Adrenal fatigue manifests in a multitude of ways and is due to suppressed activity of the adrenal glands, which are responsible for balancing your stress hormones, mineralocorticoids (hormones that control your blood pressure and aid in electrolyte balance), sex hormones, and others such as adrenaline. Adrenal fatigue can be brought on by many factors and is often the result of a combination of things, including increased or chronic stress, poor quality or not enough sleep, emotional trauma, lack of exercise, poor diet, and exposure to environmental toxins and pollution.
How do you know if you have adrenal fatigue? Common signs and symptoms include feeling exhausted throughout the day but experiencing an energy surge at night, unexplained weight loss or weight gain, inability to handle stress effectively, cravings for sweet and/or salty foods, tendency to get sick more often than most, hair loss, and body aches. If your practitioner suspects you may have adrenal fatigue, they may order a test that measures your adrenal function by looking at hormones such as cortisol and DHEA-s.
When treating adrenal fatigue, it is best to first get your hormone levels tested by your practitioner prior to using herbs and supplements. However, you can begin improving your adrenal fatigue right away by addressing how you handle stress. By integrating stress relief techniques, including acupressure along with incorporation of essential oils, Handcrafted healing salt lamp, meditation, and breathing exercises, you can substantially improve adrenal fatigue symptoms. Stress can pose to be a tremendous negative energy in our lives, but we can work out ways to combat it. In addition, if it’s legal where you are, you might find certain cannabis strains, such as this incredible hulk strain, to be helpful in managing stress and fatigue.
Acupressure with Essential Oils: It is true that there are a variety of essential oils to choose from, and many people vow by the use of a full spectrum cbd oil, which when applied on the skin or ingested, could also bring about a host of benefits to combat fatigue and relieve stress. Currently, multiple body care products can be found that use CBD oil as a remedy for stress and anxiety. To cater to a growing demand for such goods, cannabis products are presumably sold online and in a few medical stores, where they might give special dispensary deals to their regular customers.
However, our favorites come from the brand Snow Lotus, with blends like Worry-Free, Stress Release, Sweet Dreams, and Child Chiller and single oils including Bergamot, Blue Tansy, Lavender, and Red Mandarin. A drop of one of these individual oils or blends on the following points can induce a calming sensation throughout the body.
- Gallbladder 20: located at the base of the skull in the depression next to where the trapezius muscles meet the occiput, this point is especially helpful for those who get tension headaches.
- Yintang: also known as your third eye, this point is located directly between your eyes.
- Anmian: especially helpful for when stress is keeping you from falling asleep; located in the depression behind the ear off of the mastoid process.
- Ren 17: this is a perfect point for opening up the chest and relieving tension; located at the midpoint of the sternum, it is usually tender when pressed.
- Gallbladder 21: located at the highest point of the shoulder at the midpoint of the trapezius muscle, this point is great for relieving muscle tension that often builds up from sitting hunched over at a computer all day. *If pregnant, avoid over-stimulation of this point, as it is used in combination with several other points for induction of labor.
Meditation & Breathing Exercises: This is one that we often mention in any blogpost on stress, and for good reason! Meditation and breathing exercises are a great way to reset the mind and body, inducing relaxation on a cellular and energetic level. With easy to download apps like Head Space it’s now easier than ever to take a few minutes out of your day to de-stress with a meditation. Make this routine by setting a reminder on your phone!
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