[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you feel permanently exhausted, no matter how much sleep you get and how much coffee and cola you drink during the day to prop yourself up, then you might have adrenal fatigue.

At this point 3 questions could well be forming on your lips:

1. What’s the adrenal?
2. How does it get fatigued?
3. What can I do about it?

The Adrenal Glands[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”24614″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]You have two adrenal glands. Each one is the size of your thumb and they sit above your kidneys. They’re busy glands that are involved in the production of over 50 hormones and play a part in just about every function of your body – most of which are essential for life.

These little glands with big responsibilities look after your balancing hormones. Such as:

• Glucocorticoids: these hormones balance your body’s blood sugar, help with stress busting and your immune response.
• Mineralocorticoids: are hormones that maintain your blood pressure at a healthy level and keep salt and water balanced in your blood stream.
• Adrenaline: this hormone affects your heart health. It ensures that all parts of your body get the blood they need and converts glycogen into glucose in your liver.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]So, given the responsibility the amazing adrenal glands have, and the pressure of modern life, it’s perhaps not surprising they get a tad tired!

How does Adrenal Fatigue Happen?

Many of us now have a huge amount of daily stress in our lives. The daily commute, the difficult boss, struggling with the work/life balance and so on.

We’ve seen that one function of the adrenal gland is to work with your glucocorticoids to relieve stress and maintain your immune response. Sometimes your adrenal glands quite simply can’t keep all the plates spinning and adrenal fatigue can result.

The types of life factors that can bring about adrenal fatigue are familiar to us all at some stage:

• Extra stressful experiences: bereavement, divorce or surgery.
• Exposure to environmental toxins and pollution.
• Stress that goes on for a long time. Things like money worries, bad relationships or work environments – or any other conditions that make you feel helpless.
• Lack of sleep.
• Unhealthy diet and lack of exercise.

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There’s a long list of adrenal fatigue symptoms because every function of your body is affected. So if any of these ring a bell with you then adrenal fatigue could be the culprit:

• You feel fatigued – even in the mornings when you’ve just woken. You also not sleep well.
• Your libido has dropped.
• You feel depressed and lack focus.
• Inflammation and increased allergies.
• Irritability, sugar cravings and weight gain.

These are just a few of the symptoms that indicate this syndrome.

So What’s To Be Done?

Well, as with most things, improving your diet and reducing your caffeine intake will go a long way.

Aside from that, the right supplements will help you to heal your body. There are a number of nutrients available in supplement form that will get your adrenals active again one notable one being ashwagandha.

About Ashwagandha

Popular in ayurvedic herbalism, ashwagandha is an adaptogenic herb – meaning it can improve your body’s ability to adapt to stress. This class of herbs can improve your strength, your energy and stamina and your mental clarity. It’s these qualities that make it so beneficial with adrenal fatigue.

Several studies have shown ashwagandha to effectively support adrenal function so you can overcome chronic stress and any accompanying adrenal fatigue. The herb achieves this by improving your cortisol levels, your insulin sensitivity and balancing your hormones.

So if you feel constantly exhausted and permanently stressed why you don’t you try the Health4All ashwagandha broad-spectrum supplement. It contains the highest-grade, sustainably grown root and could be just what you need to recapture the get-up-and-go that’s got-up-and-gone.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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