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Adrenal Fatigue?
Here Are Some
Foods To Avoid |
Stress out lifestyle? Immune
disorders? In this article, Ross Hauser, M.D., noted
Prolotherapy physician and doctor discusses the role of food and
healing.
Do you always feel
fatigued? Are you overwhelmingly stressed? Do you suffer from
frequent illness, anxiety, or poor concentration? These are all
signs of adrenal fatigue and by eating properly you could
alleviate some of your symptoms.
If you suffer from adrenal fatigue, which means the ability of
your adrenal glands to carry out their normal functions has
decreased, usually due to over stimulation, you may also tend to
be hypoglycemic. In order for hypoglycemia to be diagnosed, our
doctors typically run a modified Glucose
Tolerance Test. If you took the testing one step further
and received the whole
Hauser
Diet Typing package (additional
blood pH
testing and
nutritional
evaluation), many people with
hypoglycemia tend to type out as a
Otters or
Lions on the
Hauser
Diet scale.
Hypoglycemia can cause a person to feel tired and consistently
hungry. The combination of low energy and high hunger is not a
good one for losing weight or maintaining health. Although a
person suffering from this may also need to be on a supplement
program to help the adrenal glands, incorporating the right
foods and eliminating the wrong ones can provide huge benefits.
When we’re tired, sugary foods and caffeine are the usual
choices we grab for a quick “pick me up”. However, these are the
worst possible choices for a person with adrenal fatigue. Below
is a list of foods to choose, foods to avoid, and why to do so.
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Foods to Avoid |
Foods to Choose |
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Coffee-contains
caffeine which will stimulate your adrenal gland
even more |
Foods high in
protein-will help stabilize
blood sugars |
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Fruit-contains
sugar, it may be natural sugars, but sugar is sugar
in this case. Especially try to eliminate from
breakfast when blood sugars tend to be their lowest |
Healthy fats
(essential oils and nuts)-will help stabilize
blood sugar and provide necessary nutrients |
|
Sugar-will
increase hypoglycemia |
Natural/Organic
foods-will decrease the amount of toxins the
body has to handle |
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White flour
products-will increase hypoglycemia |
High fiber foods-can
help alleviate constipation which can occur during
stress |
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Cola-contains
caffeine and unnatural substances, as well as sugar. |
Complex
Carbohydrates - are a better carbohydrate choice
for blood sugar stabilization, try to pair it up
with a protein source |
|
Chocolate-also
contains caffeine and sugar! |
Bright colored
vegetables - great source of antioxidants |
By incorporating the right foods
into your
diet you can not only improve your adrenal fatigue,
you can also see an improvement in your overall health. Although
many of the “foods to avoid” are not typically recommended on
any of the Hauser Diets, it is important for a person suffering
from adrenal fatigue to know why they specifically should not
eat them! As previously stated, diet alone may not be the answer
to adrenal fatigue. |
