her adrenal gland functioning. I also sug- gested that she try taking 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar in water for her heartburn symptoms instead of taking the Protonix. She was ex- cited to begin the process. The patient returned one month later
having lost 5 pounds with improvement in her headaches, constipation and allergy symptoms. She had also previously deter- mined that her asthma was greatly improved when she avoided dairy so she continued to do this. She did not have Celiac Disease. She was found to be vitamin D deficient with low normal vitamin B12 levels and low normal red blood cell magnesium levels, low nor- mal pregnenolone levels as well as deficient in zinc. Her hormone levels revealed a high estradiol level (from the vaginal Premarin she was taking). Her progesterone level was virtually nonexistent. Her testosterone was normal. She had a very low DHEA-S level and a normal AM cortisol but low cortisol levels throughout the remainder of the day suggesting severe adrenal fatigue. She began vitamin D, zinc and B12 (a B complex) and continued on her magnesium. She was start- ed on progesterone cream and a biest cream to replace the vaginal Premarin with plans to slowly taper her down on the biest as her symptoms allowed. Her adrenal fatigue was addressed and treated with an adrenal cream consisting of pregnenolone, DHEA, and low dose hydrocortisone. Her H. pylori breath test came back positive so she began treatment with Helidac since she had previ- ously been treated with the Prevpac twice without success. It was clear that nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, infec- tion and toxicity were all contributing to her problems. She continued with the detox shake
and the elimination diet reintroducing only a few foods, which she was really missing from her diet including beef and eggs and she continued to lose weight. She began tak- ing the hormone creams and experienced an improvement in her hot flashes, vaginal dryness, breast tenderness, decreased libi- do, water retention and depression. Her fa- tigue improved with the adrenal cream. Her weight continued to drop. She had lost 12 pounds after being on her customized pro- gram for only 2 months. When her weight began to plateau after
about a 15-pound weight loss we decided to do food sensitivity testing to determine if there were “healthy” foods, which she was eating that might, in fact, be “toxic” to her body. We found that oats, wheat, sug- ar cane, tomato, cranberry, pineapple and brewer’s and baker’s yeast were all reactive
20 Natural Nutmeg March 2013
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48