What is the role of the adrenal glands?
• What is cortisol? • What is DHEA? • Adrenal fatigue • Some Causes • Some Symptoms • ‘My doctor says my blood-tests are fine, but I don’t feel fine.’ • Functional Testing • Do you need an adrenal test? • Solutions for Adrenal Fatigue • Nutraceuticals “There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” – Henry Kissinger What is stress? We hear countless suggestions of how to manage or avoid stress. Some say that at least 75% of the prevalent diseases in the western world are related to stress-responses in the body. If this is true, we might call stress an epidemic. How can we address this deep problem and bring healing? First, we must understand what stress is, and in particular, how the body experiences stress. We must also listen to what our own bodies are telling us, and respond intelligently to our symptoms, and the causes behind them. Scientists have generally disagreed on the definition of stress for the past seventy-five years. Is it the result of failur