ADRENAL FATIGUE?
If you have 10 or more of these symptoms, you may be suffering from adrenal fatigue:
Fatigue
Brain fog
Insulin Resistance
Food Cravings
Severe allergies
Lack of energy
Depression or anxiety
Body aches and muscle pain
Infertility
Low Body Temperature
Lightheadedness
Weight gain
Difficulty getting up in the morning
Low blood pressure
Inability to handle stress
Craving Salty and sweet foods
What is Adrenal Fatigue?
Your adrenal glands work closely with the hypothalamus and pituitary glands in the brain. The adrenal glands are located on the top of the kidneys, where they secrete more than 50 different hormones. When the adrenal glands, hypothalamus, and pituitary glands stop working in harmony due to stress, you will suffer Adrenal Fatigue. The symptoms of adrenal fatigue can mimic of disorders and every individual with adrenal fatigue will have slightly different symptoms.
The adrenal glands will release cortisol throughout the day. It helps to wake us up in the morning and will decrease in the level it is released at night to help us sleep. The symptoms will occur when the body can no longer keep up with the demands of cortisol due to stress.
What are Causes of Stress?
We live very stressful lives. We have mental stress from our jobs, family stress, and financial stress. We suffer stress from chemical toxicity in the food, water and air. We suffer from stress due to poor diets and nutritional depletion in the foods we eat. We can suffer from physical stress from excessive exercise, lack of sleep, pain, surgery, and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Things You Can Do to Reduce Adrenal Fatigue
- Decrease stress with increased sleep, meditation, and exercise
- Take Vitamin C, a B-Complex Vitamin, Zinc, Siberian Ginsing, and Rhodiola to help balance the adrenal glands
Can Help with Adrenal Fatigue How Functional Medicine
The functional medicine approach to Adrenal Fatigue is to help the patient with dietary and lifestyle changes that need to be made in order to reduce stress in their life. The proper Functional Medicine testing will be recommended that will get to the root of the problems to address deficiencies. Specific physician grade supplements will be recommended to address any deficiencies that are found in the lab testing.