Can You Really Heal Adrenal Fatigue?
Life is moving at lightening speed these days, we live in a world of uncertainty causing much stress which impacts the adrenal glands.
The adrenals are two tiny glands that sit above your kidneys. They are no bigger than the size of a grape and yet they are responsible for your life force and all your energy.
When the adrenals are tired, the body may experience a significant number of different symptoms. Currently Western medicine does not recognize adrenal fatigue so there are countless individual suffering from its effects.
The most common symptoms of adrenal fatigue are:
Excessive sweating or perspiration with little activity
Lower back pain and/or knee weakness or pain, especially on the side
Dark circles under the eyes
Dizziness
Muscle twitches
Low blood sugar
Heart palpitations
Sensitivity to light and/or difficulty seeing at night
Craving for salt
Low stamina for stress and easily irritated
Chronic infections (bacterial, viral, fungal, yeast)
Low blood pressure
Light-headedness upon standing up
Tired but wired feeling
Poor sleep
Exhausted all day and then come alive with energy at night
Cravings for sweets/carbs
Intolerance to alcohol
Premature aging
Dry, unhealthy skin with excess pigmentation
Lack of libido
Cystic breast
Tendency to startle easily
Negative response to thyroid hormone
If you feel that you may be experiencing adrenal fatigue it is recommended that you get a 4-point saliva test and begin addressing the situation. The adrenal glands are vital to your immune function, and they also assist the thyroid to function properly.
Supporting the Adrenals Naturally
SLEEP rest is imperative if you are going to assist your adrenals regain their optimum functional state. Be in bed by 10:00 PM and stick with it. The body needs it to perform all the housekeeping it does during the resting state.
GOTTA GO processed carbs and sugar, both put stress on the adrenals.
CLEAN EATING include root vegetables , nuts, seeds, legumes clean animal protein, organic fruit and healthy fats
SKIP THE CUP of JOE instead drink plenty of filtered water with essential trance minerals added
EAT A BREAKFAST that contains protein and healthy fat within one hour of waking every day.
SUPPLEMENT with an adaptogen herb and licorice tincture (Adaptogens are a class of herbs that help you adapt to stress and lower cortisol)
BEFORE BED take magnesium with a blood sugar-stabilizing snack
INCORPORATE a good multi-strain probiotic
TRACE MINERALS added to you water
DESICCATTED LIVER pills to support both your liver and cellular energy
Recommended Reading:
Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome by James Wilson
The Adrenal Reset Diet by Dr. Alan Christensen
Reference:
https://www.nutri-meds.com/ Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome by James Wilson The Adrenal Reset Diet by Dr. Alan Christensen
Saliva Testing:
Talk to your health care professional about your symptoms and ask if this test would be useful for you. Unfortunately many physicians are still unaware of the validity, reliability and value of saliva hormone tests. Some labs, such as ZRT and Genova, allow patients to order tests directly. Several other labs also do saliva testing. You can search online using “saliva test” as your search word.
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