IS It Your Adrenal Fatigue

Is It Your Adrenal Fatigue

Do You Experience:

  • Pain and bloating in your gut
  • Brain fog
  • Mood swings
  • Restlessness
  • Intense sugar cravings
  • Poor stress tolerance
  • Anxiety
  • Insomnia
  • Muscle and joint pain

These are all early warning signs that your brain, mind and body are fatiguing. You cannot overcome adrenal fatigue without addressing your diet, lifestyle and behaviour choices. If you don’t know where to start, don’t worry – you’re about to get a download of ideas on how to support and optimise your health, so you don’t have to do it alone.

What Is Adrenal Fatigue?

Adrenal fatigue can be better understood as a problem in the brain and central nervous system than in the adrenal glands themselves.

You’ve probably heard of Adrenal Fatigue or HPA axis dysfunction, as it is more accurately termed in the Functional Medicine realm. It can be better understood as a problem in the brain and central nervous system than in the adrenal glands themselves. It can be caused by high levels of chronic stress, poor diet, lack of (or too much) exercise, circadian disruption (too much exposure to light at night, not enough exposure to light during the day, travel across time zones, etc.), blood sugar dysregulation, and/or inflammation.

What Functional Medicine Says On How To Balance Adrenal Fatigue With Food

Firstly, lets linger on diet for a moment and especially brag about the wide benefits of increasing your protein and carbohydrate intake, all of which are supported by scientific studies:

  • Balance Your Blood Sugar With A Moderate Carbohydrate Diet: Most people with HPA-D have problems with chronic stress and blood sugar regulation, resulting in low blood sugar or sometimes
    a combination of high and low blood sugar. High cortisol is a common problem, and low-carb diets may exacerbate the problem because they increase cortisol. You’ll want to focus on a moderate carbohydrate diet, which means about 15 to 30 per cent of your calories coming from carbohydrates (100 grams of carbohydrate on a 2,000-calorie diet or 125 grams on a 2,5000-calorie diet) This leads to balancing out changes in blood sugar and stress hormones.
  • Balance Your Blood Sugar With Adequate Protein, Especially In The Morning: Higher-protein diets reduce cravings and seem to have a regulating effect on blood sugar. You should eat at least 15 per cent of total calories as protein (75 grams of protein on a 2,000-calorie diet or 95 grams on a 2,500-calorie diet). You should also eat a high-protein breakfast (40 to 50 grams). This has a stabilising effect on blood sugar throughout the day.
  • Balance Your Blood Sugar With Frequent Eating Throughout The Day: To keep blood sugar levels stable, you should either eat five or six small meals per day or three regular meals with snacks in between. Choose whichever approach suits your preference and lifestyle best. Snacks and meals should always have some protein and fat, never just carbohydrate alone.

Please note that depending on an individual’s health status and goals, certain dietary approaches and changes need to be in consideration (e.g. increased high protein intake for those with kidney issues and increased carbohydrate’s for those with diabetes and severe blood sugar problems). These changes may only be undertaken under medical supervision. Keep in mind, as always that there are no hard and fast rules here. Experimentation is really the best option for finding what works for an individual.

The content found in this page is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice. All readers of this content are advised to consult with a qualified healthcare professional before acting upon any information presented here.**

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Please note that depending on an individual’s health status and goals, certain dietary approaches and changes need to be in consideration (e.g. increased high protein intake for those with kidney issues and increased carbohydrate’s for those with diabetes and severe blood sugar problems). These changes may only be undertaken under medical supervision. Keep in mind, as always that there are no hard and fast rules here. Experimentation is really the best option for finding what works for an individual.

The content found in this page is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice. All readers of this content are advised to consult with a qualified healthcare professional before acting upon any information presented here.**

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