenal blood pressure!

At the farmer's market today, there was a booth for getting a free adrenal blood pressure screening. Not knowing exactly what that was, I decided to check it out. So they tested my …
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Which high-carb veggies are high in glucose and not fructose?

Hey everybody, In order to heal my adrenal fatigue and screwed up cortisol levels, I got the advice to go more highcarb (with the same amounts of protein and fat) So now I'm wond …