Adrenal Fatigue
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If you are puzzled by symptoms like weight changes, crushing fatigue, feeling tired but wired, body aches, and hair loss, you may be living with adrenal fatigue–a culmination of chronic stress on your body. While adrenal fatigue tends to be a condition traditional medicine dismisses, functional medicine practitioners understand it can be a very real and present threat to your health and wellbeing. At The Healing Collective, our team specializes in adrenal support, helping you to address the root of the condition, so you can reclaim your energy and sanity and achieve optimum health. With the proper, tailored holistic treatments, you can get on the path to experience the vitality you deserve.
What Is Adrenal Fatigue?
In functional medicine, we use “adrenal fatigue” as an umbrella term for symptoms resulting from poorly functioning adrenal glands, pituitary gland, and hypothalamus. Unbalanced lifestyle, high stress, or infection can create the perfect storm for dysfunction in these critical areas.
Adrenal glands are located on top of the kidneys and create essential hormones, like cortisol, that regulate your blood sugar, metabolism, and immune system. When undergoing prolonged stress, the glands continue to produce cortisol but do not produce the proper amounts of other hormones your body needs, which leads to adrenal exhaustion.
A variety of conditions can cause adrenal fatigue, including:
- Autoimmune conditions
- Bacterial infections
- Viruses
- Injuries and accidents
- Excessive exercise
- Emotional stress
- Food intolerances
- Toxins
- Microbiome dysfunctions
These conditions can create an imbalance in cortisol production, resulting in a dysfunction in how the brain communicates with the adrenals. However, stress management, lifestyle changes, nutritional support, adrenal fatigue supplements, and other holistic treatments can restore proper communication to heal the adrenal dysfunction and return your body to optimal function.
If you have adrenal fatigue, you are more likely to have a thyroid condition and may suffer from debilitating menopause symptoms. Ensuring your adrenals are healthy can prevent suffering from these other conditions.
Signs Indicating You Need Adrenal Support
Because the symptoms of adrenal fatigue are non-specific and could result from other illnesses, getting a medical diagnosis is often difficult. Our functional medicine practitioner can conduct diagnostic testing to discover what is going on in your body and determine if your condition can benefit from adrenal support.
Common symptoms of adrenal fatigue include:
- Extreme fatigue - specifically slow to get going in the morning and afternoon with a second wind during the evening
- Craving for salt or sugary foods
- Sleep disturbances
- Repeated infections
- Patches of darker skin
- Body aches
- Weakness
- Dizziness upon standing
- Headaches in the afternoon
- Blood sugar problems
- Digestive problems like nausea or vomiting
- Chronic inflammation
- Depression, anxiety, or moodiness
- Inability to lose weight or unexplainable weight loss
- Brittle hair and weak nails
- Low blood pressure
Many of our clients with adrenal fatigue report feeling crummy and exhausted most of the time. They use coffee or other stimulants to feel better, which only exacerbates the problem and leads to more stress and adrenal exhaustion. Taking steps to address the cause of adrenal fatigue can help you identify a long-lasting solution rather than a temporary bandage for symptoms.
Why Choose a Functional Medicine Practitioner for Adrenal Fatigue?
If you have felt like traditional medicine has dismissed your condition or you have been unable to get effective care, a functional medicine approach can make all the difference. At The Healing Collective, we see you, we hear you, and we believe your adrenal exhaustion is real. Our functional medicine practitioner will create a customized treatment plan to address your unique case of adrenal fatigue. We are dedicated to helping you experience complete body restoration through a variety of treatment methods.
Your adrenal support plan may include:
- Diagnostic testing and labs to identify areas of concern
- Guidance on lifestyle changes and stress management to rebuild and protect your adrenals
- Nutritional and adrenal fatigue supplement regimen to boost your body’s energy levels and provide adrenal support
- Detoxification strategies
- Inflammation reduction
- Hormone replacement therapy
Unfortunately, simply taking some good supplements or getting depression treatment is not enough to heal adrenal fatigue. It’s a lifestyle problem, and a lifestyle adjustment is a crucial component of the solution.
Our integrative approach includes personalized care–we work closely with you to resolve adrenal fatigue. Through detailed questioning and listening and compassionate support, we become your partners in health and wellness. The Healing Collective exists to tap into your body’s infinite healing capabilities, correct imbalances, and help you achieve your health goals through effective adrenal fatigue treatment.