Posted on 11/03/2005 10:28:48 PM PST by TheMadLurker
If you have a sense of humor, and can poke fun at yourself:
http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/fear4republic/
Howya Darks!!
Melatonin is a hormone made by a part of the brain called the pineal gland. Melatonin may help our bodies know when it's time to go to sleep and when it's time to wake up.
Melatonin supplements (in pill form) can also be taken. There are two types of melatonin that may be used in these pills: natural and synthetic (man-made). Natural melatonin is made from the pineal gland of animals. This form could be contaminated with a virus and is not recommended.
The synthetic form of melatonin does not have this risk. If you are not sure if your melatonin is natural or synthetic, ask your doctor or pharmacist before taking it.
Palatines in my family..
Any info on replacing endorphins?
Hi!
No. What's strange about that is that you stop looking just when you start getting successful.
When you find what you're looking for, keep looking! Who knows what else you may find?
Is it hereditary?
Thanks, Bob!
I don't have a doctor. I gave them up for Lent. And seldom see a pharmacist because I don't take prescription drugs. There are too many side-effects that either mimic CFIDS symptoms, or cause a relapse, so I steer clear of those meds.
I can take herbal meds, and though I have to pay dearly for them, I would rather pay with money than to have the artificial effects on my body.
So thanks, again. ;o]
Yes, I'm afriad I have Royal blood. Not that it does me any good. About all I can claim is the right to wear the Royal Stewart Tartan and the Duncan Tartan.
Yah...I know what you mean...but there is enough "Royal Incest" to infect the best of families! In some cultures, it was thought that by marrying siblings, the blood would be "pure."
In other cultures, it was just plain decadent.
Palatines? Are they anything like the Plantagentets?
Forward thinking!! It' not the last hurdle, but the first... oh.
Ever try the comfry? I'm sure though if it can treat anything to do with your condition, as I think it's mainly for muscles, joints, back pain etc., but you should look into it!
You've blue blood!!
I used it years ago, but it wasn't effective. There is just too much going on with CFIDS...it has about 45 symptoms, and I seldom have less than 10 at a time.
But thanks for mentioning it.
Something he did wrong?
Yes, I do!
But not blue enough for any of the Crown Jewels...
Before Aspirin:Maybe you don't want to replace endorphins; you want to release them!
Endorphins
It was only in 1975 when scientists John Hughes and Hans Kosterlitz discovered a family of proteins called endorphins. Endorphins may have been discovered only recently, but they are the oldest painkillers we have.
What do you have to do to use endorphins? You have to hurt. That's all. Unlike some painkillers that come from plants or are made from crude oil, endorphins are made by your own body. Your body feels pain to warn you that something is wrong, that you've been injured, or that you are sick and need to seek treatment.
But the body has ways of making the pain bearable, too. When you experience severe pain, your body releases endorphins. Endorphins interact with certain parts of your brain to help lessen the pain.
For example, women giving birth produce high levels of endorphins to ease their labor pains. It is interesting that endorphins interact with the same parts of the brain as do drugs like morphine.
Morphine, it turns out, relieves pain because it mimics the behavior of your body's own endorphins.
But there are more pleasant ways to make your body produce endorphins. Endorphins are thought to be involved in helping your brain experience pleasure. So eating chocolate is thought to make your body produce endorphins. If you decide to burn off that chocolate with some good hard exercise, that will make your body produce endorphins, too.
This is why long-distance runners experience "runner's high." The harder you exercise, the more endorphins your body makes. No wonder the Odyssey Adventure Racing calls its annual two-day, 100-mile, running, hiking, climbing, paddling, and biking race through the mountains of West Virginia the Endorphin Fix!
I don't recommend your getting pregnant. You could try chocolate. Running might not be recommended for you just yet, but laughter is greeat medicine.
Rent a bunch of comedies, and pretend you're being paid to laugh at them by someone with a hidden camera.
Oh, wait! I'll put in a camera and we'll all have things to laugh about!
LOL!
Hi, sion!
I needed that! :o]
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