When our ancestors noticed a tiger sitting in a tree, ready to pounce upon them, their bodies knew exactly what to do. The body instantly passed through its freeze response and initiated its self-defense mechanisms for fight or flight. Dedicated aspects of their neurology very quickly calculated whether they had better odds of running away or standing their ground. Stress hormones quickly alter the body’s chemistry, pushing it into overdrive. Heart rate, breathing, blood circulation the senses, and many other attributes linked to protective responses responded to cues. All of this happened within a couple of seconds, without any conscious engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stress responses are designed for short-term engagement. From an evolutionary\u00a0perspective, there were no long-term stressors that the body could respond to. In other words, you either got away from the tiger, or the tiger ate you. Industrialized societies are different. We encounter many stressors continuously, some of which may never get\u00a0resolved. Therefore it is very common to find that many of us suffer from stress overload, which is commonly referred to as Adrenal Fatigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is an excellent comprehensive article on Adrenal Fatigue. It can be heavy lifting, but if you fit this profile,\u00a0wading\u00a0through this is worth the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Signs and Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Any one or a few of these symptoms do not indicate Adrenal Fatigue, but if you have many of these symptoms, you should look closely at this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An interesting point made in the article is that it is important to be careful with nutritional supplements when experiencing Adrenal Fatigue. Once your body has adopted unbalanced biochemistry, many vitamins and minerals can reinforce the imbalance. This is why I always recommend Hair Trace Mineral Analysis (HTMA) as a foundation for discussing nutrition in general especially when there is a suspicion of Adrenal Fatigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n discusses adrenal fatigue as a modern condition stemming from chronic stress, contrasting with our ancestors’ short-term stress responses. He advises cautious supplementation and Hair Trace Mineral Analysis (HTMA) to identify and address adrenal fatigue without exacerbating biochemical imbalances<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-nutrition"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n
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