Re: Thoughts On Cortisol

Isn't it that they almost over-heal? Doesn't it seem to go too far and then become chapped, then peel and then start again?

If it is over active, I wonder if it is a type of skin cell that is affected by cortisol.

I had a serious health trauma that caused a lot of problems. One of them was my adrenals freaked out as a result of the trauma. It went on a long time. My skin went through some changes, I got new flat nevi/freckles that were pretty dark, and some of the existing nevi got bigger. It wasn't all types of skin proliferating.

Then, after three years of chronic heavy survival type stress my lips became chronically chapped. Flash forward to today where I think I have a handle on it. My set back seems to be caffeine, which adjusts cortisol. I had to do a couple of detoxification tests, which require administration of caffeine tabs, and my lips were chapped the next day. Both times.

I have found that potassium helps me, as you all know, as I have mentioned this before. Caffeine is related to potassium and calcium levels. I had blood tests showing deficiency.

Before taking the potassium, however, I worked for two years on getting my adrenals back from exhaustion or low functioning. It is a drag.

I don't know why, but caffeine and potassium affect me. People here don't really report the same. Good luck.

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