Phoenix Rising: the Cortisol Edition

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Poster's Comment: this is also pertinent for those with Fibromyalgia.

 

forwarding........

Welcome to the Sept. edition of Phoenix Rising. This month we focus on

cortisol - the most studied substance in the disease. Because cortisol plays a

role in so many facets of the body from the stress response to immune

regulation, abnormal cortisol levels could cause alot of mischief. But do they

in

ME/CFS?

 

 

In this newsletter we go from Dr. Holtorf's claim that cortisol levels are

lower than we think to CDC findings suggesting that low cortisol may be the

straw that breaks the camel back in women with CFS (but not men!). But what to

do about these low cortisol levels? That's where the real controversy begins.

 

 

A new section appears in this edition; Snapshots of Success - these are

quick takes on whats working for individual ME/CFS patients.

 

 

_http://phoenix-cfs.org/PR08SepCortl.html_

(http://phoenix-cfs.org/PR08SepCortl.html)

 

 

 

There's alot coming up; interviews with Dr. Chia and Dr. Friedberg, a focus

on the Whittemore Peterson Institute and a special edition: " Cracking the

Foundation " on the startling and groundbreaking work the Pacific Fatigue Lab

is

doing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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