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Just what is Adrenal Fatigue?

* Feeling fatigued?

* Feel exhausted when confronted with difficult situations?

* Is it difficult to get going every 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.

This physical problem has had other names and the problem has described as a reduced adrenal gland function, very low adrenal action, a never-ending fatigue. This problem can make your life very difficult. Adrenal fatigue is generated when the adrenal gland cannot meet the body’s requirements. The adrenal gland is vital to supplying the secretion of the correct hormones that create the energy for the body from the food and supplements taken. The level of physical and mental pressure that is being faced by a person is what decides the need that is put on the adrenal glands to create more hormones. In very bad situations, the gland is operating so far below how it should be that the individual is extremely exhausted throughout the day and can only be active for a short period of time. In today’s society people can experience stress demands every few minutes. Because the adrenal manages many of the hormones for the body to function well, if the demand out-weighs the production, it can affect the water and mineral balance, converting food and supplements to energy, protein utilization, utilization of sugar properly, coronary regulation and libido. Life has periods where upsetting situations and physical overloads occur, if the adrenal cannot meet the demand with the correct amount of hormone production, you can become lethargic and fatigued.

Who are the people that are susceptible to adrenal fatigue?

At some time in our lives we all can suffer from a lowered production of adrenal. Getting sick, losing a job or a loved one or even a trying plight are apt to make even a well person suffer from a lowered adrenal function. Certain factors can make you prone to adrenal fatigue. These include habits such as being a cigarette smoker, narcotics, not getting enough rest, bad food choices, too much stress and like smoking, drugs, too little sleep, poor diet or too many pressures and reoccurring immunity problems that result in infections.

How common is adrenal fatigue?

The US, as a country, suffered one of the worst stress inducers, the attack of 9-11. Since this time over 80% of North Americans have suffered from adrenal fatigue in some way. The severity and length varies from a short term temporary condition to it lasting for a long period of time and becoming quite incapacitating.

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.

* Find it difficult to awaken even though you got plenty of sleep.

* Feeling rundown with no energy or completely swamped.

* Health Doesn’t return fast following and illness or stress in your life?

* Crave sweet or salty foods?

* The hours after noon into the evening are when you are at your optimum?

Other physical problems that are influenced by adrenal fatigue

* Low blood sugar

* Physical distress including muscles, tissues and joints

* Diabetes

* Chronic recurrent infections

* Food, plant and animal allergic reactions

* Rheumatoid Arthritis

* Sleep disorders

* Arduous Menopause

* Disproportion in the hormone balance for women

Adrenal Fatigue can be a serious and, if untreated, can potentially be a life threatening condition. It can be easily diagnosed and many times is handled with proper nutrition and sometimes hormone correction or supplements.