Stress Awareness Month puts the awareness of how stress is affecting our lives and our health. There has been so much that we all have had to deal with this past year, and there is no time like the present to become aware of and address how stress is affecting us personally. For those feeling like your battery is at about 20%, and you can’t quite get your charge up, how do you resolve that? It doesn’t seem like the usual ebb and flow of energy and fatigue that’s part of everyday life but appears to be much more. You are just DRAINED!
What exactly is happening? Cortisol is a hormone released by the adrenal glands for use in the regulation of blood pressure. Factors in our life or lifestyle can keep cortisol at an increased level, and the body can not keep up, so it stops producing the cortisol. Since the adrenals have such a profound effect on the body, you start to see a cascade of negative symptoms if you suffer from Adrenal Fatigue.
Offering further insight on Adrenal Fatigue is Nupeutics Health’s Bernadette Judge “Nurse B.” who has developed science-based, natural products, specifically designed to meet your personalized nutrition needs and goals.
Signs you could be suffering from Adrenal Fatigue:
- Tiredness upon waking up, intermittent crashes during the day, and overall extreme fatigue.
- Inadequate stress response and mood regulation. Feelings of anger, depression, and anxiety.
- Brain fog, difficulty concentrating, inability to remember things, and other cognitive issues.
- Cravings for foods high in fat, sugar, and salt.
- Overuse of caffeine and other stimulants.
- An increase in the frequency of colds or flu and other respiratory conditions. This can lead to a compromised immune system.
- Non-specific digestive issues can occur like random diarrhea, constipation, and dyspepsia (indigestion).
- You tend to gain weight, especially around the waist and the inability to lose it.
Can stress be the cause of extreme fatigue, adrenal fatigue? Yes! What happens to college students during finals? They often get sick, depressed, and so tired they can sleep for days. This is not a coincidence. One study done in China found that male students that went through chronic stress while prepping for a medical exam had impaired cortisol awakening response.
Common causes of Adrenal Fatigue are:
- Chronic stress- hostile work environment, unhealthy relationship
- Emotional trauma- upsetting memories, anxiety, or depression that does not go away
- Low self-esteem / negative thinking- feeling helpless, finding the worse in yourself, others, or a situation.
- Chronic pain- not being able to control inflammation, injury
- Poor diet/ food sensitivities- diets high in unhealthy fat, processed or fried foods, and sugar
- Insomnia – not able to fall asleep or stay asleep
Simply put: Life is a marathon; quit trying to sprint through it without taking water breaks!! Slowing down is easier said than done. As a society, coffee and energy drinks are a way to make it through the day, and running on empty is the norm. What we do not realize is the toll it takes on our bodies and mind. Doctors prescribe medication as a bandaid to the symptoms we are having instead of looking into the root cause and treating the problem vs. the symptoms. We are left unhealthy and in mental anguish, wondering what is wrong?
Bernadette Judge and her team have developed the right formulations to address this and more. Go to store.nupeuticshealth.com and find the right solution for Stress, Anxiety, Thyroid, Inflammation and so much more.
Credit: Nupuetics
