Are you fighting constant exhaustion and a physical “Burn-Out” state?

ARTICLE BY: Parents from House Of Troy & Our Autism Journey

Are you fighting constant fatigue and tiredness?
Adrenal Glands, Immune System and Stress

I am sure you have come across the terms “Adrenal Burn-Out”, “adrenal Fatigue” or “adrenal exhaustion”.

Adrenal glands, also known as suprarenal glands, are small, triangular-shaped glands located on top of both kidneys. The human body has two adrenal glands and they are about 1 inch by 2 inches (2.54 centimetres by 5.08 cm). ), The adrenal glands are part of the endocrine system, along with the parathyroid glands, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, pancreas, ovaries (in females) and testicles (in males).

These tiny Adrenal glands control just about every function in the body; produce hormones that help regulate your metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, response to stress and other essential functions.

An adrenal gland is made of two main parts:

• The adrenal cortex is the outer region and also the largest part of an adrenal gland. It is divided into three separate zones: zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata and zona reticularis. Each zone is responsible for producing specific hormones.
• The adrenal medulla is located inside the adrenal cortex in the center of an adrenal gland. It produces “stress hormones,” including adrenaline.

The adrenal glands main role in your body is to release certain hormones directly into the bloodstream. The hormones produced in the adrenal glands include cortisol, adrenaline and aldosterone. Production that is too much or too little of these hormones can result in adrenal disorders (“Adrenal Burn-Out”/ “adrenal Fatigue” or “adrenal exhaustion”) that affect the way your body functions.

In today’s world we are leading stressful lives through worries and fears with very little physical activity and very poor eating habits.  These current lifestyle choices are leading to sustained levels of high cortisol, high blood sugar and high insulin.

Excessive levels of cortisol leads to excessive levels of fatty acids in our blood stream.  Oxidation of fatty acids is a natural part of the body’s immune response, but when we have excessive amounts, we cause an overreaction of our immune response, and attack our own tissues. This causes an inflammatory state in the human body.

Stress can totally become destructive for your health:

Prolonged exposure to stress could drain the adrenals leading to a low cortisol state. The adrenal depletion would cause brain fog, low energy, depressive mood, salt and sweet cravings, light-headedness, and other vague symptoms.

What are stressors?

A stressor is something that engages your adrenal glands to produce stress hormones.

• A busy lifestyle, job or relationship that makes you feel overwhelmed or anxious
• Poor nutrition
• Lack of sleep
• Pain, illness or infection
• Toxic exposure
• Overtraining

When the adrenal glands are tired, burned out and exhausted or are not functioning at their optimum, the following symptoms happen:

• Weight Gain and Obesity
• Uncontrolled fat storage
• Arthritis, Gout and Joint pains
• Tiredness, Lethargy, Chronic Fatigue (tired at 2pm – needing a rest)
• Allergies,
• Post Nasal Drip,
• Asthma Tight Chests, Tight phlegms that do not loosen with on going chest infections
• Eczema, Psoriasis, Dandruff
• Auto Immune Diseases
• Recurring infections and on-going inflammations
• Frequent colds & flu’s
• Poor immune system
• Early aging
• Muscle Loss, Sagging skin and wrinkles
• Low Blood Pressure and Low Blood Sugar (Black outs and fainting)
• Low sex drive and urges
• Poor Libido & Menopause Hot Flushes

When the adrenals are kept healthy and well maintained, one is able to cope with any levels of stress.

How does one keep your adrenal glands healthy?

Have a look at the Adrenal Repair Formula for adrenal support:

MAXUP Adrenal Repair is a combined vitamin supplement for adrenal fatigue, designed to help the adrenal glands fight the effects associated with adrenal fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

• Helps to repair adrenal damage from stress.
• Helps increase energy levels and reduces tiredness and lethargy.
• Helps reduce joint pain and chronic inflammations.
• Builds and restores the immune system.

Adrenal Repair capsules are the exact combination that contains Vitamin B5 and Vitamin C and supportive vitamins and minerals to feed the adrenals. They need to be taken with Omega 3 oils to make cortisone, as cortisone is an oil based hormone.

MAXUP Adrenal Repair is one of the best treatments for adrenal fatigue with its exact formulation of vitamins, minerals and herbs that feed the adrenals to reduce adrenal fatigue symptoms.

Take control back and learn how to get relief from the consequence of constant stress.

REMEMBER your body runs off the nutrition you feed it and also have an impact your energy. The best way to get the most energy from your food is to make sure you’re giving yourself the best food possible. Junk food is not good food!

Have you ever notice how you feel sluggish or tired after a big lunch or dinner? That’s because your body is using its energy to digest that big meal instead of powering the rest of your body.

Additional Articles & Resources about Adrenal Glands and the Immune System and why these little organs plays such a vital role in the human body:

• Systemic Immune Challenge Activates an Intrinsically Regulated Local Inflammatory Circuit in the Adrenal Gland
• Addison’s disease is a rare but serious adrenal gland disorder
• Adrenal infections – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (2006)
• Addison Disease – Also called: Adrenal insufficiency, Adrenocortical hypofunction, Hypocortisolism
• Addison’s Disease and Adrenal Insufficiency Overview