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[Guest guest]

Here is an interesting article about detoxification and the importance

of making sure that your Kidney & Liver are functioning properly prior

to undergoing any detox protocol! There is a great deal of reference to

TCM principles if you keep on reading further down the article. I was

wondering if some of the highly knowable members of this group would

care to comment on this! I would like to ask if Qigong might not be the

most appropriate general tool to do the overall energetic balance that

is being proposed here, instead of specific acupuncture therapy.

Perhaps a combination of both!? MCS stands for " Multiple Chemical

Sensitivity "

 

Domingo

 

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Hypoadrenia: a causative factor

in MCS and impaired enzymatic detoxification

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:04:08 -0500 (EST)

surpriseshan2

mcs-toxic-injuries

 

 

 

This was posted by a member of MCS-Canada. I found it very interesting

- also explained a number of things that I had noticed like why so many of

those with MCS have adrenal conditions, and why organic food made such a

big

difference, etc.

best wishes

Shan

 

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Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Feb-March, 2005

by Paul Yanick, Jr.

 

The naturopathic philosophy of reducing toxic body burdens of heavy metals

and nonmetallic toxins is critically important for the restoration of good

health. However, when key detoxification enzymes are dysfunctional,

detoxification

strategies may promote inflammation and serious damage to the organism.

Safe

" non-crisis " detoxification via Trans Sulfuration-Sulfate and the

sphincter of

oddi have been presented. (1-6) When toxins can't be disarmed and excreted

safely out of the duodenum, they can sabotage fertility, weaken the immune

system, accelerate aging, erode intelligence, trigger carcinogenesis,

and activate

neurological symptoms and cytokine-driven inflammatory processes that

lie at

the core of many high-profile diseases. (7-9)

 

One reason that Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) can be such a stubborn

problem is that it involves so many of the body's interlocking systems, and

lying at the center of it all is an adrenal deficit in enzymatic

detoxification.

For this reason, doctors are finding it maddeningly hard to minimize or

eliminate the symptoms of MCS, thwart unwanted pain and inflammation,

and stop

carcinogenesis. Lifestyle changes aren't enough. For the nation's major

diseases to

be controlled, doctors must learn how to unlock tensed energetic streams

that

govern healing and repair via adrenal energetics and physiology (the

adrenal

influence on detoxification enzymes).

 

Increasing worldwide pollution coupled with overcrowding, contaminated

water

and food, and indoor air contaminants has between 15 and 37% of the

American

population complaining of sensitivities or allergies to chemicals, car

exhaust,

tobacco smoke, air fresheners, and the scents of many common household

cleaning agents and body care products. Indoor air contaminants

(synthetic cleaning

agents, synthetic colognes, perfumes, body care products, and air

fresheners)

wreck havoc with detoxification functions and the chemistry of the whole

body

goes awry. These pollutants act as stressors that infiltrate and damage the

body and rapidly deplete the nutrient precursors and co-factors required

to the

body. Moreover, these pollutants throw off the calibration of the body's

stress defense mechanisms, propelling the body into a vicious cycle of

stress-driven reactions that allow stagnant energy to build up in the

upper abdomen.

 

The best way to understand what MCS is--and what it is not is to observe

how

it affects the lives of people who have it. MCS has serious implications

and

social effects that demand more public and professional understanding. MCS

sufferers experience personality changes--becoming angry, depressed,

irritated,

anxious, fearful, and lethargic--and acute heart symptoms, brain and

nervous

system reactions, paralysis, an inability to breathe or a feeling of

suffocation,

intense headaches, dizziness, brain fog, short-term memory losses,

muscle and

joint pain and convulsions when exposed to certain chemicals.

 

Most sufferers find it impossible to live a normal life. Shopping and the

normal social routines of life become impossible making isolation and

withdrawal

the only option to avoid a chemical exposure that could trigger a

serious or

near fatal neurological reaction. When they seek professional help, they

are

labeled as " psychosomatic " or misdiagnosed with psychiatric disorders,

cognitive

and neurological impairment, allergies, migraine headaches, sinusitis, or

asthma. Sadly, the real cause (enzyme detoxification deficits and the

deferral of

repair routines due to hypoadrenia) remain obscure and masked by commonly

prescribed antihistamines, decongestants, anti-inflammatory drugs,

megavitamins

(especially B complex and vitamin C), herbs, and cortisone.

 

Detoxification in Individuals with Impaired Enzymatic Detoxification is

Contraindicated and Dangerous

 

MCS is a disabling, multi-organ syndrome caused by an impaired ability to

detoxify chemical toxins. (11,12) According to a recent 2004 International

Journal of Epidemiology study, impaired metabolism of toxic chemicals

underlies MCS.

In this case control study, a gene-gene interaction between enzymes

suggested

an elevated risk for MCS. (13) These findings parallel other

observations of

a link between enzyme abnormalities in GulfWar syndrome veterans and in a

retrospective case-control analysis reporting cognitive and neurological

impairments as symptomatology. (14,15) Clearly, labeling MCS patients as

" psychosomatic " is not supported by scientific or clinical evidence. (38)

 

Effective detoxification protocols for MCS patients must address

sulfoxidation deficits, specifically the impairment of the enzyme

cysteine dioxygenase

(CDO). The fact that CDO is the primary enzyme deficit in MCS patients

and that

it's not adequately identified by the acetaminophen challenge test, the

urinary-sulfate-to-creatinine-ratio and the plasma cysteine-to- sulfate

ratio, make

it an exceedingly bad idea to employ detoxification strategies that do not

conjugate or disarm volatile and inflammation-producing toxins. Indeed,

impaired

CDO activity has been linked to Rheumatoid arthritis, (41) Lupus, (42)

Parkinson's Disease, (43) MCS and neurological diseases. (43-48)

 

Adrenal Control of Lung-Enzymatic Detoxification of Airborne Toxins

 

When CDO is not functioning at full strength in the lungs, it fails to

act as

an enzymatic barrier against the unimpeded transfer of airborne xenobiotics

into the lung parenchyma and systemic circulation. Many carcinogens or

potential carcinogens enter the bloodstream without being detoxified.

Unfortunately,

fasting and common homeopathic and nutritional detoxification strategies

may

allow these un-detoxified toxins to circulate and do further damage to the

organism. Antibodies and oligonucleotide probes raised against CDO in

immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, respectively,

demonstrated that the

abnormal expression of CDO breaches the body's primary metabolic barrier

against the

systemic entry of xenobiotics. (49-52) Since the lungs are the first

point of

contact for airborne toxins, it makes sense that their entry and access to

other tissues before being detoxified by the liver has the potential to

cause

many of the neurological and organ symptoms of MCS and other diseases. In

contrast, orally ingested xenobiotics undergo the hepatic first pass

effect.

Therefore, it is possible that, without the potential for CDO

detoxification within

the alveolus, many carcinogens or potential carcinogens would enter into

the

systemic circulation unimpeded, without detoxification, as strong

electrophiles

(electron-deficient molecules). Electrophiles react with electron-rich DNA

causing mistranslations, mutations, defective DNA repair mechanisms and

chronic

maldigestion. In these cases, boosting nutrient uptake with new carrier

protein-co-transporter technologies may be necessary to nourish these

patients and

supply the necessary nutritional support to the adrenals and detoxification

organs of the body. (1,2,22-24)

 

Steroid hormone biosynthesis involves enzymes controlled by adrenal

physiology. (16-20) Clearly, the repertoire of enzymes expressed in

steroidogenesis are

also involved in detoxification, specifically with the activity of CDO.

 

Rather than pursuing aggressive detoxification strategies, practitioners

need

to make sure that detoxification enzymes are functional and can safely

disarm

and excrete toxins in a natural fashion and appreciate the fact that innate

healing mechanisms repair these damaged enzymes at the

acupuncture-energetic

juncture.

 

Hypoadrenia: A Missing Link in MCS, Pain & Inflammation and Degenerative

Diseases

 

The adrenals extend their defensive armor against stressors (including

toxic

chemicals, microbial or viral threats, and chaotic frequencies) into the

energetic system of the body, specifically by controlling Liver,

Governing Vessel

(GV) and Conception Vessel (CV) meridian energy flow. Hypoadrenia causes

chronic and prolonged infection and unwanted inflammation which lies at

the root of

heart disease and other disorders. A buildup of stagnant energy in the

liver

and diaphragm, inhibits enzymatic detoxification triggering a wide

spectrum of

reactive and pro-inflammatory symptoms. Since the liver meridian

regulates the

free flow of healing energy throughout the body, stagnant Liver Qi agitates

emotional states, leading to the following functional deficits:

 

** Gastro-duodenal disturbances which disrupt Kidney-Adrenal energetics and

inhibit Phase III liver detoxification leading to runaway viral

infections and

extreme reactivity in the pit of the abdomen and diaphragm. (7,8) This

diaphragmatic constriction causes immunological unresponsiveness or a

dysfunction of

the Wei-defensive system. When the adrenals are depleted, the body's

defensive

armor is energetically and physiologically breached resulting in extreme

reactivity to all stressors (chemical toxins, microbial, etc).

 

**Functional disturbances in the Parasympathetic Nervous Systems (PSNS) or

vagus from the common sympathetic nervous system (SNS) response to

stress which

inhibits lymphatic circulation and drainage, digestion, and liver

detoxification even further. In acupuncture-energetic terminology, it is

constrained Liver

energy with an excess of the Yang root of the kidneys (adrenals) that leads

to a PSNS deficiency.

 

Unfortunately, diet and fasting, glandular nutrition, homeopathy, vitamins,

and herbs typically fail to address these functional deficits and make

matters

worse by repatterning the body farther away from normal physiology into

a mode

of functioning that requires stimulation. As one would suspect, the

stimulatory nature of these therapies weakens the adrenals and disturbs

energetic

relationships with other meridians, especially the front and back and

right and

left energetic polarities or the deeper palpable energetic zones that

organize

the regular meridians. This energetic disruption defers the repair of

the body's

stress-damaged organs/systems, and unbalances meridian energies.

 

American or TCM-trained acupuncturists commonly neglect the integrity and

balance of the entire human energetic system with primal energy networks

(extraordinary meridians) and this is crucial to healing the damage

caused by volatile

toxins that induce cyclic pro-inflammatory reactions and damage to the

organism. Indeed, as Dr. Mark Seem, Director of the Tri-State College of

Acupuncture, stated " The two dominant styles of practice in this

country--TCM and Five

Element acupuncture--both emphasize the ZangFu (called Officials by Five

Element

practitioners of the Worsley school) and the regular meridians only and

ignore the complex surface and primal energetic networks, which, taken

as a whole

with the regular meridians, constitute human energetics. In this sense,

they

are disembodied approaches to acupuncture. "

 

After decades of using different clinical approaches, I have concluded that

natural therapies should never stimulate the adrenals and never force

detoxification unless CDO is functional. While stimulation may result in

the

disappearance of many symptoms, it will eventually backslide as it goes

against innate

intelligence and acupuncture-energetic physiology. What types of natural

therapies stimulate and evoke stress response? Nutritional approaches

that advocate

the use of B vitamins, vitamin C, stimulatory herbs, expansive or

contractive

inorganic minerals, DHEA, pregnenolone, and synthetic vitamins. Even

acupuncture without detoxification may be viewed as a stressor to the

body. Dr. Seem

states " ... in line with modern stress theories, acupuncture serves as a

minor

stressor to activate the sympathetic nervous system. In doing so it

activates

the adrenals (the mother of the Liver in acupuncture energetic

physiology).... "

Since finding clinically effective ways to nourish and fortify the adrenal

glands is paramount to activating innate healing, a search was made for an

appropriate naturopathic solution. (21)

 

In addition to powerful connections to the acupuncture meridians, the

adrenals connect to SNS nerves at the medulla cells which secrete

epinephrine

(adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) with SNS stimulation.

The SNS,

involved in the preparation of the organism for " fight or flight " in

emergency

situations, inhibits the PSNS and anabolic processes, thereby acting as an

inhibitor of gastrointestinal function. The common use of digestive

enzymes enforces

the SNS-dominant pattern and keeps the adrenals in a perpetual state of

stimulation and fails to address core issues underlying maldigestion and

malnourishment. Rather than stimulate, our goal is to nourish and

strengthen weak

physiology in a manner that restores disrupted energetic patterns. (22-24)

 

The adrenal cortex makes 40 hormones (corticosteroids) formed from

cholesterol to help regulate protein and carbohydrate metabolism,

metabolism of salt and

water, and to provide appropriate stress defense. The glucocorticoids

consist

mainly of three hormones, cortisone, corticosterone, cortisol and the

17-ketosteroids (sex hormones) such as DHEA. Again, I must re-emphasize

that

stimulation shifts the body's physiology in the wrong direction. No

long-term studies

have been done on DHEA or pregnenolone supplementation relative to

steroidogenesis and detoxification. One may ask: what effect does taking

them have on

weak adrenal function, on steroidogenesis and detoxification? Some experts

believe that because they bypass the biosynthesis of steroid hormones,

they may

disturb the normal function of liver detoxification enzymes. After all,

it is a

physiological fact that the adrenals synthesize steroid hormones via

many of the

same enzymes used to detoxify the body.

 

Clinically Defining HypoAdrenia and Energetic Deficits

 

In addition to the simple 5-minute kinesiological assessment (Quantum

Repatterning Technique (QRT) Seminars[TM]) (27-28) involving the

repatterning of the

body against stressors in the physiological-energetic direction of

healing, I

advocate functional testing (see 1991 Manual of Neurohormonal Regulation

(29))

of the adrenals:

 

* *Ragland Test: Take blood pressure after lying on back relaxed for 5

minutes. Leaving the uninflated cuff in place, test again while standing

up and

immediately take the pressure again (be careful of dizziness). The

systolic blood

pressure should rise 5-15 (mm of mercury) on standing with healthy

adrenals.

If the systolic pressure falls or stays the same, one may suspect

hypoadrenia.

A drop of 5 points or less corresponds to mild adrenal weakness; a drop

in the

5 to 10 point range means substantial hypoadrenia; and more than 10 points

suggests the person is bordering on adrenal failure.

 

* *Circulation Test: Have the patient stand and hang their arms at the

sides

of their body for several minutes. The veins in the backs of the hands

should

swell with blood and protrude. Now slowly have the patient raise either

hand

to their heart level for a few minutes. If the protruding veins disappear

within 2 to 5 seconds after the hands are elevated to the heart level,

one may

suspect hypoadrenia (those with strong adrenals can raise their hand

over their

head and the protruding veins will still not disappear).

 

* *Rogoff Sign Test: Beam a light on the patient's pupil. If the light

fails

to constrict the pupil and maintain a constant constriction for 38-45

seconds,

suspect hypoadrenia. The physiological mechanism behind this abnormal

reaction is related to the adrenals' inability to maintain electrolyte

balance and

secrete adrenalin (which constricts blood vessels).

 

* *Palpation of Energetic Zones: Illness is a pattern of tendino-muscular

segmentation with distinct left-right polarity differences in upper and

lower

zones of the body. Palpating the energetic body to assess the total

energetic

condition is very different from assessing meridian pulses and energies via

select acupoints on the hands and feet. Instead, the focus is on freeing

up and

tonifying deeper energetic zones and functions via extraordinary

meridians such

as GV (Du Mo) and CV (Ren Mo), and the Chung Mo which rises upward from

Liver

and Kidney Yang (adrenals), nourishing all visceral functions. Non-invasive

energy techniques are highly successful in balancing yang GV and yin CV

polarities and is based on decades of my research and research by

leading French

acupuncturists. (39,40) My exposure to French acupuncture while

practicing with a

French-trained medical acupuncturist guided me early in my practice to

palpate

deeper energetic imbalances in extraordinary deeper meridian zones that

correlated exceptionally well with adrenal and PSNS physiology (the GV

corresponds to

what chiropractors call innate intelligence and represents the spinal cord,

cerebrospinal fluid and the peripheral nervous system while the CV meridian

corresponds to the brain or brain interferences). (27,28)

 

Synchronizing Adrenal-Meridian Energetics to Upregulate Detoxification &

Augment Innate Healing Mechanisms

 

Naturopathic medicine describes health as the ability to respond

appropriately to a wide range of challenges in a way that maintains

equilibrium and

integrity. Sickness is the manifestation of an unstable process, a

pattern of

disharmonic resonances that disrupt the body's delicate and intertwined

communication networks. A lack of sunlight, fresh air, clean water, and

wholesome raw

organic foods decrease the healthy resonances needed by the adrenals to

control

the free flow of healing energy. Harmonic resonances restore adrenal

function at

extraordinary deeper meridian zones that connect to the higher harmonics of

the earth's magnetic field. (26) Fifteen years ago, this understanding

led to

discovering a homeopathic-like process of infusing harmonics into

phytomedicines called the Synchrozyme[TM] process. This approach helps

to maintain the

polarities of Yang and Yin, SNS and PSNS (adrenergic and cholinergic)

and defines

the sum and prerequisite for all healing energy by restoring the body's

functional unity. It took three decades of research to conclude that

diet and

nutrition alone cannot restore adrenal energetics and enzymatic

detoxification

functions.

 

The duality of nourishment, physically and energetically, allows the

body to

keep itself in equilibrium and to balance itself when that equilibrium is

disrupted. The body's restorative secrets are intrinsically linked to

its ability

to expand and exploit its myriad resources at these frequencies. (25)

Enhancing quantum coherence synchronizes adrenal-energetic functions,

making one

highly resilient to stress. In nutritional applications, this coherent,

amplified

crystalline resonant field propels nutrients deep into cells, (22-24,26)

providing a plausible scientific theory on how to regulate the entire

organism while

shielding it from EMF-microwave stressors that weaken the

hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The body needs nourishment from

healthy resonances that are

woefully missing in today's polluted environment. Plus, the naturopathic

goals

of enhancing electron transfer functions and stabilizing molecular defenses

to reduce oxidative stress are supported in the sub-molecular realm where

homeopathy has already shown us powerful methodologies to control and

regulate

biochemical reactions

 

Once the adrenals are functioning optimally, both physically and

energetically, the body can adapt to the stresses and strains of

everyday living without

distress. Detoxification is without effort and without harm to the body.

Healing energies are not hindered by stress overload (daily doses of

unwanted toxins

or interferences from electromagnetic pollution) because they operate

coherently and with functional unity.

 

Clinically, I use a wide array of botanicals to strengthen adrenal function

which, in turn, boosts detoxification enzymes and facilitates the

destruction

of reactive electrophiles and oxidants into innocuous, excretable

metabolites.

(29-36) However, a strong word of caution: a high percentage of

supplements we

tested were toxic and presented a serious challenge to MCS sufferers. A

high

percentage of natural supplements are irradiated or contain toxic

ingredients

that trigger MCS reactions. These toxic ingredients silently suppress

immunity, weaken and stress the adrenals and make MCS patients more

toxic. Our

research on the toxicity of supplements is confirmed by in vitro

screening studies at

the University of California of 196 natural products where Dr. Daryl See

reported that 191 were toxic or ineffective (as antioxidants or

immunomodulators)

with only 5 products or 2.5% reported as being non-toxic. (37)

 

In summary, the suffering of MCS patients is real and related to

impairments

in liver detoxification that are induced by stressors and hypoadrenia. Once

the metabolic barrier to toxins has been breached, carcinogens or potential

carcinogens enter systemic circulation unimpeded, without detoxification,

amplifying the inflammatory cascade and causing dysregulation of

neurological and

vascular system functioning. This impaired detoxification ability

manifests itself

in acupuncture-energetic physiology as a deferral or a disruption in the

free-flow of meridian energies found in palpable energetic zones that

must be

freed up, strengthened and balanced with other zones for optimal adrenal

function.

 

New systems of rapid assessment can quickly pinpoint energetic zones of

dysfunctional physiology and repattern the body's neuromuscular status.

(27,28)

Such a tool quickly unveils the core issues in innate, immunological and

hormonal

unresponsiveness providing unparalleled insight into the quantic domain of

life where complex, interwoven, energy fields govern our existence and

determine

how fast we will heal or recover from an illness, trauma, or an infection.

Rather than rely on treatments that are often off-target and embarrassingly

simplistic, practitioners need to depart from fragmented, analytical

thinking, and

listen to body language. Body language--the interpretation of hypertonic

and

hypotonic muscles relative to deep energetic zones--communicates the body's

problematic condition with incredible accuracy. By eliminating

interferences and

stressors, the body's innate healing energies can direct powerful and

efficient repair strategies

 

Clinical methods need to be adapted to address the widespread increase in

environmental, food and supplemental toxicity. Ideally, supplementation

should be

chemically and energetically free of toxic substances and resonances.

Nutra-botanicals matched to the three extraordinary meridians (Ren Mo,

Du Mo, and

Chung Mo) may be helpful in eliminating body stressors, realigning body

energies,

and nourishing stress-damaged organs and glands. Then, the flow of

energetic

streams can assist the body in discharging toxins, eliminating

opportunistic

infections, and correcting nutritional deficiency states in the shortest

time

possible.

 

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Chinese Traditional Medicine , Domingo Pichardo

<dpichardo3 wrote:

>

> Here is an interesting article about detoxification and the

importance

> of making sure that your Kidney & Liver are functioning properly

prior

> to undergoing any detox protocol! There is a great deal of

reference to

> TCM principles if you keep on reading further down the article.

 

(snip)

 

Thank you for posting this.

 

The intersection between the allopathic knowledge of the kidneys and

the TCM knowledge of the Kidneys, Qi, Qi flow, etc. needs to be

looked at and studied. I also want to point out that not all cases

of hypoadrenism fit the treatment pattern that the writer outlines.

For example, I benefiteded quite a bit from digestive enzymes and

adrenal support.

 

It's important to differentiate both Western allopathic and TCM

diagnoses in cases of hypoadrenalism. This article is written

primarily for people with MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity). I

have CFIDS and FMS and have suffered bouts of recurrent and chronic

mononucleosis. My main problem from a TCM standpoint was Kidney Yang

Deficiency. I have/had parasympathetic dominance. The article

primarily touches on sympathetic dominance. (Some people cycle back

and forth between the two.)

 

When I saw the TCM herbalist, I got some very dramatic improvement

within 3 weeks. The longer I stayed on TCM treatment and the more I

learned, the better my health got. But then we moved to another

state, and I slacked off on my TCM treatment. I also tended to

overwork on our new home.

 

In time I started to lose ground healthwise. Old problems began to

return. My energy went down. I started back on TCM treatment, but I

now fit the category of Deficient But Can't Receive Tonification.

 

Fortunately for me, I saw a local chiropractor with some TCM and

acupuncture training and a lot of knowledge of hypoadrenalism. One

of the questions he asked was had any doctor ever suspected adrenal

problems? I hadn't thought about that in years, but quite a few

allopathic doctors had over the years. I started listing them.

 

I was placed on natural nutrition supplements, placed on adrenal

extract, given acupressure treatment, and given some chiropractic

adjustments. I began to improve. I also now was able to accept

tonification via TCM herbs. Then I remembered something that turned

out to be important. Prior to seeing the TCM herbalist I had been

put on DHEA supplementation by an allopathic doctor. Prior to that

I briefly had been on a low dose of both prednisone and thyroid

replacement. When I had gone back on TCM treament, I was not

receiving any adrenal support like I had been prior to seeing the

TCM herablist. Once I received adrenal support, I was able to accept

TCM tonification.

 

Adrenal support may be what is needed in SOME cases of Deficient But

Unable to Receive Tonification. Adrenal support may be why some

people respond relatively quickly and well to TCM treatment and

others do not. This needs to be studied more.

 

Unlike the writer I wouldn't entirely discount the use of DHEA,

prednisone, digestive enzymes, etc. in ALL cases of adrenal

insufficiency. Their use is going to depend on the individual's

clinical picture from both an allopathic and a TCM viewpoint. In

general I would say that the natural supplements and the adrenal

extract is the superior treatment, BUT there are going to be times

when the DHEA, prednisone, etc. are going to be needed. MDs and DOs

will need to make that determination.

 

I want to say something about the use of prednisone and thyroid

replacement. I have had CFIDS for over 30 years and on-again, off-

again thyroid problems for longer than that. The times when my

allergies were the worst corresponded to times when I also was

hypothyroid (and both tended to correspond to bouts with

mononucleosis (glandular fever) and mono-like illnesses). Over the

years I've had quite a few opportunities to see what a combination

of prednisone and thyroid replacement could do. Several years ago I

began to see writings from doctors who treat a lot of PWCs (People

With CFIDS) talking about positive results from using prednisone and

thyroid replacement therapy. In other words, this has been observed

by multiple people independent of each other.

 

I want to caution that this is a stop-gap measure. It's used to stop

a downward spiral and halt or at least decrease some of the more

troublesome symptoms that can be associated with CFIDS. It won't

cure CFIDS or FMS. When appropriate, it will gain the person some

improvement. I also want to caution (from experience) that the

dosage of the prednisone needs to be lower than normal and given for

a very short period of time. Also that if the person also suffers

from Kidney Yang Deficiency, even after the blood level of thyroid

hormones are brought up to normal, the Kidney Yang Deficiency and

the Interior Cold problems will need to be addressed via TCM before

all the symptoms of hypothyroidism disappear. (There is an amazing

overlap between the symptoms of hypothyroidism and Kidney Yang

Deficiency. They are not the same condition. They do frequently

appear together but not always. There have been a few cases of

Kidney Yang Deficiency (with blood levels of thyroid hormone within

the normal range) that did not respond satifactorily to the TCM

treatment until a very low and short dose of thyroid replacement was

administered, though the more common problem is that of cases of

hypothyroidism that didn't respond completely until Kidney Yang

Deficiency and Interior Cold TCM treatment also were administered.

I also want to caution that only a licensed MD or DO can determine

and treat allopathic medical problems. TCM healers identify and

treat TCM imbalances.)

 

I also want to say something about " normal " ranges in measure of

adrenal, thyroid, etc. function. It simply does not make sense that

there is a number, and on one side of that cutoff number the person

is hypo with the obvious symptoms, but on the other side of that

number, the person is well with no symptoms whatsoever. What happens

in reality is that the closer a person edges toward that cutoff

number, the more symptoms start to appear, and the more severe the

symptoms become. There also are some people on the high side of

below normal who do not have symptoms.

 

I also want to say something about inflammation problems. These

often are triggered by chemicals called prostaglandins (PGs). There

are " good " PGs and " bad " PGs. The words " good " and " bad " are in

quotes because sometimes the body needs " bad " PGs in order to

survive, and sometimes too many " good " PGs can cause problems. There

are certain factors that will tilt a body toward making too many of

the " bad " PGs and making them inappropriately. These are advancing

age, infection (especially long-term infection), insulin, and the

consumption of hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fats.

 

There are substances that will tilt the body toward making more of

the " good " than the " bad " PGs. These are the omega-3 EFAs

(Essential Fatty Acid). Omega-3 supplementation is something else

that needs to be considered in the treatment of inflammation. Note:

Too many " good " PGs can be a problem for some people.

 

I would say that the use of Qi Gong, acupressure, and acupuncture

are very important in cases of MCS, CFIDS, FMS, and adrenal

insufficiency. BTW, the dramatic improvement that I got within 3

weeks for starting on TCM herbs was that for the first time in many

years, I was able to start a regular exercise program. It's not that

I wasn't able to exercise before. It's that it exhausted me so much

that it would be 3 or 4 weeks or longer before I was able to do it

again. By that time I knew not to do anything aerobic as that would

be pushing it too much. So a lot of what I did was yoga exercises.

These also can get Qi moving properly as well as target specific

health problems. It was later that I learned about Qi Gong and

started doing that. The first time I had three factors that all came

together within the same general time period: The adrenal support,

the TCM, and the yoga exercises. The second time these three factors

eventually came together again though this time the adrenal support

was added last. I also had acupressure from a trained professional.

Sometimes quicker and specific meridian help is needed, and a

trained acupressurist or acupuncturist can provide this. But even in

these cases if the person also is doing Qi Gong, results are apt to

be more dramatic and quicker from the acu-treatment than if just acu-

treatment is given. In some cases professionals also can provide

advice on which movements are going to be especially beneficial for

the individual.

 

I also want to mention that sometimes the " toxin " is a substance

that doesn't affect everyone. For example, some people are sensitive

to potatoes, and after consuming potatoes their arthritis, ADD, etc.

is aggravated.