Adrenal Stress and Adrenal Exhaustion
Due to many factors adrenal disorders are epidemic today. Diets high in food additives, trans fats, refined carbohydrates and synthetic sweeteners play a huge role in the depletion of adrenal gland stores. Couple that with the constant stress of daily living and you have a recipe for adrenal disaster!
Important Hormone Regulators
The adrenals and pituitary glands are small but key to all hormone regulation in the body. When they become depleted drastic hormonal shifts must occur. Menopausal women are particularly vulnerable. Unfortunately these days physicians are quick to begin hormonal treatment with HRT or Bio-Identical therapy, completely missing the adrenal factor. Side note: we are strongly in favor of keeping your hormones at a healthy level for many reasons including brain anti-aging. Just don't forget the adrenal link to this issue.
The adrenals and pituitary glands are designed to secrete the reproductive hormones necessary to move through menopause. This depletion will of course have a dramatic impact on the intensity of menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, brain fog, irritability and depression.
Men and Children Also Susceptible
Adrenal stress can certainly affect men and children. It is important to be aware of the condition of these important glands before they are completely exhausted and become ever more difficult to correct.
We have suspected for years how the adrenals affect hormone fluctuation but without a good lab test it was difficult to pin down. Now with accurate testing we can determine the adrenal condition and apply proper nutritional therapy.
Is adrenal fatigue an issue for you? A good subjective indication would be one or more of the following symptoms:
Fatigue
Headaches (with physical or mental stress)
Weak immune system
Allergies
Irritable before meals
Hot flashes
Foggy brain
Depression
Insomnia
Some Lifestyle Choice That Can Help
A good strategy for reducing adrenal stress would be to begin eliminating those food additives, too many packaged foods, refined carbohydrates, sodas plus working on your lifestyle to begin to eliminate sources of lifestyle stressors. We also recommend several products to help move your adrenals toward a more healthful state: BetterGenix AdrenalGenix, Adrecor by NeuroScience and AdrenaMed by NuMedica, linked below!
When you are ready for some objective lab tests to assess adrenal function (and you are in California or Nevada), give us a call and we will send you the appropriate test kit. We can also discuss your particular symptoms and recommend products that will make a difference.
