Adrenal Fatigue: Natural Remedies
September 28th, 2010If 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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