Adrenal fatigue or imbalanced cortisol levels can occur when your body is exposed to more stress than you can handle. The longer you stay in stress mode the more demand you put on your adrenal glands. Glands can produce too much or too little cortisol or adrenaline and sometimes the body produces these hormones at the wrong time of day or night.
The adrenal glands adapt to stress by going through three stages. The first stage is called the alarm reaction where your body increases cortisol production to adapt to the demands of acute stress. The second stage is called the resistance stage where your body attempts to adapt to prolonged stress. In this stage your body has to choose between making cortisol or making reproductive hormones including DHEA, estrogen and testosterone. The final stage is called the exhaustion stage where the adrenals can no longer adapt to stress and levels of cortisol and other reproductive hormones are low.
Symptoms of Cortisol Imbalance
Adrenal Testing and Treatment
It can be difficult to assess the adrenal glands just based on symptoms. The adrenal salivary test is recommended to help distinguish between elevated cortisol and low cortisol and to help identify your 24-hour cortisol rhythm. With this information your provider can recommend natural treatments to rebalance your adrenal glands and heal your body from chronic stress.
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