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"Why Am I So Boated & Heavy When I Have Adrenal Fatigue?"
"Adrenal Fatigue doesn't just increase body fat... It contributes to high blood pressure and vitamin deficiencies as well..."  | There is a common question I get regarding Adrenal Fatigue (also referred to as Adrenal Stress) and weight gain... Most, or at least more people, are more aware of the hormone cortisol and how it creates belly fat. This is true. But Is Not The Only Way Weight Is Gained Through Adrenal Fatigue... Cortisol prepares your body to deal with action. This means it shifts your metabolism over to exclusively using sugar for energy. When your adrenals are healthy and when you are fit, you can go back to normal and out of "sugar burning" mode. But when your fitness level gets too low or stress continues for too long your nervous system stays in a "stressed" state and keep your adrenals pumping cortisol. This is what I call the "First Stage." That's because it is the next stage a body goes through after prolonged trauma or stress. There Is Something Else That Happens... Your adrenal glands have a lot of control over your kidneys and what your kidyes will allow out of the body or not. In fact, your adrenals sit right on top of your kidneys. The adrenals tell the kidneys to stop urinating sodium. As a result, sodium concentrates in the body fluids and expands the total volume of body fluid. WATER IS HEAVY. But this extra pressure from the "expanding" water also contributes to greater pressure on the veins and arteries of your body. Thus you generally have high blood pressure in this stage. They go hand in hand. That is why when someone comes to be with high blood pressure AND excess weight I look into the adrenals first. Some of the most basic things can get most of you back into a fat burning zone. Getting more sleep or rest is one. Eating more frequently is another, reducing sugar and refined foods is another way to help the body relax. These three things, when not done, stress the body. So the more a person works out and the harder they workout and diet (meaning eat less) the more stressed the adrenals get. When It Comes To Men There Is A Fourth Thing That Is Very Common... They work out too much, too heavy and too frequently and go so far past the point of over-training, they mess up their metabolisms and get the opposite results. Glandulars, are a good supplement to take to help restore your adrenals and reverse adrenal fatigue (so long as they are truly high quality). Salt... If you have adrenal fatigue, you NEED to be consuling good salt all the time. This signals your body to believe it has an ample supply and will let the sodium go. If you have gotten to the point where drinking water makes you feel even more dehydrated and washed out, then this is especially true. You can even drink salt water. But it must be good unprocessed salt like himalayan or celtic sea salt. It must NOT be table salt. You will feel immediate relief and rejuvination. Total Resolution... A total and lasting resolution for adrenal problems involves a whle program that addresses your body and your health as a whole. Not as separate parts. It involves removing or reducing all forms of stress on your body. And trust me it can come in many different forms you would never suspect. But when it is gone you feel it. And then you say, "I remember a long time ago when I felt that good! But I forgot all about how good it feels!" Adrenal fatigue is a very frustrating situation to be in because you want to rush it away and the slowness of how long it takes to resolve it, then you get down and you get MORE stressed. Stick with it and make it important enough. It's worth it to get your adrenals back on track. And you also recover a body that listens to you and can release body fat. So you CAN get back on track to a body that loses weight again. To Your Health and Happiness! Yegyan |
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How do you treat adrenal fatigue and hypothyroidism at the same time? Not taking your thyroid when you need it will also stress out the adrenals?...
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