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Are You Suffering From Adrenal Burnout? How To Tell And What To Do
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Adrenal Supplements
- Licorice – Adding a licorice root supplement to your diet can really help with adrenal fatigue by slowing down the way adrenal hormones are broken down. This will take the pressure off of your adrenals. Take between 200 and 400 mgs each day.
- Chromium – This helps to regulate blood sugar levels and will go a long way towards stopping those sugar cravings. Take 200 mcg each day.
- Adrenal Extracts – Sometimes called Glandular Supplements, these are a kind of gross but really effective way to support the adrenals. These are the nutrient-rich portions of healthy glands from cows or pigs in capsules that help repair your damaged organs and tissues. Take 200 to 500 mgs each day.
- Tyrosine – For support of the production of noradrenaline, take a tyrosine supplement with between 500 and 1000 mgs each day.
- Vitamin C – Your adrenal glands have more vitamin C than any other part of your body. Be certain that you are getting at least 300 mgs of vitamin C each day. You should try to get this by eating more citrus fruits, but if you can’t, take a supplement that will give you at least 500 mgs each day.
- Vitamin B5 – Since most B vitamins work in combination with each other, you should take a B complex supplement. Be sure that it contains at least 100 mgs (to a maximum of 300 mgs) of vitamin B5, otherwise known as pantothenic acid.
Stress is the silent killer of modern times. We tend to laugh it off or just ignore it, but the truth is that the health consequences of chronic stress are grave. Every single system in the body is affected by stress. Break the stress habit. Find ways to manage your stress, such as with yoga or meditation, and eliminate as much stress as possible from your life. Don’t be afraid to say no on occasion. Be sure you get at least seven hours of sleep each night. Remove or limit the people who cause you the most stress in your life.
About Exercise
Although everyone stresses how important exercise is (and it is!), when you are already feeling exhausted, the last thing you need is to stress your body even more. Exercise increases cortisol levels, which is something you don’t want at this time. To keep those cortisol levels in line, tone down on the exercise for a while, until your body can heal. Light exercises such as walking, yoga, and non-competitive swimming are all good choices.
Don’t feel bad if you end up binging on sugar, or if you can’t get to bed on time once or twice. Life isn’t perfect, and things happen. As long as you doing your absolute best 90 percent of the time, the other 10 percent won’t matter.
The good news about adrenal burn out is that it is completely reversible. Like a well, it can be restored and replenished with good care and good food.
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