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Re: New Ideas Drawn from My Own Research - Please Read This
From: Anja (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:22:05 -0500 (CDT)
Sleep apnea can have a variety of reasons - many probably yet to be
discovered. As is often evident in puberty, pregnancy, menapose, or
with hormone supplements any change in hormones can upset the sleep
balance. I don't see why PCOS couldn't - either thurgh hormones or by
the insulin resistance itself. That is probably more likely than it
beeing the other way around, expecially as not at all everybody with
PCOS have sleep problems - but it is not impossible. Unfortunately such
a link would be extremly hared to prove scientifically, so don't expect
answers any time soon. The "brain fog" and sore muscles I see more as
beeing a direct result of glucose/insulin imbalances, and the somewhat
unhealthy diets we are forced to put ourselves on to deal with it - it
happens to diabetics and hypoglycemics as well.
Anja
At Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Mary wrote:
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>Wendy, I think you've made some valid points. Maybe apnea doesn't
>create PCOS in and of itself, but it could possibly be a contributing
>factor. And an aggravating factor once you have PCOS.
>
>--
>Mary P-C
>
>At Tue, 8 Aug 2000, Wendy wrote:
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>>As I had explained in my post, I do feel that PCOS is a domino effect of
>>Insulin Resistance and we all know that you do not need to be a woman to
>>have insulin resistance. It would make sense that what makes a man more
>>manly (testoserone) would make a woman's reproductive organs less
>>efficient and would cause problems with them. I believe that even those
>>who have not been diagnosed with IR may still be insulin resistant, just
>>not to the point of showing positive on test results (top end of a set
>>number).
>>
>>While in the early stages of PCOS, many women do not suffer from lack of
>>energy and sore muscles, it ultimately evolves into that - as it is made
>>evident in many of the posts on this message board.
>>
>>While it is true that being overweight can antagonize sleep apnea, the
>>additional weight does not cause the muscles in the asophogas to relax
>>to a point where the airway is blocked off - hence the sleep apnea.
>>
>>I was trying to communicate that the lack of oxygen intake during sleep
>>(a regeneration period that we all must take) effects the body's systems
>>in such a way that it impacts other activities - such as our mental
>>focus and our body's ability to utilize the fuel that we are supposed to
>>be obtaining from our food intake.
>>
>>Many of us have posted messages about a mysterious "brain fog" that
>>comes over us in which it is very hard to consentrate and can appear as
>>if we are not paying attention. A person who is choking can only
>>survive for several minutes without oxygen to their brain.
>>
>>If you looked at the situation as if our bodies were an automobile, and
>>food was our fuel, we would still need oxygen to burn that fuel. By
>>only getting part of the oxygen needed to regenerate our bodies at
>>night, we are making the fuel mixture too rich for our vehicles to run
>>properly and we will eventually foul out the spark plugs with too much
>>petroleum gunk.
>>
>>Please keep in mind that I am not telling you this is most certainly the
>>cause of PCOS/IR - I am saying that this is what my research has eluded
>>to. I have to say that I am not satisfied to wait around until they
>>happen upon the answer - I research to find my own answers so that I can
>>help myself, my daughter, and my cysters.
>>
>>Sorry if the idea seems "way out there" - but most of my ideas usually
>>are. It is the stuff that dreams are made of and how we have been able
>>to evolve from being victimized by our health issues - to effectively
>>eliminating some of these conditions. 100 years ago, people who had
>>infections would have thought it a crock that moldy food would someday
>>lead to treatment and a cure of those infections.
>>
>>Please share your opinions with me - but don't discount them. My intent
>>is to help everyone.
>
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