Are You Suffering from Fatigued Adrenals?
Just what is Adrenal Fatigue?
* Feeling fatigued?
* Feel exhausted when confronted with difficult situations?
* Having trouble getting started each morning?
* Need coffee, colas or sweet snacks to keep going?
If your response was, "yes, I got that!" to any of the above, you could be feeling the effects of Adrenal Fatigue which has been called the twenty-first century physical ailment. Adrenal fatigue can happen in any individual who has very painful physical strain or hard to endure conditions in their life including such things as too physical a job, difficulties handling debts, relationship problems and so on. People diagnosed with other ailments may find it is a contributing factor. Millions of people show some indicators of adrenal fatigue, but up till now, the conventional method of medicine still does not recognize it as a physical problem.
There are other references to the subject of fatigued adrenals and it has been referred to as Non Addison's Disease, adrenal apathy, and other such names that mean the same thing. This problem can make your life extremely difficult. Adrenal Fatigue occurs when the adrenal gland cannot keep up with the requests of the body because of stress factors in one's life. The level of stress being faced by the individual determines the demand placed on the adrenal glands to produce more hormones. When the demand is constant and extreme, like in today's society where people can experience stress demands every few minutes, results in the fatigue and symptoms listed above. In such cases, the adrenal becomes so jeopardized that it impinges upon the other body functions which include balances in the body such as mineral to water, ability to convert food into energy, properly functioning heart and a persons libido. In more severe cases the adrenal glands can be so exhausted and working so far below optimum a person can feel tired all day and hardly able to function for more than a few hours at a time.
Who are the people that are susceptible to adrenal fatigue?
Anyone can suffer from adrenal fatigue sometime in his or her life. An illness, a life crisis or difficult situation can drain the adrenal resources of even a healthy person. However there are factors that can make you prone to getting adrenal fatigue. They include certain lifestyles e.g. smoking, drugs, too little sleep, poor diet or too many pressures or repeated infections (chronic bronchitis or recurrent infections pneumonia etc.).
How common is adrenal fatigue?
Since 9-11 occurred in the US, over 80% of North Americans suffer from adrenal fatigue sometime in their life. Sometimes it is temporary or it could last for a long period of time and could be very debilitating.
How would you know if you were suffering from Adrenal fatigue? The following points to look for, if it occurs often, can possibly be Adrenal fatigue:
* If you feel tired for no reason most of the time.
* Can't get out of bed in the morning even if you go to bed at a reasonable hour.
* Feeling rundown with no energy or completely swamped.
* Can't bounce back from illness or stress?
* Have an intense desire for sugary or salty treats?
* Feeling best only in the evening?
These are some of the other health conditions that can be affected by adrenal fatigue
* Hypoglycemia which means that the blood sugar level is too low
* Physical distress including muscles, tissues and joints
* High blood sugar levels - Diabetes
* Chronic recurrent infections
* Food, plant and animal allergic reactions
* Rheumatoid Arthritis
* Problems sleeping
* Difficult Menopause
* Disproportion in the hormone balance for women
If you suspect you may be experiencing Adrenal fatigue is important to get it handled as it can be a serious health problem. It can be easily discovered if it exists, can be treated with diet supplements and sometimes, additionally handled with bioidentical hormones which are all-natural without synthetics or animal derivations which will help a person to become well again.