Have you every woken up in the morning after a night's rest still feeling unrefreshed,
tired, fatigued, not quite yourself? This is very common in adrenal fatigue and we will
explore why.
This is Dr.Lam, founder of Drlam.com.
You know, sleep is such an important component of our daily life. Without a good night's
rest, it's almost impossible to get full regenerative properties. Sleep not only allows us to rest,
but that's the time that the body cleanses itself of metabolites. The body's organs also
need to rest even though it may not come to a complete stop, so a proper rest in the evening
has tremendous revitalizing factors. When you wake up unrefreshed, several things may
be going on.
Number 1, you never get the deep sleep that you need so the body is still hungry for better
rest.
Number 2, your metabolic by-products are building up and it's not getting out of your body fast
enough, accumulating and therefore the toxic buildup can be to such a point overnight that
it becomes very problematic for your body to handle.
Number 3, your cortisol level, which is responsible to help you to wake up in the morning, and
it rises around 4, 5 o'clock starting to do so, in order for you to wake up at 6, 7 o'clock.
If that curve or that spike does not happen, then you're not going to be able to wake up
refreshed. A lot of people have low cortisol in the morning and they feel terrible when
they wake up and they only slowly get better during the day as the cortisol level starts
to pick up. So there are many factors as to why you may not wake up what we called refreshed.
Obviously you need to check with your doctor to see if everything is fine. But normally
speaking, most of the labs are going to be normal, and even sleep studies may show that
you have some kind of obstruction and you may be given CPAP and different types of machines.
But they usually don't help too much in the sense of when it's associated with adrenal
fatigue. Because when you have adrenal fatigue, especially in later stages, the body is always
in the alert mode, so it's keeping you from going to the deep sleep that you require.
You may be laying there, but you'd be so much tossing and turning and frequent awakenings
that you never had the chance to go into the deep restorative mode. As a result when you
get up in the morning, you simply are not getting the restful sleep that a normal person
gets when they have a continuous and uninterrupted sleep.
So when you wake up in the morning and feel unrefreshed, the first thing you should ask
is why. You need to trace back: do you have diabetes that could possibly cause this? Do
you have a metabolic buildup sugar imbalances that cause you to wake up many times at night?
Do you have to go to the bathroom because of, in the case of male and female, prostate
issues, on the case of female, urinary issues or bladder issues. All these things have to
be ruled out, but if all these things turns out normal, and you still have no explanation,
then do think about adrenal fatigue.
If it's a common occurrence, and the interesting thing is it's a symptom and not a disease.
So that's the good news, now when you have your adrenals that is improving over time,
then oftentimes people will report a better sense of sleep and more refreshed situation
when they wake up in the morning. This freshness is very very surprising in that it's almost
like spring has arrived and you know you wake up and you feel fresh as compared to when
you wake up and you still feel draggy and you need coffee and other stimulants to get
you going.
So, knowing and being sensitive to your body and being in tune with how you feel in the
morning is an important indirect symptom of how well your adrenals are functioning. So
do pay attention to this subtle sign that is important.
I hope you've enjoyed this video. For more information on this topic, head over to DrLam.com
where I have written over a thousand articles to help educate people. You can also call
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