Everyone experiences stress at times but it is our hormone balance which determines how well we cope with the stress that we have. The main gland that is in charge of storing and producing our stress hormones is the “adrenal gland”. We cannot live without this gland, it makes hormones such as adrenaline, cortisol, DHEA and in women during menopausal years, it also makes progesterone, estrogen and testosterone.
When we are faced with long term stress, our adrenals get fatigued and burned out. When this happens we no longer feel focused, we are tired, depressed, irritable, it is hard to get up in the morning, low sex drive and with time we can even start to feel aches and pains, water retention and get sick with colds & flus more frequently. All of this happens because our body is not producing the right amount of cortisol anymore.
There are so many people who are told by their medical doctors that they are depressed and need an anti-depressant. These patients know that they are not depressed, that they have a lot of blessings in their lives but in reality they are just burned out.
Cortisol is our own natural anti-inflammatory, therefore, people who have “adrenal fatigue” or “burn out” tend to feel generally more inflamed and can even develop auto-immune problems. Patients who are chronically in an “adrenal fatigue” state tend to develop other hormonal imbalances such as low progesterone or hypothyroidism. Low progesterone can cause pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), heavy periods, cramps, fibroids, PCOS, infertility, breast tenderness, etc.
Wise Adrenal support will help you keep your “adrenal glands” healthy and support your system during and after you have experienced a time of high stress.