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What is it that makes you believe it's your ears that are blocked and your salivary glands that are swollen?
The fact that my salivary glands, right under my cheekbones are visibly swollen at different levels depending on the day. Also that my entire life before bulimia I never had this. And most notably the fact that taking pseudoephedrine is a well known remedy amongst the bulimic community (sad I know) to get rid of the swollen salivary glands and that’s actually how I got into taking it in the first place (probably around 16 years old - I never took it regularly just maybe 3 pills every few months when glands were extremely bad). Pseudoephedrine also opens up my airways and dry up my runny and stuffy nose.
I had my tonsils checked they’re ok. My whole teen and childhood life I had constant swollen tonsils and constantly took antibiotics to the point a doctor said I needed surgery to have it removed but my mom refused this.
Noradrenaline does have anti-depressant properties. Partially through controlling excess glutamate but also because norepinephrine is important for exciting dopaminergic brain regions. This is why some prescribed antidepressants work through norepinephrine not just serotonin or other monoamines. Copper is also involved in the synthesis of other neuropeptides which regulate mood, and some of which can be anxiolytic.
If I have salicylate sensitivity, how come I always crave coconut and coconut products ? I take aspirin sometimes also and I don’t believe I get reactions ..
Nice. Copper is extremely interesting to me now. Didn’t know it can fix so much and has helped so many people
That’s interesting tho. I’ll give L-ornithine a try.
I am still experimenting. The last copper I tried was Mitosynergy‘s patented copper 1 supplement. But after 2 weeks of only taking copper-1 I got copper deficiency symptoms again weirdly enough. I got bradycardia (low heart rate), cold hands and feet again, anhedonia (blunted pleasure response) and the most severe symptom for me: ataxia/difficulty walking/standing/impaired balance.
I know you don't eat eggs or milk which contain iodine. Do you use iodized salt or get iodine from something else?
I consume organic pure cranberry juice, 8oz a day. I‘ve read that this should contain around 800mcg of iodine. I always feel a boost in body temperature and thyroid activity after drinking it.
Valsalva maneuver is one of the vagal maneuvers used to diagnose autonomic disorder (sympathetic and parasympathetic imbalance). Valsalva maneuver by stimulating the vagus nerve causes a decrease in heart rate and blood pressure and even vasovagal syncope. Interestingly, bulimia nervosa and vitamin B12 deficiency are associated with vagus nerve function.
How To Test Your Vagus Nerve
You may need a partner for this. This is a really powerful technique that can have a profound impact on how you address your body. Remembering where all the powerful neural innervations are, one of the innervations of the ventral vagus nerve is the throat.
- Grab a partner and a flashlight.
- Have your partner look at the inside of the mouth at the back of the throat at the uvula that drops down right in the center.
- Now, perform an “ah, ah, ah” sound.
- When you open your mouth, you can use a tongue depressor or your fingers to push down your tongue so the uvula and soft palate can be more visible.
- The examiner is going to look at the uvula to see if there is a deviation to one side.
Wow. Good to know. I took NAC when I had a slight pneumonia and it worked instantly.
Huh. Interesting. I seem to have an aversion to foods I don’t tolerate, which is why the coconut thing is a bit weird. You might be right though. I’ll try to cut it out for a few days.
