Brain Gut connection - Page 2

[Christine&men]

Originally Posted by bubbles

That is not a complete list. There is a lot more info on it in books specific to adrenal issues. I am reading Adrenal Burnout:The 21st Century Stress Syndrom that my dr suggested. I can't find it at the moment but I remember some of the key ones from that are, low sex drive, decreased tolerance for others, late night wakefulness and more. Worth a look if you think you are having an adrenal problem. There are also some home tests you can do using a flashlight to test your pupils and a blood pressure test if you have a blood pressure monitor. I couldn't find anything on those tests by searching the internet and can't find my book. Post again if you want the tests and I will tell you about them when I locate the book. I think my 2yo hid it somewhere, lol.

Tried to find "Adrenal Burnout" with my library, even with inter-library loans, but couldn't find anything. However, "Tired of being tired" came up. Did anyone read that and did that help? Who is the author of "Adrenal Burnout"?

[TushasAmi]

I just searched Amazon and found a book entitiled Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st-Century Stress Syndrome by James Wilson and Jonathan Wright. I bet that's the one.

ETA: my library didn't have it either.

[sparkletruck]

I am soo interested in the gut-brain connnection right now. For more clinical/scientific discussions about it, check out The Second Brain by Michael gershon (goes into gut-brain chemistry, and how, basically they are the same; same neurotransmitters, etc), and Mind as healer, Mind as Slayer by kenneth Pelletier. The latter one looks at meditation and how it has been shown to heal auto-immune issues, thyroid issues, and depression/anxiety, because all are based in the gut and your brain affects your gut condition. Its not about meditation per se, but about how to get yourself into such a relaxed brainstate that it affects your hypothalamus in a positive direction. He goes into the brain science first, then talks about all the ways you can do the relaxation, and also about a few of the ailments that can be helped. I dont think you can find these at the library though - I got the second one at the university library if you have access to one.

[Christine&men]

TushasAmi - Thank you, just ordered it through Prospector. Might take a while to get to my library, but they got it!

[TushasAmi]

Originally Posted by saskiasmom

I am soo interested in the gut-brain connnection right now.

You know, I never really thought about a gut-brain connection until you posted about it on the healing the gut thread a couple weeks ago and now I really want to learn more about it. I've never paid much attention to gut health until doing some research on dd's allergies, but I've probably got a leaky gut thanks to yeast, and I've never really thought about neurotransmitters outside of brain function. I've had depression my whole life and I can honestly say that I feel the best when I do yoga or medidate regularly. My mood it better, I sleep better, I crave healthier foods. Everything just comes together. Anyway, thanks for the book suggestions! I'm excited to check them out.

[bubbles]

Originally Posted by TushasAmi

I just searched Amazon and found a book entitiled Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st-Century Stress Syndrome by James Wilson and Jonathan Wright. I bet that's the one.

ETA: my library didn't have it either.

Yup. That is the one. Sorry I posted the wrong name. I couldn't find it at the time and my brain doesn't work well these days:

[bubbles]

Originally Posted by TushasAmi

Thank you so much for posting this! I honestly have all of these symptoms and have for so long that I no longer realized that it wasn't normal. a few years ago I was convinced that I was hypothyroid but the tests always came back normal.

I always assumed my adrenals were shot from eight years of grad school was untreated major depression but I never followed up on it. I am newly motivated!

If you get the chance yo post the home test you mentioned, I would appreciate that too. Thanks again!

I pm'd you the info. I am not sure if it is ok to post the test here since I got them from the Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome by James Wilson. I don't think he developed them but I don't want to get into trouble for posting them. The link to his site (which has questionnaires but not these tests) is www.adrenalfatigue.org. I couldn't find the eye and blood pressure tests anywhere on line.