You’ve been to the doctor and your thyroid checks out fine.  It’s not that you’re anemic.  In fact, everything is “normal. ”   You just don’t feel good. 

It may be that your adrenal glands, those tiny little hormone factories that help you deal with stress, are getting worn down, pooped-out, just plain, well… tired.  In his book, Adrenal Fatigue, James L. Wilson cogently details this vastly underdiagnosed disease. 

But if it’s so common, why is it so frequently missed?  Great question!

Conventional medicine basically embraces the notion that there are but two problems that can befall the adrenals.  Either their hormone production is excessive (Cushing’s Disease), or nil (Addison’s Disease).  The problem with this understanding is quite simple:    Bad things happen long before the we get to  Addison’s Disease.   Pathology long precedes complete adrenal exhaustion, and that pathology is “Adrenal Fatigue.” 

Interestingly, as practitioners of “Alternative” or “Complimentary” — I personally prefer “Functional” – Medicine have  embraced the reality of Adrenal Fatigue for some time, we’re now beginning to see some movement in the ranks of conventinal endocrinology.  While not openly speaking of ”Adrenal Fatigue,” terms such as “Relative Adrenal Insufficiency” are beginning to appear in the conventional scientific literature.  A shift, an emerging acceptance, is in the works.

The good news is this:  Adrenal Fatigue can be fixed… without prescription medication.  Diet, specific herbs called adaptogens, and other supplements can rejuvenate the adrenals and help restore a sense of vigor, vitality, youthfulness, and well-being.

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Are there other kinds of hormones?  Absolutely!  Most hormone replacement products available on the market today are synthetic, not natural at all.  While these hormone molecules may be similar — more or less – to those  naturally produced by the body, they aren’t the same.  They look different.  They act different.  They ARE different.

What’s the big deal?  Why the fuss?  Here’s the bottom line:  Bioidentical hormones are safe.  They protect.  They promote health and wellness.  The same can simply not be said of synthetics. While synthetic hormones have been linked with increased risk of cancer, heart disease (and more), this is NOT TRUE of their bioidentical counterparts.  In fact, numerous studies have shown – for a long, long time – that bioidentical hormones actually protect us from the very disease states linked to their synthetic cousins.

Know what you need?  Know what you’re taking?

If not, find out.