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Overcome adrenal fatigue naturally

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In this period of higher mental stress, poor nutrition, pervasive toxins, and overuse of stimulants, it has become difficult to properly support the adrenals. As a result, people have become afflicted with poor energy, bad sleep, obnoxious cravings, and a roller coaster of emotions.

There are several solutions to help balance depleted adrenals, and it often takes a multifaceted approach. Start by considering these four factors, and with proper implementation, you can recover from adrenal fatigue.
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Manage your mindset

The primary reason your adrenals are kaput will ultimately lead back to your mindset, to some degree. The thoughts you initiate, foster, and emotionalize determine your state of mental balance, and if the balance is overwhelmingly negative, this state of constant “fight or flight” will deplete adrenal energy. Stay unbalanced long enough and you will eventually wear out your adrenals, which will leave you with a wide variety of ailments.

To combat this you have several weapons at your disposal, but the primary thought pattern you need to practice is perspective. Consider a paradigm shift in which you focus on those things in your life that make you happy, and live in that space more often. Slow down the constant chatter and noise in your head by connecting to nature, or by practicing meditation. Consider “being” instead of “doing”. Stay in the moment more. Stop obsessing about negative things the past or in the future. Start having more fun. Laugh, express gratitude, breathe deeply, and enjoy life on your terms!

To help with this process, consider anxiety relieving herbs like chamomile and passion flower, essential oils like lavender and frankincense, Bach flower remedies, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique).

Proper sleep

Proper sleep patterns are crucial for the health of your entire body, including your adrenals. Not obeying the body’s natural biological clock, leads to abnormal and untimely secretions of the main sleep-wake hormones, melatonin and cortisol, which then leads to erratic biological rhythms and disrupts the harmonious functioning of your body.

If you don’t maintain this biological rhythm, your cortisol levels (controlled by your adrenals) could become too high in the evening and too low in the morning, which will disturb your sleep patterns. Over time, this lack of sleep will leave you mentally exhausted and set you up for more perceived negative experiences, which puts additional strain on your adrenals.

To get in the proper rhythm, ensure you get to bed by no later than 11 p.m., and get at least 8 hours of sleep. For natural ways to improve sleep, visit the first source below.

Adaptogenic herbs

Another key to good health is adapting to circumstances we are exposed to in our lives. The adrenals play a major role in our ability to adapt, and the more depleted they become, the less able we are to properly respond to our circumstances.

Adaptogenic herbs are critical for adapting effectively to the chronic stress we face today. They assist in modulating the stress response in order for us to enhance stress adaptation, which can then take significant pressure off our adrenals and help rebuild them over time.

For some excellent adaptogenic herbs, visit the second source below.

Avoid or remedy those things that cause adrenal fatigue

When improving the function of any organ, gland, or system, the whole body needs to be taken into consideration. In the case of adrenal function, we must realize that supporting other areas of the body is just as important as supporting the area that directly affects their optimal function.

For example, an overabundance of Candida in the intestinal system will eventually cause adrenal fatigue. In order to restore proper adrenal function, the digestive system must be cleaned up by eliminating Candida and other pathogenic microorganisms.

In order to do this, one must strongly consider the elimination of any stimulants (like coffee or soda), sugar (including foods high in sugar), refined flour products, dairy, vinegars (ACV is fine), alcohol, and gluten. Then, one must consider daily consumption of green leafy vegetables, seaweed, algae, fermented foods, chia, and other enzyme, probiotic, and fiber rich foods.

To learn more about the top foods to consider for your adrenals and overall hormonal balance, visit 8 Superfoods That Can Heal Your Entire Body. To find out more about the adrenal glands and a natural protocol to restore them, check out Natural Remedies for Adrenal Fatigue.

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http://www.organiclifestylemagazine.com

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Smartphones’ Blue Light May Lead To Weight Gain As A Result Of Poor Sleep

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You already know the blue light that emits from your smartphone disrupts production of the sleep hormone melatonin. And as research continues to strengthen the association between sleep deprivation and obesity, it was only a matter of time before a studyfound smartphones might make people fat, too. Yes, that time is now.

Scientists at the University of Granada in Spain injected rats with melatonin and found regulating this hormone helped to combat obesity and diabetes. Their animal research is similar to research being done at Manchester University, where the effects of regular sleep patterns are being monitored in patients with diabetes. Dr. Simon Kyle, a sleep researcher at the University’s School of Psychological Sciences and on the team at MU, said that while the work is ongoing, they’ve found a link between circadian patterns (a person’s internal clock) and disease.

“We are interested in how an alteration in the sleep-wake pattern may be involved in the onset of diabetes and obesity and if, when you improve the timing of sleep you can also have a positive effect on conditions like diabetes and obesity,” Kyle said in a press release.

The timing of sleep doesn’t only mean a regular, healthy dose of melatonin; it also means a regular, healthy dose of ghrelin and leptin, the hunger hormones. Without sleep, these hormones can be altered, skewing a person’s appetite and encouraging them to overconsume high-calorie foods. Consuming more of these increases risk for belly fat, which then increases risk for diabetes. It’s all one viciously hungry cycle.

Though, this isn’t the first time off-balance hormones and circadian patterns, orrhythms, have posed a threat to our health. Disrupted patterns (a result from when we miss the external signals and clues the sun is up or down) increases riskfor metabolic syndrome and fatty liver. Our body being able to tell when the sun is rising and setting, or when it’s time to wake-up versus sleep, keeps it on an even, healthy keel.

Yet, most people are in the habit of charging their phones, tablets, any other gadget of choice in their bedrooms, be it physically in bed (hey, no shame in maximizing your space) or nearby on a nightstand. Even if you made a point to turn off all devices a while before bed, the light from a late-night message or notification can still disrupt melatonin secretion, “and that could contribute to alterations in metabolism,” Kyle said.

A better idea is to charge your phone in another room. And, as always, sleep with as little light as possible. Pitch-black conditions reset your internal clock, helping you get up and eat at the right times.