How to Beat Adrenal Fatigue

How to Beat Adrenal Fatigue

There are two little, pyramid-shaped bits of tissue called adrenal glands that sit above each kidney. Their job is to make and release specific regulating hormones and chemical messengers when they are needed.

The adrenal medulla is the part of the adrenal gland where adrenaline is made. The adrenal cortex, which is the outside part of the adrenal gland, makes cortisol, which is the other chemical that comes from the adrenal gland. Androgens, oestrogens, and progestins are also made by the cortex. Cortisol, also known as hydrocortisone, is the most frequent and one of the most essential hormones made by the adrenal cortex. Cortisol helps you deal with stress over time.

These two main adrenal hormones, adrenaline and cortisol, together with other hormones made in the same way, help manage blood pressure, blood sugar, body fluid balance, and other important metabolic activities. They also help you deal with stress.

When someone has adrenal burnout, their body makes too much adrenaline, cortisol, and other stress chemicals because they are so worried. Stress all the time and not eating well can make the adrenal glands weaker. In the end, this wears down and depletes the adrenal glands, which are the body's first line of defence against stress. This often damages the thyroid gland, which can make energy and mood even worse. This is one of the reasons why so many people have thyroid glands that don't perform effectively.

If stress lasts for a long time, the adrenal glands can use up the body's hormones and energy stores. This can cause the glands to either shrink or become larger. Long-term stress can lead to too much adrenal hormones, which can impair the immune system and stop the body from making white blood cells that protect it from outside invaders, especially lymphocytes and lymph node function.

When the adrenal glands don't work right, they might mess up how the body processes blood sugar, which can make you feel weak, tired, and run down. It can also mess up regular sleep patterns and cause a state of wakefulness and lack of relaxation, which can make a person feel tired even after a full night's sleep.

Adrenal Stress: Common Causes

• Anger • Fear, worry, or anxiety • Depression • Guilt • Working too much or putting too much stress on your body or mind • Exercising too much • Not getting enough sleep • Light-cycle disruption • Going to bed late • Surgery • Trauma or injury • Chronic inflammation • Chronic infection • Chronic pain • Extreme temperatures • Toxic exposure • Malabsorption • Maldigestion • Chronic illness • Chronic-severe allergies • Hypoglycemia • Nutritional deficiencies


Checking the health of the adrenal glands

You can find out how healthy your adrenal glands are by having a simple blood, urine, or saliva test done by your doctor. One example is the Adrenal Stress Index. You can monitor your cortisol levels in the morning or during the day with a blood test or a saliva test. Some further signs of adrenal function are DHEA and epinephrine. Testing can give you information that can help you figure out the best kind of treatment for you.

Symptoms and effects of adrenal glands not working properly

• Low body temperature • Weakness • Hair loss for no reason • Nervousness • Trouble building muscle • Irritability • Depression • Trouble gaining weight • Apprehension • Hypoglycemia
• Not being able to focus • Feeling too hungry • Getting inflamed easily • Having moments of confusion • Having indigestion • Having a bad memory • Feeling frustrated • Having diarrhoea and constipation at the same time • Having osteoporosis • Having autoimmune diseases or hepatitis • Feeling lightheaded • Having palpitations (heart fluttering) • Getting dizzy when standing up • Not being able to fight off infections
• Low blood pressure • Trouble sleeping • Allergies to food and/or inhalants • PMS • Wanting sweets • Dry, thin skin • Headaches • Little sweating • Not being able to drink alcohol

Care

Changes to your way of life, like

Eating steadily, all day long. One of the worst things you can do for your body is not eat. When you're hungry, your blood sugar decreases, which puts stress on your adrenal glands and turns on your sympathetic nervous system. That makes you feel light-headed, hungry, anxious, and tired. Another bad thing about skipping meals is that it might make your blood sugar drop, which can make it hard to focus properly and make your attention span shorter.

It's especially harmful to skip breakfast because it will make you gain weight instead of reduce it. If you have a healthy meal every morning and "graze" every two to four hours, your blood sugar will stay consistent all day. You'll feel more awake and rested.

Every meal should have protein. Eat brown rice and other complex carbs. Stay away from sugar, junk food, white bread, white rice, and white pasta.

No caffeine at all. Coffee and sodas might overstimulate your adrenal glands and make you lose critical B vitamins.
Coffee doesn't really give you energy; it just makes you think you do. Coffee actually takes energy out of the body and makes you more weary since it lowers your vitamin and adrenal levels.

Work out to relax. Walking, doing yoga, taking deep breaths, meditating, or stretching. No hard or aerobic exercise, which wears out the adrenals.

Stay away from alcohol, processed meals, and tobacco. Nicotine in tobacco elevates cortisol levels at first, but long-term usage lowers DHEA, testosterone, and progesterone levels.

Learn how to relax by doing things like deep breathing, visualisation, and progressive muscle relaxation.

Supplements that can help
Using tiny quantities of the natural adrenal hormone hydrocortisone to bring slightly low adrenal function back to its usual daily range is often useful.
Take a multivitamin every day to help the adrenal gland get the nutrients it needs.
1,000 to 3,000 mg of vitamin C a day
100 to 400 mg of L-Theanine a day
Vitamin B5, also known as Pantothenic Acid 300 mg every day
Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) should not have more than 1000 mg of glycyrrhizin.

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