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Main Causes for Adrenal Insufficiency

By Sidney Allison


The adrenals are crescent shaped and are composed of various layers that secrete various substances, for example adrenaline, cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine. The glands are situated above the kidneys. If not treated, the deficiency in hormones in the body can end up in serious depression and a sort of prolonged muscle pain called fibromyalgia.

By adding two big spoons of flax oil to your food every day you will help your entire body to work better and more healthily. Giving your body all of the elements it needs and all the time it requires to heal, is the true natural way of restoring your balance.

Some folk affected by adrenal fatigue have become compulsive about sport and this should be seen as a likely symptom. During times of exercise the adrenal glands are "forced" into action and the body eventually receives its dose of required hormones. This can often lead to a "sport addiction" of sorts and if you become conscious that you are experiencing other symptoms, it might be smart to test for Adrenal Fatigue through a Consultant in Standard Chinese Medication.

You can take a calcium magnesium supplement and add sea-salt to your food to help your body restore lost minerals and you ought to be eating 3-4 portions a day of fresh raw organic fruit and vegetables to replenish your body of all of the missing micronutrients. Avoid Television dinners and Junk Food and do a little daily exercise. This way your body will recover much quicker.

The natural supplements that treat Adrenal Fatigue are often geared to normalizing the levels of the hormone called Cortisol present in the blood vessels. Cortisol has critical anti inflammatory properties and when the body is externally replaced with cortisol-like substances then the glands have an opportunity to rest and regenerate.

In Conventional Chinese Medicine the "kidney yang" concurs with the power of the adrenal glands. By going to an expert of TCM you can easily and effectively discover if you are suffering from adrenal insufficiency by trying an easy "reading of the pulse".

From a muscle-bound aspect adrenal fatigue causes harsh shortage of energy. It could also cause muscle weakness and pain in the muscles and joints. You'll feel tired and drained even after many hours sleep or will feel light headed and have strange food cravings for salt, protein, or sugar. Low blood pressure is also a standard symptom and so is a lower than usual body temperature. Sleeplessness could occur but should be regarded as a symptom and not a reason for the other infirmities.

Millions of folks around the world suffer from this syndrome and unfortunately , a lot of them are misdiagnosed, customarily as Addisson's disease, ie too too little Cortisol or Hushing's illness, ie. too much cortisol. If not treated this syndrome can be seriously debilitating and effect the way that you function globally.

Adrenal Fatigue is also known as hypoadrenia and it happens when the adrenal glands are exhausted and they can't handle the production of hormones requested by the body. The body goes on a downward spiral as not one of the organs gets the hormones they need to have to function correctly.




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