ADDRESSING THE ADRENALS
Healing adrenals is important when you’ve got adrenal glands that are fatigued. When your adrenals are fatigued, you feel constantly exhausted. You experience brain fog, a state where you can’t clearly think or focus. It is important to know what happens to these glands to get the right adrenal fatigue treatment. While there are adrenal fatigue supplements you can take to facilitate adrenal fatigue recovery, knowing what happens in every stage your adrenals go through will help you understand how to treat them with care.
THE THREE STAGES OF
ADRENAL FATIGUE
Stage 1
‘Adrenal Activation’
Stage 2
‘Adrenal Distress’
Stage 3
‘Adrenal Fatigue’
Energy Levels
Generally good energy
levels
Energy levels fluctuate from high to low, typically experiences a ‘2nd wind’ in the evening after a 3pm slump
Low energy levels consistently throughout the day
Nervous System
Heightened awareness of heartbeat, some anxiety
Anxiety and often panic attacks
Depression or low mood
Sleeping Habits
Minimal sleep disturbance, some difficulty falling asleep due to a ‘busy mind’
Bouts of insomnia,
sometimes feel ‘wired but tired’, lay awake for hours or wake frequently through the night
Sleeping regularly and for long periods but never feel refreshed
Eating Habits
Over-reliant on coffee, energy drinks, sugar, alcohol or other stimulants
Feel the need to eat carbohydrates more regularly or will not feel satisfied/full
Commonly eat a lot of processed refined sugars and take away foods due to lack of energy but also have developed a lot of food intolerances, especially to gluten and dairy
Immune System
Rarely get colds or sick in general
Starting to get more frequent colds, 2-5 colds per year or other infections i.e. urinary, chest, sinus, tonsillitis, thrush
History of past viral infection as well as frequent infections ongoing
Body Weight
Typically healthy weight range, although tendency to store excess fat around mid-centre
Weight changes, difficulty losing weight, starting to put weight on more easily especially around the mid-section
Can be severely underweight or overweight but typically starting to store more body fat all over the body
Personality Traits
Constantly on the go, overactive mind, high achiever, rarely sits still, needs to fee l productive
Memory and concentration
starting to struggle. More frequent emotional outbursts of anger and irritability
Lack of motivation and energy, feelings of hopelessness, sick of being sick and not feeling yourself
Bowel Health
More prone to loose motions, especially when stressed or anxious
Bowels fluctuate between loose to constipated
More prone to constipation
Physical Symptoms
Tendency to internal feeling of shakiness, butterflies in the tummy
Sweaty hands, hair falling out, skin starting to breakout
Hair loss
Skin rashes
Food intolerances
Bloating
Blood Sugar Regulation
Typically, can’t go too many hours without eating without feeling irritable, headachy or shaky
Insulin resistance starting to form
Loss of appetite, regular nausea
Oestrogen Status
May experience shorter menstrual cycles due to low progesterone levels. May experience spotting throughout the month
Periods starting to become irregular, with longer cycles
Very irregular periods, often with absence of a period for
extended periods of time
Dream Recall
Can wake with vivid dreams or nightmares
Irregular dream recall
No dream recall
Cortisol Production
Excessive, high amounts
Irregular, but levels begin to deplete
Cortisol deficiency, adrenals unable to secrete adequate amounts
Cortisol Production Muscular Health
Twitching and occasional muscle cramps
Muscles becoming tired, weak and sore with some cramping and eye ticks
Tired, sore aching, weak muscle
Cellular Fluid Levels
Fluid retention around monthly cycle
Noticeable fluid retention around face, arms, thighs, belly, chest
Systemic fluid retention
WHAT STAGE ARE YOU?
STAGE 1
STAGE 1
Expected Healing & Recovery Time: 4-12 weeks
Supplementation:
ReplenishME 5-7.5ml twice daily, after eating
OR
RevitalizeME 1 cap twice daily, after eating
Lifestyle Interventions:
Rest
Slow down, reduce the amount of things on your daily to do list and just breath!
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STAGE 2
STAGE 2
Expected Healing & Recovery Time: 3-6 months
Supplementation:
Balanced Babes: ReplenishME 5-7.5ml twice daily, after eating
Balanced Babes: Magnesium: 1 tsp twice daily, mixed with water or juice
Balanced Babes: EnergizeME: 15ml daily, mixed with water or juice
Lifestyle Interventions:
Rest
Drink Holy Basil herbal tea
Change your lifestyle – slowdown, stop saying yes when you would prefer to say no, set better boundaries!
Magnesium bathes with epson salts
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STAGE 3
STAGE 3
Expected Healing & Recovery Time: 12 months
Supplementation:
Balanced Babes: ReplenishME 5-7.5ml twice daily, after eating
Balanced Babes: Magnesium: 1 tsp twice daily, mixed with water or juice
Balanced Babes: EnergizeME: 15ml daily, mixed with water or juice
Balanced Babes: Liposomal Vitamin C: 1-2 ml, 3 times daily
Lifestyle Interventions:
As yo have reached chronic exhaustion phase you will need some radical intervention.
Please schedule yourself a free hormone assessment with a coach to map out a more targeted plan of attack for your health as there are other issues contributing to your adrenal dysfunction, including:
- Underlying viral infection
- Disturbance to the digestive system
- Hormonal imbalance
- Chronic nutritional deficiencies
- Emotional stress
- Toxic relationship
- Heavy metal toxicity
- Systemic inflammation.
It is unlikely that your body will regain hormone balance until you have addressed each of the above items.
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