RE: Steroids, in Our Systems and in the Ecosystem
Hi my dear friend,
I've finally found the time to calmly read your work and leave my thoughts on your comment feed :) It's always wonderful to read the product of your thorough and dedicated research.
Firstly, let me tell you what a great job you did in presenting the HPA axis. Excellent presentation of its components and function. Secondly, I'd like to compliment you on the angle you chose to address this topic : in our systems and in the ecosystems. How smart! :)
Reading your article now has been particularly touching. Only yesterday evening my husband & I went to the cinema to watch Dark Waters. Whenever I hear about a water crisis I think of lack of rain, of dried up underground water ... now, on top of that, I will be thinking of how we're turning our water into a poisonous substance.
It wasn't long ago that I came across a study that identified high amounts of antidepressant medication in tap water Ref., which led me to another study that looks into the presence of detergent in rivers Ref.. They also highlighted the impact these chemicals have on marine life :(
Oh! by the way ... I'm one of your post readers who have used GCs! Thankfully, I don't rely on them anymore to be strong and healthy! :D
Finally, lovely artwork with the illustration my friend. You do know how to deliver a pleasant read to your audience <3
With love & ever growing admiration.
Your Brazilian friend :*
Dear Abigail,
Thank you so much for reading my long blog and taking the time to give such a thoughtful response. I was thinking of you when I wrote (I often think of you, and not just when I write) about the HPA axis and its relationship to chronically stressed people. So many influences stress has in our lives, and here's another.
I'm happy you like my embellishments. These are for the readers, and for my delight. Creating them is a great exercise. So often they don't work out and I have to discard the sorry effort. But, each time that happens I learn, and get better.
Yes, water. Everything stays with us. There was a time when we thought we could just throw stuff away. Now it we know it never goes away, so we need to change, I think, the way we consume and how much we consume.
I do remember you said once that you were ill for a long time in your 20s. I'm presuming that's when you had to depend on GCs. Sometimes, medicine is all that stands between us and illness, or even death. So, I hate medicine, and I love it. I'm happy you are past that time, and good health comes to you without medicinal assistance. (I will confess an intimate relationship with GCs, also).
I am going to look at those references later. Very curious to read the reports, which will augment the many I discovered in my research.
My dear Brazilian friend, finding your comments on my blog is such a treat. I look forward to them. I hope your day (and your husband's day!) is peaceful and fulfilling.
From New York, where at least the illusion of peace presides on a frigid January day,
Love, your friend,
AG