Learning how to treat your adrenal fatigue is as easy as making sure that you take regular breaks throughout the day, e.g.; 10am and then anytime from 3-5pm.
To treat adrenal fatigue makes sure that you don’t skip breakfast or any other meal during the day. When you’re hungry, your blood sugar drops, causing stress to your adrenal glands and these trigger your sympathetic nervous system, creating dizziness, cravings, anxiety and of course fatigue.
Missing the important first meal of the day breakfast will only result in weight gain, but if you stick to grazing healthfully every two to four hours, your blood sugar will remain steady throughout the day, giving you more energy.
Eating protein with every meal such as complex carbohydrates; brown rice, eliminating processed sugar, junk food, pasta, white rice and white bread.
Avoid Caffeine, energy drinks & high sugar drinks, as these will over stimulate your adrenals, depleting your body’s vitamin B.
Learn to relax, by either exercising, yoga, deep breathing or some form of meditation. Make sure not to do any vigorous exercising as this only depletes the adrenals.
Avoid Alcohol, smoking and processed foods. The nicotine in the tobacco causes the cortisol levels to rise and overuse may result in low DHEA, testosterone and progesterone levels.
Reduce stress; learn techniques that will help you better cope with stressful situations, such as deep breathing causing muscle relaxation and/or visualization.
In addition, those suffering from adrenal fatigue can also include nutritional supplementation into their diet as this may add additional benefits to the adrenal fatigue symptoms.
There are also great herbal remedies that can add as an alternative therapy in treating adrenal fatigue, and these can include Liquorice, Ashwagandha, Maca, Siberian Ginseng and Korean Ginseng. With those deciding to consume Liquorice, to only eat a small quantity at a time, as it can increase blood pressure. If you are also suffering from hypertension or renal failure then you shouldn’t consume liquorice.
To treat adrenal fatigue makes sure that you don’t skip breakfast or any other meal during the day. When you’re hungry, your blood sugar drops, causing stress to your adrenal glands and these trigger your sympathetic nervous system, creating dizziness, cravings, anxiety and of course fatigue.
Missing the important first meal of the day breakfast will only result in weight gain, but if you stick to grazing healthfully every two to four hours, your blood sugar will remain steady throughout the day, giving you more energy.
Eating protein with every meal such as complex carbohydrates; brown rice, eliminating processed sugar, junk food, pasta, white rice and white bread.
Avoid Caffeine, energy drinks & high sugar drinks, as these will over stimulate your adrenals, depleting your body’s vitamin B.
Learn to relax, by either exercising, yoga, deep breathing or some form of meditation. Make sure not to do any vigorous exercising as this only depletes the adrenals.
Avoid Alcohol, smoking and processed foods. The nicotine in the tobacco causes the cortisol levels to rise and overuse may result in low DHEA, testosterone and progesterone levels.
Reduce stress; learn techniques that will help you better cope with stressful situations, such as deep breathing causing muscle relaxation and/or visualization.
In addition, those suffering from adrenal fatigue can also include nutritional supplementation into their diet as this may add additional benefits to the adrenal fatigue symptoms.
There are also great herbal remedies that can add as an alternative therapy in treating adrenal fatigue, and these can include Liquorice, Ashwagandha, Maca, Siberian Ginseng and Korean Ginseng. With those deciding to consume Liquorice, to only eat a small quantity at a time, as it can increase blood pressure. If you are also suffering from hypertension or renal failure then you shouldn’t consume liquorice.