Brain Tumor Recovery – Part II – Steroid Psychosis
Posted By Lori L. On Saturday, January 7th 2012. Under Acne, Being your own advocate, hemangiomablastoma, Insomnia, Steroid Psychosis, Stress Tags: adrenal, cortisol, dexamethasone, insomnia, moon face, prednisone, steroid induced acne, steroid psychosis, stress hormone
As detailed in Part I, I had a benign brain tumor removed on December 24, 2011. Surgery went perfectly, the tumor was fully-excised, and I was released from the hospital 3 days post-op. The main medication I have been required to take for the two weeks post-op is called Dexamethasone. ... Continue Reading
Brain Tumor Recovery – Part I
Posted By Lori L. On Saturday, January 7th 2012. Under Being your own advocate, hemangiomablastoma Tags: brain tumor, dexamathasone, hemangiomablastoma, surgery
On Christmas Eve 2011, I had emergency surgery at UCSF Medical Center to remove a benign brain tumor. It was a hemangiomablastoma in the lower right medulla (back of my head). There was no brain involvement - it was essentially pressing between the skull and brain matter and that pressure ... Continue Reading
Can’t Sleep? Try Melatonin
Posted By Lori L. On Wednesday, July 27th 2011. Under Being your own advocate, Insomnia, Stress, Weight Loss Tags: anti-oxidant, insomnia, melatonin, sleep
Melatonin is a widely available and inexpensive supplement that aids sleep, but has also recently been found to have anti-oxidant effects which may prevent Alzheimer's and slow down the aging process.
QUALITY SLEEP
Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland in the brain. This little gland is light-sensitive and as ... Continue Reading
Natural Healing Remedy for Cholesterol Lowering – Niacin!
Posted By Lori L. On Saturday, April 2nd 2011. Under Being your own advocate, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) Tags: flushing, high cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, inositol hexaniacinate, lipoprotein, niacin, niacinamide, nicotinic acid
An awesome natural healing remedy to lower cholesterol is Vitamin B3, otherwise known as Niacin. It is a very inexpensive vitamin that is widely available. Niacin comes in three forms:
nicotinic acid (vitamin B3) --> the best and most studied form for the reduction of cholesterol. Use this kind if you ... Continue Reading
PMDD & YAZ: The Experiment Ends Before It Begins
Posted By Lori L. On Wednesday, December 2nd 2009. Under Being your own advocate, PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), YAZ Experiment
A few weeks ago, I announced in this blog post that I intended to try YAZ to help my PMDD as well as some other hormonal imbalances I had. I felt the addition of a small amount of estrogen and also the specific mechanisms of the special progestin drospirenone in ... Continue Reading
Welcome!
Posted By Lori L. On Thursday, November 12th 2009. Under Being your own advocate Tags: depression, PCOS, PMDD, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, weight issues
I want to welcome you to the fledgling blog all about Natural Healing Remedies -- Providing you with knowledge and information to help you help your health. I shall be sharing information I have gained through twenty years of research into my personal health issues, including PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome), ... Continue Reading
