http://www.cfs-recovery.org/adrenal.htm

I quote the following information from the above site


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"After a period of time allergies, psychological stress and other
conditions can lead to
                    adrenal problems.  The Center for Disease Control has
stated that people with chronic
                    fatigue on average have lower levels of adrenal output.
Unfortunately, traditional tests
                    cannot be used to diagnose the condition since there is
a wide variation in normal levels.
                    Traditional tests cannot detect this until it becomes
severe.

                    The most important substance produced by the adrenals
is cortisol, similar to cortisone.
                    Adrenal problems often get worse when allergies are
resolved.  Allergies stimulate the
                    adrenals to produce more cortisol. When this stimulus
is withdrawn, adrenal production
                    drops.

                    When the adrenal output starts to drop a strange thing
happens.  The pituitary gland
                    frantically tries to signal the adrenals to boost their
output.  The result is wild
                    fluctuations with the adrenals overproducing in the
morning and underproducing the rest
                    of the day.  Both too much cortisol and too little
cortisol can produce fatigue.

                    There is good news.  A new test available from the
Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab can
                    detect weak adrenals that the traditional tests
cannot."

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The site does not have an email address where I can contact the author. I
would like to know if anyone else has knowledge of this alleged link
between allergy relief and stressed adrenals? Any research on it?


Colleen




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