Friday, November 30, 2007

Adrenal Fatigue


Fatigue is one of the most common complaints among adult patients. If you also have symptoms such as:

· Fatigue
· Anxiety
· Allergies
· Frequent infections
· Arthritis
· Dizziness
· Lightheadedness
· Depression
· Reduced memory
· Difficulties in concentrating
· Reduced sex drive
· Insomnia,
· Need for coffee or stimulants to get going in the morning,
· Cravings for salty, fatty, and high protein food
· Increase symptoms of PMS (women)
· Pain in the upper back or neck with no apparent reasons
· Inability to lose weight after extensive efforts
· Food and or inhalant allergies
· Dry and thin skin
· Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
· Low Body Temperature
· Heart Palpitations
· Unexplained hair loss
· Alternating constipation and diarrhea
· Dyspepsia



You may be suffering from adrenal fatigue.

Our modern lifestyles contribute to incredible amounts of stress. Especially our American lifestyle of more and more work hours, cramming phone calls in between appointments and on the road, working long hours on the computer. We are constantly on the go from sun up to sun down and then some. The onset of this disease can creep up on you. Adrenal fatigue has so many symptoms which many doctors don’t recognize as coming from the adrenal glands. Patients are told that they are stressed and need to learn to relax more. We are told that stress is hard on us, but I think it is largely underestimated how it can affect every system in our bodies.

Maintaining a balance of stress and rest along with being able to adapt well to stressful situations is the key to survival. Underlying emotional issues can be responsible for an ongoing underlying stress level. Undetected infections can also be contributing to the issue, genetic tendencies may also be involved. Many things may be involved in the underlying imbalance. With Wholistic Kinesiology, we can sort through all these possible contributing elements and begin to restore balance and adaptability to the body.

If you have many of these signs and symptoms, it is time you consider adrenal fatigue as a possible cause once you have ruled out other organic pathologies. There are several tests available to evaluate the health of the adrenals. Experts agree that saliva tests will reveal the most information on the adrenals, however using Muscle Testing techniques can reveal the myriad of underlying issues that might be leading to your adrenal problems. Using this approach has many advantages to the expense and snapshot approach revealed through blood, saliva and urine tests.

Using Wholistic Kinesiology® techniques we can evaluate how well your adrenal glands are functioning and devise an individualized program for restoring your health and balance.

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