| Adrenal fatigue syndrome has been around for | | | | So let us get to the basics of treating adrenal |
| years but was not until 1998 that a Dr. James L. | | | | fatigue! |
| Wilson coined the term for all of us to use. It | | | | There are many things you can do to help you |
| encompasses a variety of symptoms that are | | | | through this most stressful time in your life. It |
| associated with being under long periods of stress. | | | | would be silly to suddenly make huge changes in |
| So what is adrenal fatigue and what are the | | | | your life. It would be like someone dieting to take |
| basics to treating it? | | | | off ten pounds, they pretty much do not eat till |
| The adrenal glands sit on the kidneys and they | | | | the weight is off or they are starving and then |
| are the anti stress glands of the body. We could | | | | they start eating again and nothing changes. So |
| not live without our adrenal glands. They produce | | | | change things slow and easy, a little bit each day. |
| such hormones as cortisol, estrogen, adrenaline, | | | | Here are some things to do and not do |
| and testosterone. They are needed to regulate | | | | - Eat breakfast about the same time every day |
| the body's response to stress. For example, if we | | | | - Do not skip any meal |
| are under a stressful situation work or personal | | | | - Sleep at the same time every night and try for |
| situation, then the adrenal glands respond by | | | | 9-10 hours of good sleep |
| releasing the needed hormones to deal with the | | | | - Do not stay in bed all day. It will wear you out |
| stress, the problem comes with time. When they | | | | and make things work |
| release and release and soon have nothing more | | | | - Do not over exert yourself |
| to release. | | | | - Do not put yourself into situations that will |
| Over time we eat wrong, we sleep wrong, we | | | | require stress |
| drink wrong, and we push our bodies to handle | | | | - Take rest periods but not extended ones. Set |
| every kind of stress possible and our adrenals | | | | the alarm if you have to |
| keeps pushing out the energy, pushing out the | | | | - Eat a healthy diet, with fruits, vegetables, whole |
| hormones that are needed to deal with the stress | | | | grain |
| and the crises. In time though our adrenal glands | | | | - Add vitamins and minerals |
| tire and slow and then eventually are simply | | | | - Take fish oil |
| exhausted. | | | | - Do not eat processed or junk food |
| Adrenal fatigue has now claimed our lives! | | | | - Avoid energy drinks, drinks with caffeine and |
| One of the first symptoms you will feel will be | | | | coffee |
| fatigue, overwhelming, gut wrenching how am I | | | | - Get some good exercise without overdoing. Do |
| going to get up and do the things I need to do | | | | not play competitively as that is stressful. |
| fatigue. You may crave fatty food, or sugar. You | | | | Exercise will produce endorphins that will make |
| may want to drink tons of coffee just to get | | | | you feel good. |
| your energy level up. You will feel stressed all day | | | | - Get help from friends and families and do not |
| long and probably anxious. Eventually you will just | | | | think you have to do everything yourself |
| not be able to handle functioning in your daily lives; | | | | There are just a few of the things you should |
| you may even retreat to your bed. | | | | remember when you are dealing with adrenal |
| Having adrenal fatigue affects your whole life. It | | | | fatigue. If you follow these you should start to |
| will prevent you from carrying out the simple | | | | feel better. Also it is important to see your |
| routine tasks that you always have and more | | | | doctor for he can examine you and make sure |
| than that it will be frustrating, make you anxious | | | | nothing more serious is going on and then you can |
| and lead to depression. If you do not treat it, it | | | | both work together to come up with a program |
| can lead to more serious problems with obesity, | | | | that will help you. |
| diabetes and allergies. | | | | |