Allhumdolillah! I am at a much better place since my last post with series of lab tests, utlrasounds, a mammogram and some other really scary tests, and a gut wrenching anxiety of results. I am doing well thankfully everything was clear except low iron levels with vitamin d3 deficiency. These deficiencies are now on their way to recovery. It is worth noting that I have been struggling with intense brain and physical fatigue since 2019 but not a single doctor was able to identify my problem. Once somebody is diagnosed with depression or anxiety then every health issue they complain about is looked from the psychological lenses. Nobody asked me to check iron, vitamin b12 or vitamin d3 deficiencies even my mum who is a dermatologist always assured me that I am fine and this weakness is just a phase. It was a phase alright, it engulfed almost 8 years of my life pushed back my career and research ambitions. This is not the case alone with me but there are many people who silentl...
After fighting with an
alien cat in my dream, I am awake at 1.30 am. It all is followed by a futile effort of building
a sleep pattern of 9.30 pm to 6 am. Alas, not all wishes come true at once. No problem I will keep on working.
Being
a really smart gal I have messed up with my sleep-wake cycle long ago, and today when I accidentally opened Rujuta Diwekar’s video on cortisol on my
facebook page- I realized what has been going on with me.
For all of you who are not aware that I am a distant relative of
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Rujuta is the link who tied Kareena and me together. You
all must be wondering why have I never discussed this earlier, why I took so
long to disclose my bond with Kareena. Let me explain.
Rujuta Diwekar is a God’s
blessing for all the fools like me who for some stranger reason believe(ed) that
going on USA or UK-based diet programs would make us patla (thin/ lean). It was
Rujuta’s eating desi ghee and daal sabzi chawala policy and Kareena’s candid
lobbying and campaigning of this policy, which had really opened my eyes. So when
Kareena started to show up in 90% of my youtube recommendations I began to take
notice. Honestly, since then my life, how I see food, my eating patterns have changed 360 degrees.
Due to this cosmic/
food connection I know firmly believe that Kareena and I are spiritual sisters.
I have enormous respect for these two ladies and the way they are clearing our
mindsets and showing the correct way to live life fully, is highly commendable.
Anyways back to
cortisol, for almost year now I have been on and off on exercise routine. ‘Off’
because I am not seeing the results as quickly as I used to see them many years
ago, so that demotivates me at times. Yesterday on her video https://www.facebook.com/rujuta.diwekar/videos/10155435070158424/ Rujuta
said something
that really hit home, and she pointed out the following symptoms:
- You are unable to sleep at 9.30 or 10.30 or 12.30 or 1 am or 3 am
- You are unable to wake up at 6.30 (or early morning)
- Alarms don’t work for you.
- Even if you do wake up you feel sluggish.
- Don’t feel like eating breakfast but dead hungry after 6.30 pm.
- You are exercising but not losing weight.
- You are fatigued most of the day.
If someone, who like me
is experiencing any of these symptoms then this is a case of uncontrolled
cortisol. Cortisol is a steroid hormone, belonging to glucocorticoids. It has many
functions like controlling the body’s blood sugar levels, regulating
metabolism, acting as an anti-inflammatory, influencing memory formation &
blood pressure and helping development of the fetus. Too much cortisol over a
prolonged period of time can:
- Result in rapid weight gain mainly in the face, chest and abdomen contrasted with slender arms and legs;
- a flushed and round face
- high blood pressure
- osteoporosis
- skin changes (bruises and purple stretch marks)
- muscle weakness
- mood swings, which show as number of psychiatric conditions such as irritability, anxiety and depression.
- increased thirst and frequency of urination.
The secretion of
cortisol is mainly controlled by three inter-communicating regions of the body,
the hypothalamus in the brain, the pituitary gland and the adrenal gland. (For further information: http://www.yourhormones.info/hormones/cortisol/ )
What can be done to
regulate cortisol? (4 Principles)
- Regulating sleep patterns (which I am trying to do).
- Eating homemade food with desi ghee (For further info check out https://www.facebook.com/rujuta.diwekar/)
- Strength training exercise
- Acupressure on hypothalamus, pituitary gland & adrenal gland (5 minutes- 3 times a day on empty stomach)
- Pituitary and Hypothalamus points are close by so giving pressure on one would also effect the other https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5lFGQk5zbE & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I2FL4XxgPI
- 2 minutes Yoga for hormonal balance https://youtu.be/gEmQRU3TODg
- Accupoint for adrenal gland https://youtu.be/gciMz038210
I have just started following
all this more rigorously, so let’s do it together. Listen, it doesn’t matter if
you don’t have any of these symptoms it is still great to follow the 4
Principles. It is not easy but let’s have some self-discipline and put our
old-school will power at work.
By the way, Happy New
Year! May the year 2019 bring us all peace, joy, health and wealth…. With time
and maturity things become clearer, and finally I have sorted out my life for
this and coming years. Take a look:
P.S. I wish all the
best to PM Imran Khan. Special message to our Finance Minister Mr. Asad Umar,
please stabilize Pak currency I need to buy a new laptop urgently (my PC is on
ventilator) but its price is hiking like crazy.
Day 576
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