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Adrenal Fatigue versus adrenal insufficiency, how to tell the

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difference. Hi everyone and

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welcome to this quick look at

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adrenal insufficiency versus

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adrenal fatigue and what these

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conditions could mean for your

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health. Now, adrenal

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insufficiency and adrenal

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fatigue can actually look very,

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very similar. And they both

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involve the adrenal glands,

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which are your main anti stress

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organ system that's responsible

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for fighting off stress and

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producing cortisol, which is

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your main anti stress hormone.

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Cortisol really affects all

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tissues and organ systems in the

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body. Cortisol rises in the

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morning, so wakes you up in the

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morning and then drops down low

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throughout the day. It also

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helps to regulate your

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metabolism, regulate

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inflammation, immune system, as

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well as maintain the functions

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of the heart and the blood

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vessels. So when your cortisol

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levels are low, it can cause

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havoc on your body, and they

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cause symptoms that are

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associated with both adrenal

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fatigue and adrenal

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insufficiency, such as fatigue,

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sugar imbalances, irritability,

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brain fog, low blood pressure,

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and salt cravings as well. These

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two conditions are so similar

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then how can you tell them

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apart? Well, adrenal

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insufficiency, otherwise known

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as Addison's disease, is a

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medical condition that has been

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around for quite a while and it

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affects very small population

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about four out of 100,000

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people. When you have this

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condition, your adrenal glands

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can't make enough cortisol, and

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really the only way to address

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it is to take steroids for the

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rest of your life. There are two

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types of adrenal insufficiency.

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The first is known as primary

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adrenal insufficiency, where

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your adrenals are not able to

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secrete the stress hormone

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cortisol because of illness,

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injury, or autoimmune disease.

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Secondary adrenal insufficiency

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is because your pituitary gland

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which is in the brain fails to

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send a signal to the adrenal

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glands to make more cortisol.

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Adrenal Fatigue is a little

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different. It's subclinical,

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which means you will have

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fatigue, you have some of the

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same symptoms as adrenal

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insufficiency, but your adrenal

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glands are still working and

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they're still putting out

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cortisol. This is why adrenal

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fatigue often isn't able to be

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detected via testing because

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your cortisol levels may come

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back normal when tested. It's

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because when you're under so

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much stress, that it's putting

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pressure on your adrenal glands

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and causing imbalance throughout

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your body circuit. This means

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that adrenal fatigue usually

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involves others components of

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your body that are quite apart.

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This means that adrenal fatigue

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also affects other components

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part of your body, and that's

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why when you do have adrenal

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fatigue, you may experience

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other symptoms such as cardiac

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symptoms, issues with your

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metabolic system, body aches

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relating to poor detoxification,

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gut issues related to high

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inflammation. You can have

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insomnia, depression, anxiety

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relating to your neuroaffect or

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your brain as well. Another

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difference is Adrenal Fatigue is

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caused by ongoing stress when

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you're when. Another difference

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is that Adrenal Fatigue is

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caused by ongoing stress. This

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stress can come in a number of

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sources such as work pressures,

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negativity, poor health,

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inflammatory diet, sedentary

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lifestyle, mood disorders,

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grief, unhappy relationships,

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and unhealthy environment,

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medications, poor sleep,

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pollutants and toxins, emotional

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stress, as well as chronic

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disease. Why is it important

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that you know the difference

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between adrenal fatigue and

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adrenal insufficiency? That's

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because the path to recovery is

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very, very different. With

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adrenal insufficiency it's only

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your adrenal glands that are

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dysfunctional. So taking

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steroids should solve most of

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your problems. But when you do

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have adrenal fatigue, your

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recovery path needs to be quite

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different. taking steroids can

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be part of this recovery

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journey, but that should be last

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resort, as they're very strong

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and can have lasting effects on

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the body. Instead, your recovery

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from Adrenal Fatigue should

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involve strategies and therapies

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that address all the involved

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symptoms and components of your

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body. So if you experience

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fatigue that just is not go

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away, then visit your doctor

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first, they'll be able to

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perform a test to help you

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determine the health of your

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adrenal glands, and whether

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adrenal insufficiency is

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involved. If your tests come

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back normal, then it's time to

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take a deeper look to really

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consider if adrenal fatigue is a

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factor or not. Thank you for

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listening today and we hope that

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you got something helpful and

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learning the difference between

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the adrenal fatigue and adrenal

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teaser. Are you fatigued and

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wondering if your adrenals are

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to blame? Listen in and as we

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talked about the difference

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between adrenal fatigue and

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adrenal insufficiency. If you do

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have your adrenals tested and

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turn out that your lab results

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come back normal, then adrenal

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fatigue would be another

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potential cause for your fatigue

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that you want to consider.