Signs of Exhausted Adrenals

Signs & Symptoms of Exhausted Adrenals (please check the symptoms you experience)
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Ongoing or Chronic Fatigue	Hypoglycemia
Muscle Weakness or Achiness	Intolerance to Alcohol
Mood Swings	Chronic pain in lower neck, shoulders or upper back
Fatigue Between 3 and 5 pm	Pain and tightness in upper neck and/or scalp
Paranoia	Tightness of the armpits
Phobias	Indigestion
Compulsive Behavior	Heartburn
Difficulty relaxing unless	Abdominal Pain
Tendency to have a lot of guilt feelings	Constipation (sometimes alternating with diarrhea)
Easily distracted	Hard pebble like stools
Nervousness	Frequent Urination
Irritability	Lack of Thirst
Depression	Excessively low cholestrol
Depression that is often relieved by eating	Heart palpitations
Binge eating and related	Poor resistance to infections
Apprehension or fears	Tendency to develop yeast or fungal infections
Panic Attacks	Food allergies
Innability to cope with stress	Skin rashes or hives
Tendency to cry easily	Extreme sensitivity to odors and/or noise
Innability to concentrate	Intolerance to cigarette smoke and/or exhaust fumes
Moments of confusion	Dry or thin skin
Poor Memory	Scanty perspiration
Feelings of frustration	Sweating or wetness of hands and feet
Headaches (particularly migranes)	Tenderness in adrenal area
Light Headedness	Low body temperature
Diziness when standing up quickly from sitting	Hair loss
Fainting Spells	Hair loss on outer parts of lower legs
Low blood pressure	Difficulty building muscle
Insomnia	Clumsiness
Clenching or grinding of teeth during sleep	Difficulty gaining weight
PMS	Tendency toward inflamation
Lack of appetite or excessive hunger
Cravings for sweets or salt
Things that Overtax the Adrenals Refined sugars (sugar) Refined grains (white flour and processed breads) Foods naturally high in sweets: fruits, dried fruit, yams, etc. Caffeinated products (coffee, tea, soda) Alcohol Ongoing intense emotions Depression Overwork: physical/mental Chronic, severe, or prolonged infections Surgery Trauma/injury Excessive exercise Temperature extremes Toxic exposures (fumes, chemicals, chlorine, bleach, paint, hair dye, etc.) Chronic inflammation Chronic illness or pain Chronic, severe, allergies (food, airborne, chemical) Light cycle disruption: awake at night and sleep during the day Products & Treatment to Help Strengthen the Adrenals (available from Dr. Martin and need to be prescribed on an individual basis) Magnesium malate Pyridoxine 5 Phos Licorice Celtic salt Phytosone Drenamine Rejuvamax and HGH Siberian Ginsing Stevia Sweetener Sammee Dr. Martin's Yin Formula and, in some cases, a good Yang formula like Rehmannia 8 or Dynamic Warrior Lyte Solution from Health Equations Hypo Formula from Vitality Products Acupuncture and Acupressure; especially the following points: St 36, Kid 1, 3, CV 4, UB 23, Kid 6, GV 20, CV 1, CV 12, The Four Gates, Ear: Adrenal Points, Yin Tang Bio Plasma Reflexology adrenal points Alfalco Eating more easily digestible protein at more frequent intervals (for some individuals, as indicated by complete blood tests) Getting plenty of minerals into the diet through cooked vegetables & whole grains Spiritual Counseling which helps create change to remove the sources of stress Setting healthy emotional limits and boundaries Setting aside time for entertainment, play, and healthy recreation Exercising daily to increase heart beat and strengthen the cardiovascular system Meditation, and any form of energetic, grounded exercises designed to increase Chi (such as yoga, tai chi, hiking, listening to music, etc.)