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PART THREE Understanding Heah and WellBeing（第2页）

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ADRUGS

AnorythatmatchesHRTinprovidingobstaclestoweightlossistheas，particularlythosewhitheSSRI（selectiveserotoakeinhibitelyenough，thesedrags--suchasZoloft，Prozac，PaxilandCelexa—wereinallytoutedasdragsthatwouldaccelerateweightloss，butarealityputahosemisleadis。Ihesedrugshavelybeenoverpreseribed，andmanypeoplewhosufferfromdepressio'greatbesfrommetabolioaturalas。Manyoftheolderpsychotrs（tritidepressants）arealsoknowgain。

&kinsApproachtoDepression

&sareeffectivebecausethisrahebrainfun，relievesdepressiohemind。Butthedrugsworkbyblogthebody'snormalabilitytodestroyserotohasbeeed。Blotsbloalchemisaswe!l，resultinginsutedsideeffectsasdiminishedsexdriveandperformance，drymouthandstipation，tosaynothingofslowedmetabolism，which，ofcourse，stallweightloss。

Thesafewaytobuilduptheserotooeomasowoninbytakieprecursortoserotonin。Thisnaturalsubstablockarea，butsimplyeioheprecursortoserotoninisachemicalcalleduyptoplum;itsimmediateprecursoris5-hydroxytryptophan，apopularvitaavailableihfoodstores。

&uralsubstancesfordepressioyltyrosihioni。John'sWort，acetyiL-e，phosphatidylserioftheBplexvitamins。Thesesupplemey，ssdoinositol，GABA（gammaaminobutyricacid），kavakavaandvalerian。

Itwouldbeinapprointofulldetailabouthowtodetermioreplati-depressantpharmaceuticalswithsafe，effeaturalsubstaakessiderableexperieoindividualizethedosageandbinationoftherapies。Butdoknowthatyougetoffapharmaceuticalswiththehelpofaentaryphysiexperienagingdepressionay。

DODIABETISULINANDS?

Alargenumberofdiabeticsarehtbecausetheyputouttoomu。Asyoumightimagihingwouldhemoreinappropriatethantogiveinsulintothesehtdiabetics，utoutexsuliedblofromiahanlasuliypeHdiabetiginsulihescalledsulfonylureas，whichworkbyingyourinsulinlevels?Anddoyouseemtobemetabolicallyresistaloss?Thencesareahuooyouareadiabetiplyavictimofapoorassumptioofyourphysi。Myapproachwiththiedidorinsuliomeistodetermiheypoduontheirown。

Here'showyoufindoutiftheinsuliakingiscessaryornot:HaveyourdoofinsulinlevIs（aswellasglucoselevels）bothbeforeaesafteratypicalLow-fathigh-carbohydratebreakfast（ingperhapsablueberrymuffihskimmilka-ounceglassejuice）。Makesureyoutakenolong-asulinafter6P。M。theeveningbeforeandionsofanykindthemofthetestuhesepleisdrawn，（Theblooddrawingaglucosesolutioprandialreading。）

Here'showtoiheresults:Ifthesesulinlevelis10ormorepoihefirst，itmeansyourpancreasiswandthatyouprobablygetoffinsulinifytofollowtheAtltinsNutritionalAppreach。Ifitis20ormorepoiisalmostatythatyoudoso。

&iokioaplishthisfeat，asisaprraduallyredugyelevelofinsulin（andsulfs），asIdisChapter24。Mystaffaakenhundredsofdiabetisulinandthousandsofforalmedis，allwithoutas。DonotdisediatiouhecareofadoChapter24，youwillalsolearnthattheusefulfht，i，butnoti，diabeticsismetformin。Andthat，vanadium，alphalipoicaandeQ10alsohelpindividualswhoarei。

ANTI-ARTHRITiSMEDIS

IfyouotloseweightaakihritismediownasNSAIDs（non-steroidalantiinflammats），it'stimeforyouts。Thestoryissimple。Virtuallyalldrugskiveingthepainanddisfortofarthritismayleadtoweightgain。Somedosomorethanoonehaseverfuudytofindoutwhichdrugshadthemostimpaweightgaiionisforyoutotrytorecallwhetheranyaiheuseofoisdrugs。Thegoodhetrulyimpressiveasdotediifialsthatrelievearthritis。Whenarthritishasaninflammatorybasis（thepainfuljoiredandswollenandabloodtestshowsyoursodrateishigh），themosteffeaturaltherapieaareM**（methylsulfoylmyfistoleate，copper，briurmeritethiaminap。Forthenon-inflammatortype（osteoarthritis），naturaltherapiesincludegluie，itin，seacucumber，fishoil，niaamideandtheBplexgroupofvitamins。

Usingvitaosubstitutefsihritisissomewhatmoredirethepreviousexamplea。Fesofnaturaltherapieaforarthritissymptoms，refertoDr。Atkins''vita-ion。Sihequantityofpharmaceuticalsistheobjective，thedoseofalternativesshouldbeontheliberalside。Sipharmaceuticaldrugsdoaffordpaiellmypatieermiisthelowestdosagetheyfeelfortablewitha。Anysignifitdwillprobablyallhtlosstoresume。

Steroidssuchasprednisonearepowerfulmedisthatbelifesavingbuthaveadefiaboliside，especiallyifusedfperiodsoftime。Theyareoftenprescribedforarthritisaswellasforautoimmunedisorders，inflammationofthebowelandanyotherinflammatory。Thesedrugsactuallycausewaterretentiogain。Theyagethekidneysandpandcausediabetes。Thesamenutritiohatrelievearthritisaresaferalterwillloss。

&IDBETA-BLHBLOODPRESSUREMEDIS

Foryoursake，Ihopethatyourinabilitytoloseweightdatesfromthetimeyouwereputonaensis。Thereason?Inmyexperieionhasproveoffthanblos。And，ifyougetoffofthem，siwidelyusedmedissiderablesideeffects，thereisanadditionalmotivaLiontoweanyourself。

Atthetopoftheno-nolistarethediureticmedis，whichwyourkidneysfromdoingoneof

mostimportantjobs:reabsthemineralsyourbodyneeds。Blogthekidneys'abilitytoreabsorbsodiumandchloridetakessaltoutofthebodyandLowenbloodpressurebylthefluidsthatstayinthebody。Butthosebloeysalsolosetheirabilitytoretainvaluablemionlypotassium，butmagnesium，cal。，zinyothers。Presdiuretidueraldeficiesthatyproblems。udiesdemodiureticsaggravatediabetes，elevatebloodsugarandinsuliriglydbodymassihemeasureforobesity）。9-11Forallthesereasons，IinsistthatmypatientsoitihemahL-muriuralaminoacidthatisapowerfuldiureticbuthassoioypesofaensisthataggravatealloftheabovearebeta-blockers。Ifyouareoablocker，youhavelittlecauseforaboutdisgyourmedithefirstplace，thetrolledcarblifestylethatyouareadoptinglowersbloodpressureitself。InadditiontoL-taurine，youmaytrolbloodpressurewithmagnesium，hawthorne，eQ10，eandgarlic。BecauseAtkinswillnaturallyloweryourbloodpressure，gtotakepharicalscouldputyouatriskfaioyourdoctorbeforedisgaion!

HOWMANYSDOIT?

I'msureyinningtoseehowfrequenfiytheverydrugsthatpeopletakefrantedasnecessaryareinfaatic。Safer，morenaturaloptio，ahproblemshouldsiderusihereareprobablyhuher&rugs，lyingpsychsandlithium，whichalsocreatediffilosi。IfIweretogointofulldetail，itwouldrequireairebook。Soletmegiveyousomegeneraladvice。Ifyouhavebeeithoftime，trytorecallwhetherweightgain，ieorlackofrespooweightlhthavecidedwiththetimeframeinwhichyoubeganthatdrug。Ifso，youprobablywillbeabletofiritioivesinDr。Atkins'Vita-ion，whichliststherapiesforaboutsixtydifferents。

&TEIQUES

Howdoyoureplaceadrugihanaturalaltersituatiohevitaprogramthatwillreplacethedrugandworkwithyraduallyldosagebysometentofifteeeachweek，asloionthatthedrugismeanttotroldoesnotworsen。biningvitahthepersoihisbookdescribeshasallowedmetoredutakeofmedisbyvirtuallyallmypatients。

TheRoleoftheThyroid

Yland'smainpurposeiulatethespeedofyourmetabolism。Soitisnotdiffiderstandthatifitisuhemedicalwordishypothyroidyourslowedmetabolismmakesyoumoreresistaloss。Ams，ylaesyourbodytemperature。Iytoensthatyoumayhaveasluggishthyroid。Likeotherhormohyroidproduaturallydimilywithage;iweofadultssufferfromlowthyroid'fun。Theswirogenproduperimenopauseormenopausealsothrowthyroidfunoff。

Toaswhetheryouhavehypothyroidism，yourdoctorwilldobloodteststoevaluateyourproduofthyroidhormo4（alsoknownasthyroxi3（yourbodyvertsT4toT3），aswellasanotherhormohyroidstimulatinghormone），whichisproducedbyyourpituitarygland。Idotestso4andTSHlevels。However，theseicaltestsdonotcatchallcases。Firstthinkaboutwhetheryouareexperienyofthesignsofahyroid—whicludetheaforemeytocold，aswellasweightgainorinabilitytoloseweight，hairloss，fatigueahargy，depression，dryskin，istipation，poornails，poormemoryaerollevels，ifso，thereisasimpleway—theBareetabolismtoasifyouarehypothyroid。Itdoesn'teveoyourdoctor。

Simplytakeyourtemperatureorallyfourtimesaday（beforeeadbefotobed）forfourdays。Averageyourtemperatureeadifitisfiybelow98degreesFahre，youarelikelytohavehypothyroidism。Ifitissignifitlylower，youalmostdeftnitelydo，andyoushthisinformatioionofyourphysi。（Beprepared:Notalldoctorstakebasalmetabolismasseriouslyastheyshould。）Oally，thereasonforahyroidisthedefiinoacidtyrosihemineraliodihofwhichhelpmake'I'3。ZindseleniumhelpproduzymethatvertsT4toT3。Butnutritionaldeficyisrarelythecauseofhypothyroidism。Thereareothereofwhibeanautoimmuneresponse。

Themajorreasonforhypothyroidismthatl'dliketoaddressissimplythebody'sotstopreserve。thestaresquowhileolram。