The ongoing protocol for adrenal fatigue/estrogen dominance has me frustrated. After 2 years of bio identical hormones, supplements, eating basically a paleo diet (actually the metabolic typing protein type diet) of all organic foods, I am still sleeping 10+ hours a night. Some nights 11-12 hours. I am totally exhausted. This is definitely not something I would wish on anyone, as Western Medicine all but denies the existence of these conditions--however, Dr. Oz and Christine Northrup did a show on estrogen dominance, so this condition (which often occurs in tandem with adrenal fatigue) is becoming more widely known.
I really try to hold back on telling very many people about the exhaustion because past responses from non-professionals have not been very helpful. Common remarks are, "well you probably sleep too much so you're tired," "yeah, I'm really tired too, but I tough it out," "it's all in your head," "you're lazy," and "all you do is sleep on weekends." I discovered a lot of ignorance basically because our culture is based on the "plow-through-it" sleep-deprivation model. Americans used to make fun of the Japanese for working so hard, but now we are the most workaholic country. Elaine Aaron in her books about high sensitivity explains that many people are not in touch with/sensitive to their bodies, so this results in a culture of "burning the candle at both ends."
I had a series of acupuncture treatments and was supposed to be sleeping around 9 hours now. However, I am still exhausted. I intend to talk to another acupuncturist, and explore more options--possibly more supplements or seeing a naturopath. I am currently on the Kalish method doing natural hormone replacement--many women, especially those over 35, are estrogen dominant and don't know it. Each holistic specialist has a slightly different take on how to treat the body, but what I like is that, in the holistic field, all these natural treatments tend to mesh well together. So looking for more solutions is always an option to add onto my current protocol, which I have discussed in prior posts.
Dr. Bob Marshall specializes in supplements and recommends healthy digestion. There are free recordings of his health radio show at www.healthline.cc
The wonderful Norm Shealy has free protocols for different diseases on his website, including acupuncture points regimens that one can do on their own. www.normshealy.com
A Votre Sante (Here's to Your Health), Alix
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