Dr. Carrie Lam, MD: Supplementing for adrenal fatigue, we're first
going to talk about what not to do when supplementing for
adrenal fatigue. Your adrenal glands produce cortisol, often
known as the stress hormone. And when you're stressed over a long
period of time, the adrenal gland can become overworked and
dysfunctional, an issue known as adrenal fatigue. And when you're
in this state, it can be tempting to supplement to
improve your health. But before you start throwing expensive
supplements around, here's what you need to know about that.
There is no one supplement or one combo that works to improve
adrenal fatigue. Don't try a bunch of different supplements
at random, as this may put more pressure on your system and make
your health worse. Even if your health does improve when you
take lots of supplements, you'll have no idea which one is
helping and then you have to keep taking them off. Instead,
you need to take a more measured scientific approach one by one
with an experienced practitioner who knows about the supplements
and the dosing per your body. So what to do before supplementing
for adrenal fatigue. No matter what supplement company say
supplements are not as good as healthy diet. One of the best
strategies for improving adrenal fatigue and for improving your
health overall, is with a balanced diet that gives your
body everything it needs to feel well. Supplements are not the
only solution for adrenal fatigue. So you need to be
willing to do the work to create a strong foundation of health.
So here are some of the different components of that.
The adrenal fatigue diet, which gives your body all the
nutrients and needs naturally. Lots of rest and sleep, stress
management, mild exercise, depending what stage of adrenal
fatigue you're in, and it suits your body and its condition, and
then the supplements will be there to fill nutritional gaps.
There's really no magic pill with health or with adrenal
fatigue, you have to do the work. So how to supplement for
adrenal fatigue. Supplementing can be difficult as there's just
so many out there and you don't know where to start. The
condition of adrenal fatigue can cause such a wide range of
symptoms and problems that it might feel as if you need so
many supplements for the different symptoms. To make it
easier for you. Here's a quick guide to supplementing properly
for adrenal fatigue. Don't try to take supplements for every
single symptom, it will just get really confusing and expensive.
You need to supplement for your adrenal fatigue condition for
what stage of adrenal fatigue you're in, which demands and
actually a very individualized supplementation plan. Some
people might be weaker, some people might be stronger, they
might need higher doses and others that are very sensitive
might need lower doses. And always try to supplement one at
a time, so you can tell if something is making a
difference. Your plan can and should include different
vitamins, herbs, glandulars, and hormones but always be taken
under the supervision of a physician or an experienced
health care provider. And if you need more guidance, talk to a
doctor lam nutrition coach to get a personalized supplement
plan and we can help your adrenal fatigue. What are the
most useful vitamins and minerals for adrenal fatigue
recovery? You should never try to design your own adrenal
fatigue supplement plan. What works for one person doesn't
work for another with this condition. So taking the wrong
supplements will not only be a waste, it could actually make
your health worse. So we will be going through some of these
vitamins and minerals real quickly. The key ones that your
adrenals need are vitamin C and vitamin B5, pantethine and
pantothenic acid. So C helps correct the deficiency increase
immunity, B five boosts energy and help lower inflammation. And
both of these together are the cofactors that your adrenals
need to make all hormones.
Another very important supplement is a glutathione to
help reduce oxidative stress. And it also cleans up your liver
and it helps to recycle vitamin C. So these three are just very
key to helping your adrenal fatigue and just a starting
point. After this, there are other supplements down the line
whether it's adaptogens or DHEA pregnenolone. And then after
that putting bioidentical hormones, there's so many
different supplements and you have to go step by step. So if
you need to know what to start with, make sure you call us and
Dr. Lam nutritional coach to help them help you learn about
these vitamins. What are the best glandulars and herbs for
adrenal fatigue recovery? Not many people outside of the
natural health professional talks about glandulars which are
made from animal tissue or herbs these days, yet they are a very
powerful tool in adrenal fatigue recovery, particularly after the
first step when vitamins and minerals don't offer enough
help. Here are some that can be helpful but always take them
under the supervision of a physician and they should not be
taken by itself. Adaptogens like ashwagandha, rhodiola, ginkgo,
maca and ginger. They have their own properties to boost energy
levels help relaxation, brain fog, libido, that can be your
step two. And then the third step possibly would be going to
glandulars like thyroid glandulars, adrenal glandulars
to help improve the function, but like I said, only do them
under the supervision of a physician. And you should always
still try to make sure you're taking your vitamin C and your
vitamin B5 as a first step before you go to these. Okay,
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