| Millions of people suffer from what is known as | | | | characteristics of fatigue is that the person has |
| adrenal fatigue. This is a condition where the | | | | difficulty performing even the most mundane of |
| individual feels listless and devoid of the strength | | | | tasks. They report that the energy and the drive |
| needed to perform mundane everyday tasks | | | | just isn't there. That is why there is a thin line |
| such as getting out of bed, go up and down a | | | | between chronic fatigue syndrome and adrenal |
| flight of stairs or taking a shower. Those that | | | | fatigue. Researchers are finding that the key to |
| suffer from adrenal fatigue report a lack of | | | | adrenal fatigue lies in the production of adrenaline |
| general energy and chronic inability to perform | | | | and cortisol which are key to handling of stress. |
| simple tasks. The condition emanates from the | | | | Because of modern stressful living, adrenaline and |
| failure of the adrenal glands, which sit right next | | | | cortisol are produced almost constantly and |
| to the kidneys, to produce two critical chemical | | | | depending on the degree of stress, the adrenal |
| hormones, testosterone and cortisol. This causes | | | | glands can shut down "in protest". The causes the |
| a chronic decrease in the body's energy levels. | | | | body to suffer from chronic fatigue. |
| Adrenal glands and hormones | | | | Treating adrenal fatigue |
| A lot of research has been conducted on this | | | | Adrenal fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome is a |
| condition and also its relationship to other similar | | | | deceptive condition. It's deceptiveness comes |
| conditions such as the chronic fatigue syndrome. | | | | from the fact that suffers do not look sick and |
| The body's failure to produce critical hormones | | | | can indeed pass off as perfectly normal. Even |
| from the adrenal glands has been the sole reason | | | | worse, the basic symptoms can resemble those |
| that people experience a loss of energy. The | | | | of any other common sickness and sometimes |
| condition has been compounded by the fact that | | | | can even masquerade as a normal tiredness. But |
| symptoms are hard to diagnose, simply because | | | | this condition can lower one's ability to enjoy a |
| they resemble many other conditions. | | | | high quality of life. |
| Symptoms and characteristics | | | | Chronic fatigue can be treated with medication. In |
| Adrenal fatigue afflicts quite a number of people. | | | | many cases, the doctors recommend a remedy |
| As we mentioned, its symptoms resemble those | | | | for stress-free living which can be more outdoor |
| of many other conditions. One of the | | | | events and a reduction in anxiety. |