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It could work. Really, there is truth to it, just hang around and see how it unfolds.
This is part 3 and our last installment, the most influential, the most volitle, most difficult, and the most important to fix.
Let’s just see if you even need to read further. Just take this little test below. Just keep a mental note if the following problems apply to you
Do you have?
Group A
- Insomnia
- Nervousness
- Can’t gain weight (no laughing)
- Intolerance to heat
- Highly emotional
- Flush easily
- Night sweats
- Thin, moist skin
- Heart palpitations
- Increased appetite without weight gain
- Fast pulse sitting around
- Irritable
- Can’t work under pressure
Group B
- Increased weight
- Decrease in appetite
- Fatigued easily
- Ringing in the ears
- Sleepy during the day
- Sensitive to the cold
- Dry or scaly skin
- Constipation
- Course hair that likes to fall out
- Early morning headaches
- Pulse below 65
- Frequent urination
- Low desire to do anything
Group C
- Failing memory
- Low blood pressure
- Increased sex drive
- Splitting headaches
- Can’t handle your sugar
Group D
- Abnormal thirst
- Abdomenal bloating
- weight gain around the waist
- Reduced sex drive
- Frequent ulcers
- Love the sugars
- Menstrual problems
Whew we have to take a break that’s getting to be a long list. As you can see there are numerous ways hormone problems can show themselves, and we have more to go.
Did you have any of the troubles in group A,B,C, or D?
If you have group A problems there is a good likely hood that your thyroid is revving to high and working too hard.
If you have group B problems, it’s likely to be just the opposite and the thyroid is running to slow. Check out the Broda Barnes thyroid test.
If you have group C problems, this is often related to a pituitary gland that is working too hard and overactive.
You guessed it, if you have group D problems it is just the opposite and the pituitary is likely sagging like an old horse.
Lets find some more problems to fix, eh.
Try these on for size.
Group E
- Dizziness
- Headaches
- Hot flashes
- High blood pressure
- (females) growing facial hair
- (females) starting to look like the boys
Group F
- Dizziness
- Chronic tiredness
- Low blood pressure
- Weak or ridged fingernails
- Sweat easily
- Bowel troubles
- Poor circulation
- Swollen ankles
- Crave salt
- Brown skin spots
- Frequent allergy trouble
If you have group E troubles then it is very likely that your adrenal glands are maxed out in production and working way too hard and you are heading for group F.
If you have group F troubles, we should talk. This is so common and I know way too much about this because I’ve gone through 2 adrenal crashes. This is a problem where the adrenal glands can’t keep up with the demands you are making on your body. Chronic fatigue, pain and heart problems are waiting for you.
So here is where the rubber meets the road.
If you or your wife is working 2 jobs has kids, friends, church choir, keeps an orderly house and basically does everything. I know some patients (female) who also shovel all the snow, do all the yard work, and run all the errands. Why have a husband?
To be healthy these issues have to be addressed. You can ignore them for years, you can even drug yourself into a antidepressant stupor, but that doesn’t make you healthy. These problems are just the warning signs to more serious long term health issues, you don’t want to meet in the dark alleys.
The adrenals alone have significant control over the heart and are critical links in heart attacks. We’ll cover that much later.
The thyroid is like the keystone of an arch. years ago Dr. Harrower did a boat load of studies with animals and how each gland was affected by the others. His findings are known as Harrowers chart. Basically he found that the thyroid controls and influences more parts of the body than any other gland.
The pituitary is the puppet master behind the scenes pulling the strings telling the others how to behave.
Ok … so you have a few problems
If that is the case then you likely have vitamin problems. Very likely. How is that for being certain without saying I’m certain? To top it off there are also likely lifestyle issues. Not like what drapes to buy or where to go on vacation, but how you go through day to day life.
Adrenal problems
These often reflect too much stress or activity either emotional, financial, relationships, or physical. You are burning the candle at both end and in the middle too.
Thyroid problems
This is a toughy. Many things can contribute, but some common ones relate to eating raw cruciferous veggies, like broccoli (so steam it), or soy, drinking chlorinated water or brushing with flouride toothpastes.
Each one of these could be a massive post, but you get the idea. These types of glandular troubles often take 6-12 months to correct. So start now. Start feeding those glands what they need to work right and try and stop the behaviors that are making them worse.
Some simple tests for you
For the adrenals:
Try taking one Cataplex B from Standard Process every waking hour for 2 days. If it helps fatigue you need to adrenal issues.
Optional: Try taking 12 Catalyn/ day and if fatigue is better then adrenals are struggling for nutrition.
If either one of those helps email me and I’ll try and help you along further with some more advanced supplements and herbs.
docaltman [at] gmail [dot] com
For the thyroid:
Many thyroid problems are actually secondary to either a pituitary problem or a lack of progesterone hormone. Dr. John Lee taught me that. But the easiest way is with the Broda Barnes thyroid test
you can do at home.
We never really got to touch on weight gain that spirals out of control. The reason I included weight gain as a hormone messer-upper is because fat cells actually produce estrogen. So they further stack the deck for imbalances.
So lets say you took the birth control pill, eat mostly processed food, no dark green veggies, work a lot, have relationship stress, financial stress, drink soy lattes every morning, never would dream of buyng organic food, and use a microwave as your primary cooking weapon. I’m being funny, but there are a lot of these women in America.
So here is my parting advice. If you are feeling that you are unhappy and sad and all those things that make you want to chuck your spouse in to the river, have a heart to heart talk with him. Let him read these 3 articles. A supportive spouse is worth keeping around. Unfortunately, there aren’t that many. No lie. I actually had women sneak into the office because their spouse went nuts when they found out they were going to the chiropractor for help. That is a screwed up husband. “No, no, no honey don’t go get help, healthy, and happy I want you at home in pain and miserable like me”. That kind of attitude is unhealthy and may be worth tossing in the river, if he can swim.
It will take time, be patient. Every patient want to be better yesterday and they are there own worst enemy. Twenty years of mistreatment doesn’t get erased in a few weeks or even months. Heck, you may even feel a bit worse for a week or so until your body gets its act together. It does come around though.
Health comes from within and life should be fun.
-Dr. Altman
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