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What Is Adrenal Fatigue?

The name "adrenal fatigue" was coined by James Wilson (Ph.D., naturopath, and authority in alternative medicine) in 1998. This term is connected to an accumulation of nonspecific indications, for example, body aches, nervousness, fatigue, digestive problems, and sleep disturbances. The term frequently appears in well-known medicine books and on elective medication sites but is not a medical diagnosis that is acknowledged.

Causes Of Adrenal Fatigue:

Adrenal glands produce different hormones that are essential to life. Adrenal insufficiency is basically an inadequate production of one or more of these hormones. It can cause because of any underlying disease. Doctors can diagnose Adrenal insufficiency via blood tests and special stimulation tests that show inadequate levels of adrenal hormones.

  1. Poor diet

  2. Lack of sleep

  3. Working too hard

  4. Emotional trauma

  5. Lack of exercise

  6. Too much exercise

  7. Mold exposure

Adrenal Fatigue: A Myth?

There's no endorsed test for adrenal fatigue. Blood tests cannot distinguish a little change in adrenal levels or production. There's also no scientific reasoning behind it. The Endocrine Society, the world's biggest association of endocrinologists (individuals who research and treat patients with ailments identified with organs and hormones), explicitly states that adrenal weariness is anything but a genuine illness. What's more, it says the symptoms are so broad, they can apply to numerous ailments or conditions or originate from regular day to day existence.

Symptoms of adrenal fatigue:

  1. Having problems in waking up early

  2. Trouble sleeping

  3. Random catnaps

  4. Anxiety

  5. Mood swings

  6. Depression

  7. Weight gain

  8. Autoimmune issues

  9. Brain fog

  10. Body aches

  11. Hair loss

  12. Light-headedness

An Alternative Theory

Adrenal fatigue may or may not exist, but adrenal insufficiency is a medically recognized condition. Adrenal glands produce an assortment of hormones that are basic to life. The term adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease), used in medicine, alludes to not enough production of at least one of these hormones because of a hidden malady.

Symptoms Of Adrenal Insufficiency

Symptoms of adrenal insufficiency include, but are not limited to:

  1. chronic fatigue,

  2. stomach pain

  3. muscle weakness,

  4. weight loss,

  5. skin darkening

  6. nausea,

  7. low blood pressure,

  8. diarrhea,

  9. loss of appetite,

  10. depression, or

  11. Vomiting.

Prevention And Treatment

Prevention is better than cure. However, prevention and treatment of adrenal fatigue have the same procedure; stress management. Stress management is not a very tough thing to master and here are five ways to do so:

  1. The best way to avoid stress is to maintain a healthy diet. It mainly includes cutting out of sugar, refined carbohydrates, alcohol and replacing them with good fat, vegetables rich in antioxidants and grass-fed meat.

  2. Getting good rest is very important as it releases stress from the body. A good eight hours of sleep every night should suffice. In case a person has a problem falling asleep, yoga can help.

  3. The caffeine intake of the body should be properly managed because coffee spikes cortisol if drunk occasionally but helps build a tolerance if drunk every morning. An all or nothing approach should be adopted where either coffee is drunk every morning or not at all.

  4. Anti-stress supplements may be taken to help deal with stress but not unless it is absolutely necessary because too much will create a problem. However, if taken in the right amounts, it can make a huge difference in how stress is handled.

  5. Last but not least, meditation goes a long way in reducing stress, normalizing the level of cortisol and reducing adrenal fatigue and is possibly one of the most effective and powerful cures.

Society believes a portion of the medications can be perilous. Improving the eating routine will most likely improve the way individuals feel, regardless of any existing sickness, yet taking enhancements to enable the body to create additional cortisol and on the off chance that it isn’t needed, the adrenal organs may quit working, it cautions.

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