Comments on: Who Else Wants Help For Adrenal Exhaustion? Adrenal Support For Adrenal Stress.

By: Kalidasa

Kalidasa — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:32:49 +0000

@Suzanne Innes Over exercising causes the body to go into a fight or flight response. It is impossible to heal when the system is revved up like that. It is also impossible for the body to make use of nutrition when you’re in fight or flight. You need calming herbs and maybe someone to take you out fo fight or flight, something I can do on the phone if you like.

By: Kalidasa

Kalidasa — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:30:21 +0000

@Emily Most sleep issues are adrenal related. However, if you really don’t have enough substance in the evening try eating a few beans like black eyed peas or limas, pinto are high carb and should be avoided while healing.

By: Kalidasa

Kalidasa — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:28:51 +0000

@pan The info in my book Adrenal Fatigue — Get Your Life Back should help. You really need to just give up all grains and sugar, even ‘good’ sugars like honey, they are all just as bad as the white stuff. If you have to have some grain use whole grains that aren’t ground up. BTW, hot flashes aren’t normal, they are almost always due to adrenal fatigue.

By: Kalidasa

Kalidasa — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:25:40 +0000

@Kelli I don’t know drugs very well. These issues can be very complex, but getting the adrenals up should help. Also, there may be a chronic fight or flight response going on.

By: Kalidasa

Kalidasa — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:24:38 +0000

@Kelli When there is adrenal fatigue the thyroid goes down as well, a biochemical adaptation. Treating the adrenals is pretty important in those cases.

T4 to T3 conversion is selenium dependent, try taking about 200 mcg a day, more than that is considered toxic though you may need more.

By: Kalidasa

Kalidasa — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:20:39 +0000

@Kathleen with Lyme in the mix a lot of possibilities are present. It really complicates things a lot. In some cases taking adrenal support is not a good idea, others it’s ok. What you really need is to detox from heavy metals as per Dr. Klinghart’s protocol — he’s the only person I know having success with Lyme.

By: Kalidasa

Kalidasa — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:16:30 +0000

@Loretta King Adrenal fatigue is the usual culprit when it comes to irritable bowel type issues. You need something besides dessicated adrenal, it’s not good to take more than a month or two.

By: Suzanne Innes

Suzanne Innes — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:46:16 +0000

was wondering if someone could shed light on what’s happening with my body. I do crossfit and have been doing that for 2 yrs, started training for a marathon last year, got all caught up with running and my food intake went down dramatically, still kept running and probably not fueling enough. Legs and body started retaining fluid, protein albumin levels went down, not my iron stores are virtually non existent even though been taking iron tablets for the last 4 months! Went through a stage of not sleeping, only managing an hour at the most a night, sleeping brilliant now but wake up feeling shattered and that feeling never goes. Went back to crossfit 2 months ago, the fluid has got worse, so decided to take a couple of months off! Been to a natrualpath and have got activated b’s, adrenal support, magnesium, she seems to think that it’s adrenal fatigue, but didn’t think adrenal fatigue could cause fluid retention. I have gained 10kilos over the last 8 months. I cannot shift the weight no matter what I do. Will I eventually get over this? Thanks for any info I am at a standstill on what to do..

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:07:45 +0000

Hi Kalidasa,

Really enjoying reading your blog – finding it very informative. Was just wondering – you mention you are following the paleo diet. I too believe strongly that this is the right diet for me. However, although I generally feel well on it I find I am unable to sleep with a low carbohydrate intake. Or if I do get to sleep it is a light sleep and I find myself waking up in the middle of the night. Was wondering if you have any suggestions as to what to do about this? Many thanks

By: pan

pan — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:10:02 +0000

Hi
Thank you so much for your articles. I’ve never seen so much useful information. My doctor never considered adrenal fatigue even when I mentioned it. I was prescribed sleeping medication for years and still haven’t had a solid nights sleep in 5 years. I am now off the meds but can’t sleep for more that a couple of hours a night and am tired most of the day.
I admit that to get some things done I have overused caffeine and sugar but am currently not drinking coffee and taking less sugar. But haven’t done this long enough to see results. I don’t work and left my marriage largely due to the fatigue and the stress of it being Denied or being rejected because of it though I can understand people’s frustration with me always saying I’m tired. This whole thing began with menopause.
I am a 54 year old woman who has been suffering from extreme fatigue
Since menopause 6 years ago. I tried hormone replacement but that didn’t do much except help with hot flashes. I checked my thyroid function for years but it always was considered normal. 3 years ago they found a thyroid nodule and removed half my thyroid but nothing was found there I was vegetarian for years but one eat salmon and eggs now. I have eaten organic foods for years but admit it wasn’t balanced with a lot of grains and sugar. I had a lot of other family stress with sick parents and have some bad habits re taking care of myself generally but now i,ve taken care to stabilize things and can focus on my health and well being. The stress and unhappiness of the past years didn’t help. I do now fee less stressed but still fatigued. Could you outline a daily protocol and how long you think it might take for me to recover. Also what advice do you have about exercise I really appreciate the support and insight you are offering