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Hi All, Recently me ND / chiro has been doing Biomeridian testing on me and although it came to no surprise to me he said my adrenals are drained! No wonder Im so irritable, sensitive, easily offended, lack patience, and get anxious even when the phone rings. ANY caffeine throws me off completely, (even green tea) even though I still battle the cravings (instant energy).
Sugar is the enemy also but as we know as merk poison sufferers thats a no no too.
My Dr did give me "Adrenemine" which is a all natural supplement with bovine extract and such. Even the slightest sleep deprivation can ruin my whole day and mood. And mood is a huge one! Lord help especially during PMS week! Is there anything else I can do to help expedite the healing process and will I heal? In addition to the food which Im doing to the best of my abilities. I seem to have very little joy and my kids think Im one big grump! Any tips or feedback would be soooo appreciated! Thank you! Diane ps. I heard something about "Isocort" as a possible supplement. Does that work? Or are 2 different supps not recommended?

Hi Diane, I don't know if you've read this before or not, but I thought I'd post this link, as it's a very natural way of helping adrenals with diet, proper fats, supplements and the right kind of salt etc.
http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/menu4_7_1.php These are great articles and will tell you what to eat to help your adrenals and thyroid too.

When using natural celtic sea salt, or any other natural form of salt, you will need to make sure you are getting iodine from other sources, because these salts do not contain added iodine and do not contain enough iodine in themselves to prevent deficiency. Be careful, though these salts a healthy alternative, the inadequate iodine is not!

Here is what I received from a healthcare professional regarding adrenals, I hope this helps:

Adrenal Fatigue

Adrenal Fatigue is a condition in which the adrenal glands are exhausted and symptoms such as fatigue, depression and low blood pressure are experienced (see symptom list below). The adrenal glands normal function is to respond and deal with stress, manufacturing and secreting hormones such as cortisol, DHEA, noradrenaline and adrenaline. When too much stress long-term, be it emotional (eg. work stress, divorce, a death of a loved one, constant financial stress) or physical (eg. chronic illness, over-exercising, alcohol or substance abuse, sleep deprivation), is put on an individuals adrenal glands, the organ may not be able to keep up with the constant pressure. Some individuals find that the stress has an effect on them over the long-term, they become tied and unable to deal with stress gradually. Others however, may have a sudden change in health from one day to the next; a ‘break-down’ in health is experienced.

Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue include

• allergies
• anxiety
• brain fog
• chronic fatigue syndrome
• depression
• fatigue
• fibromyalgia
• flu-like symptoms
• inability to deal with stress
• low blood pressure
• nervousness
• premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
• salt and sweet cravings
• sleep disorders
• trouble getting up in the morning

Treating Adrenal Fatigue

There is no magic pill for Adrenal Fatigue. Healing from adrenal fatigue requires a combination of things; first and foremost, recovery depends upon the patient’s lifestyle. How they spend their energy, how they conserve their energy, and how they create energy are all extremely important. The patient’s recovery is also contingent on what they eat and drink, as well as the thoughts they feed their mind and the beliefs they base their life on. In addition, patients with adrenal fatigue often have food allergies or sensitivities. However, there are nutritional supplements and natural hormones that can aid in the recovery process.

The following information is an outline of issues that should be considered when treating adrenal fatigue syndrome.

a) Lifestyle

• eliminate the cause and aggravating factors of the disease!
• get rid of energy robbing situations in their life
• learn to stop negative self-talk
• relax
• laugh
• exercise (regular not excessive)

b) Diet

• people with adrenal fatigue tend to also have low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
• eat natural, high quality food at frequent, regular intervals
• eat foods with a low glycaemic index
• keep the consumption of fruit to a minimum
• avoid caffeine, alcohol and refined carbohydrates
• if patients crave chocolate, supplement them with magnesium
• chew food deliberately and slowly
• eat before 10.00am, even if they don’t feel like it (Cortisol levels peak between
6.00 and 8.00 AM and while the cortisol levels are higher, they may not feel like eating. In addition, the low liver function that often accompanies low adrenal function also suppresses early morning hunger)
• eat lunch before noon and a nutritious snack between 2.00 and 3.00 PM to sustain the patient through the dip in cortisol levels that typically occurs between 3.00 and 4.00 PM in most hypoadrenics. The evening meal should be eaten around 5.00 or 6.00 PM. Before bed eat a couple of bites of a high quality snack.
• eat/drink salt: Salt craving is a common symptom in all stages of adrenal fatigue and there are physiological reasons for this. Adrenal fatigue patients often have low blood pressure
• water poses a specific problem for people with adrenal fatigue because they tend toward dehydration but can easily over dilute the circulating electrolytes in their blood
• therefore although they are often thirsty, drinking water may make them feel worse
• to help balance the ratio of water to sodium and avoid this problem try adding ¼ to ½ teaspoon salt to every glass of drinking water
• drinking salted water just after the patient wakes can help them to function better in the morning
• drinking salted water before sleeping or when waking in the night can also help sleep

c) Food Allergies and Sensitivities

• the adrenal gland plays an important role in mediating the histamine release and inflammatory reactions that produce the symptoms experienced with allergies. Therefore eliminating foods that patients are allergic or sensitive to is the best and easiest way to decrease the demands on their struggling adrenals
• food that patients are addicted to or crave (but feel worse after consuming), are often the foods that they have a sensitivity to
• environmental toxins can also increase adrenal fatigue
• the IgG food allergy panel offered by Pathlab (through PCNZ), may be useful in identifying food sensitivities

d) Possible Nutritional and Herbal Supplements - Just an example:

• Adrenal Support: As a rule (based on an individuals response) building the patient up to 4 to 6 capsules daily from 3 daily in divided doses should be considered for the moderately to severe adrenal fatigued individual - with a potential to titrate back to two daily depending upon symptoms and life demands

• Multivitamin and Mineral Boost: 5 g daily in water
• Vitamin C: 2-4 g daily in water
• Magnesium Aspartate: 3 x 125 mg capsules daily
• Vitamin B5: 500mg 1 x capsule 3 x daily
• Calcium Citrate: 750-1000 mg daily
• Vitamin E (natural): 1 x 500 IU capsules daily (if you are on blood thinners monitor blood clotting time)

e) Adrenal Cell Extracts

• adrenal cell extracts nourish and help rebuild the adrenal cells
• for more information see www.adrenalfatigue.org

f) Replacement Hormones

• in severe cases of hypoadrenia, a short therapeutic course of natural cortisol may be needed
• DHEA is one of the androgen hormones secreted by the adrenal glands. Progesterone and pregnenolone hormones are also manufactured in the adrenal cascade as well as in the ovaries and testicles. Patients may benefit from DHEA, progesterone and/or pregnenolone supplementation.


I hope that helps Diane. From this, you should get a good idea of what kind of foods, fats and supplements and extracts that are helpful to supporting and even rebuilding.

Hi Bex! That is great advice. I have Dr. James Wilson's book Adrenal Fatigue; The 21st Century Stress Syndrome. That book is GREAT reading. And your post sums it up beautifully. I definitely would say that many on this forum suffer from adrenal issues caused by illness and those poison amalgams. That post of yours ranks right up at top of the all time great posts. THANKS

Thanks for the great info Bex! I learned a lot from your post! I have recently been diagnosed with adrenal fatigue and I didn't realize there was a diet that could help with your adrenal function. I am glad you shared this. I am taking notes! From my own experience adrenal fatigue has made me feel so sick that I had no idea what was wrong but I could definitely tell something was not right. This information is a very good summarization about what to do to support the adrenals and what to avoid. Thx again. I sure appreciate the input. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/byebye.gif" alt="" />

Hi Gary and Angelbaby, you're very welcome! I'm so glad this information has been helpful! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I thought it was good too, a health professional sent that to me via email, so thought I'd copy and paste it and share it.

The other website link is fantastic info as well, the diet, the fats, the whole thing. Well studied too (Dr Weston Price based), except that it's much stricter in the beginning in case someone is suffering bad yeast issues as well. For those that are not, they maybe able to allow themselves a few more carbs.

I had coffee the other night and even though I have not cheated on my diet for a long time now, just one or more cups of coffee was bad enough to wipe me out the next day and I'm still feeling it now. I felt that it not only stressed my adrenals, but felt like it fed the yeast as well. I could feel my gut problems worsening, as well as brain fog etc. So coffee seems to be a very bad one for me and still is. Even black tea isn't recommended, but I get away with that much more than coffee. Herbal tea seems to be the least offensive.

Cheers

Coffee again Bex??? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sadblownose.gif" alt="" />

Thought you knew better. Green tea Bex. Double dose of water and not too hot. Get a Big Bubba porcelain mug and you can carry it around all day and feel good.

coffee ugh.

Yeah I know! I've been good for so long and I go and do that <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />. No excuse, I could have opted for hot water instead, rather than opt for coffee because my brother didn't have any tea. I love coffee, but it does not love me.

But it does go to show, that even just that alone (without any other cheats) seemed to feed my yeast. I wonder how it does that? I heard somewhere that it can wipe out good bacteria.....maybe that's why.

I have green tea! I also have green tea with ginger. I have lots of different herbal teas, which is great.

ginger is excellent too.

I should make some pickled ginger. I made some a while back it was a real good light snack I ate it all up though.

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/reallymad.gif" alt="" /> coffee. no. no. no. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/reallymad.gif" alt="" />