ANST - cortisol & alternatives

[Pat St. Jean]

On 3 Sep 98, at 13:22, Dennis Grace wrote:
> Cortisol is a hormone produced in the adrenal cortex ... Cortisol
> plays an essential role in the replacement and regeneration of
> damaged joint and tendon tissue ... Unfortunately, cortisol also has
> nasty catabolic effects--it destroys muscle tissue. 

Heh...  Prednisone does a lot of the same things and I've been on that
for about 3 1/2 months.  But its side effects beat the side effect
of Ulcerative Colitis.  Lotsa fun!  Just can't fence any more.  Mt
abdomen doesn't like getting poked any more...

Felipe

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