Re: The smoking gun to AF

That was incredible! Thanks for sharing--this guy is like the Yoda of AF. I've never heard things explained this way before and may explain why some respond so well to traditional therapy, while others falter. I went full geek and took notes--here are the main points:

 Saliva test should be done every 30 days
 Do Melatonin salivary test to test levels—especially with high cortisol at night
 Serotonin may be affected, leading to poor melatonin levels
 Step 1:Possibility of Circadian Rhythm issues --> melatonin to regulate circadian rhythm
 Step 2: Hippocampus Possibly leading to low adrenal --> acetylcholine support (phosphatidylserine)
 Methyl Donors (b12, msm…) to assist
 High cortisol people, typically high blood sugar, typically overweight
 Low cortisol, typically hypoglycemic
 You can have low cortisol and it can be hypothalamus related—completely unrelated to the adrenal glands’ ability to produce cortisol (may be the stimulus rather than the end organ). The hypothyalamus may be telling the adrenals not to produce (it can also be viral, bacterial, or other signals for the body un-related to the adrenal gland itself)
 Recommends adrenal support for everyone because it cannot hurt. For low cortisol, do adrenal support for 30 days (licorice root, adaptogens, etc.), then see if it’s in normal range. Re-test after 30 days. If no change, test neurotransmitters (subjective symptom questionnaire), history of chronic infection, joint aches, pain. If you have low cortisol, you may take TH1 support. Sometimes you have to address cytokines, neurotransmitter, gut (allergies/sensitivities)
 If the ASI test shows that cortisol is high and DHEA is low, this may be an example of prenenlone steal
 Coconut oil and Cod liver oil won’t hurt, but will not be a cure-all for the adrenals
 With hormone supplementation—think intermediary enzymes necessary to bring conversation. Therefore, taking a hormone can have different results in different people depending on the body’s ability to convert to the proper end hormone. Test every 30 days to make sure it’s converting in the right direction.
 With true adrenal fatigue, the adrenal gland cannot make cortisol. 8 out of 10 times, it has more to do with hypothalamus than the adrenal gland itself
 The adrenal gland just makes the hormone—the cells can wear out in the case of the pancreas, but it hasn’t been proven with the adrenal gland.