Natural Remedies for Adrenal Fatigue

Today’s lifestyle, replete with your demands of home, work, family,

finances, etc., can fatigue your body’s primary stress-handling glands, the adrenal glands. These triangular-shaped glands sit on top of your kidneys and are located in your solar plexus area of your abdomen. They secrete hormones that help you cope with stress, but when the stresses become chronic, the adrenals can become depleted, causing adrenal fatigue.

Adrenal fatigue is a condition in which your regular outpouring of stress

hormones in response to your fast-paced and hectic life has caused the glands to wear down. It usually involves insufficient production of hormones, irregular secretion of hormones, or secretion of hormones in inappropriate cycles, such as excessive cortisol production in the evening, rather than earlier in your day. Most of us incorrectly use the term adrenal exhaustion to refer to adrenal fatigue, but adrenal exhaustion is actually a rare and life-threatening condition in which your adrenal glands are nearly non-functional.

Some of the stresses that can put a strain on your adrenal glands include:

extreme sports (which may seem great to you at the time but over longer periods can wear down your adrenal glands), driving yourself to excel at all costs, excessive working and chronic health problems. Adrenal fatigue can cause a whole host of physical ailments, such as fatigue, poor digestion, sleep disorders, reduced immune system functioning and elevated blood sugar levels.

Of course, stress management is necessary, but there are also some

excellent herbs and nutrients that can give your adrenal glands a boost. Always consult a physician if you suspect adrenal fatigue and before beginning any supplements.

Licorice root 

Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is one of the best herbs you can use to restore your body’s adrenal glands & their communication with your brain

In an interview, a journalist once asked me if I was stranded on a desert island and could only take one herb with me, which one would I take? I immediately answered licorice root because it is such a powerful healer of your adrenal glands as well as an herb that can help your body adapt to all sorts of stresses, including: regulating your immune system, reducing inflammation and even having anticancer properties.

To make an anti-stress licorice tea, you can boil one heaping teaspoon of dried licorice root per cup of water. then you allow to boil for 45 minutes,  strain and you drink one cup 2 to 3 times daily. It is best if you to discontinue use after about 2 weeks. Because licorice is such a powerful natural medicine, it is important to treat it with respect. *Avoid using licorice if you have high blood pressure or kidney failure, or take heart medication.*

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is one of your most important nutrients to the adrenal glands.

It is needed to manufacture the hormones secreted by these glands in response to your stress. The more stress you experience, the higher your vitamin C needs may be. A typical dose for you to assist with adrenal fatigue is 2000 mg or higher; however, you should consult a qualified health professional when using higher doses.

Pantothenic acid

Pantothenic acid is one of the B-complex vitamins that is essential for your adrenal gland health. It is naturally present in high doses in your adrenal glands but can become depleted as hormones are manufactured in response to stress. A typical dose for adrenal fatigue is 1500 mg but should always accompany a B-complex vitamin since they work together.

Siberian ginseng

Commonly used by natural medicine practitioners to treat adrenal gland

fatigue, Siberian ginseng, or Eleutherococcus senticosus, works primarily on your pituitary gland in your brain. This gland stimulates your adrenal glands to produce more adrenal hormones. In adrenal fatigue, communication between your pituitary gland and the adrenals may be impaired. *A typical dose of Siberian ginseng for the treatment of adrenal fatigue is 100 to 200 mg daily.*

Rhodiola integrifolia

Found in Yukon, Alaska, Siberia and northern China, rhodiola, or roseroot  as its also known, is a beautiful flowering plant that is one of the most overlooked adrenal herbs available. Like Siberian ginseng, it is one of the few plants that is considered an adaptogen, which means that it helps your body adapt to the stress you feel by increasing your resistance to fatigue. It boosts your adrenals, builds your energy and improves your mood. Boil the dried root pieces in water and simmer for 10 to 20 minutes. Drink daily for up to 3 weeks to give your stress glands a boost. (Herbalist Beverley Gray, author of The Boreal Herbal adds the cooled rhodiola tea to her morning smoothies for a boost.)

Ashwagandha root

A commonly used adaptogen found in Ayurvedic medicine in India, this root is particularly good for your adrenal glands. According to research in which study participants were given either ashwagandha root or a placebo, the ashwagandha root group had significant improvements in their stress reduction and other markers linked to their adrenal fatigue. Ashwagandha is available in tincture (alcohol extract), capsule, tea, and dried herb formats. *Follow package directions for the product you choose.*

Pine and Rosemary essential oils

The essential oils of these coniferous plants have been used for many

years to help restore your adrenal gland health. Research conducted by aromatherapy practitioner and lecturer, Shirley Price, in her book Aromatherapy for Health Professionals, found that both of these oils support the healing of your adrenal cortex—the outer portion of your adrenal glands that regulate fat and carbohydrate metabolism, as well as sodium balance in your body.

To use Pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) essential oils, you should dilute a few drops of a high quality essential oil in a teaspoon of carrier oil like fractionated coconut oil or sweet almond oil and rub over your solar plexus daily basis. Diffuse undiluted (neat) pine and/or rosemary essential oil in an aromatherapy diffuser on a daily basis for at least 20 minutes; then you should inhale the vapors daily.

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I find this to be great information for anyone who is fatigued because of stress, & I believe most of are at some time or other in our lives as we are all very busy…  I think I’ll do some research on the difference between regular fatigue & adrenal fatigue; but from what I’ve read so far, it appears that adrenal fatigue is specifically related to stress. Who isn’t under stress in the times we live in? You’re very lucky if you feel no stress. That is definitely not me!

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