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If you have consistent low energy, especially upon standing, and have been unle to find a medical cause, you may want to check the possibility of adrenal fatigue.

Your adrenal glands not only give you bursts of energy for your “fight or flight” mode, but are responsible for increasing the flow of blood when you need to put out energy, such as just standing up from a lying or sitting position. With adrenal fatigue, which is common after long periods of extreme stress or for people with easily stressed personalities, the adrenal glands are unable to produce adequate quantities of its hormones, particularly cortisol.(1) Unfortunately, it is an often overlooked medical condition.

We had a friend who had passed out upon standing up and thereafter was consistently having difficulty just getting the energy to stand.  The lack of blood to his head was causing dizziness and lightheadedness.  He went through 6 months of medical testing at the hospital with no conclusive results. 

In only 5 minutes, you can easily do a self test with a home blood pressure kit to see if you have adrenal fatigue.

Finally, a different doctor did the Ragland’s blood pressure test on him and in less than 5 minutes discovered the cause to be adrenal fatigue.  With the Ragland test, you take your blood pressure while lying down and resting.  Then, stand up and immediately take your blood pressure again. The systolic pressure (the first number) should go up about 10 points.  If it stays the same or drops, you probably have adrenal fatigue. (2)

Here are some lifestyle factors that contribute to adrenal fatigue.

As I mentioned, an easily stressed personality overworks the adrenals, but these common lifestyle factors also contribute to it, provided by AdrenalFatigue.org (3): Immerse Yourself in the Full Healing Contemplation Here »

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Over 45 million people suffer from vague symptoms that they think are a normal part of life and are actually caused by subclinical hypothyroidism, a condition that goes undiagnosed in half the people who have it. (1)

Symptoms such as chronic fatigue, feeling sluggish in the morning, and memory or concentration difficulties are common symptoms of subclinical hypothyroidism. Obviously, these symptoms can occur from other deficiencies as well, but this statement from Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D. of UltraWellness explains why it is such a commonly undiagnosed problem:

Subclinical hypothyroidism may trigger many low-grade symptoms, such as chronic fatigue, trouble losing weight, mild depression, constipation, and more, yet it causes just slight changes in your blood tests. In fact, it often only shows up in tests that most conventional medical doctors never perform, leaving most people to accept the symptoms as a normal part of their lives. (1)

The purpose of this article is not to cause panic or unnecessary concern, but I am living proof of such a situation, with my under active thyroid and lack of iodine absorption never being diagnosed until in my 40′s. After researching the subject, in retrospect, many of the symptoms (more than listed here) I have had my entire life. My kinesiologist was the first doctor to make any improvements in this area.

I recently came across an article about coconut oil as a possible nature help for hypothyroidism.

There are doctors on both sides of this issue, Immerse Yourself in the Full Healing Contemplation Here »