Anxiety and Your Adrenal Glands
Biologically, we are built to handle stress. When exposed to a real danger, the adrenal glands, small glands that sit on top of your kidneys, secrete hormones to activate you flight or fight response. Blood pressure increases, blood sugar rises, breathing increases, and digestion slows down, in attempt to fight or run from the perceived danger. Unhealthy dietary choices, unresolved emotional issues, digestive problems, poor sleep quality, and illness keep the adrenal glands in a state of high arousal.
What about the daily stresses we experience that are not life threatening? The adrenal glands only know stress. Whether the stress is running from a bear, sitting in traffic, or getting everything done at work, the adrenals secrete cortisol. This constant secretion of cortisol will begin to wear down the body and mind. Type II diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism, weight gain, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and lowered immunity are related to high stress, high cortisol lifestyles.
The first step in surviving our stressful lives, is to become aware of our tension, our reaction to life events, and to listen to our inner dialog. We have to learn to send our bodies relaxing messages to counteract the stress hormones we are used to secreting. Quiet time, exercise, a healthy diet, and connection with others are all part of a balanced lifestyle. Healthy adrenal glands need rest, frequent small meals, and positive self talk.
If your adrenal glands have been subject to an unbalanced lifestyle for an extended period of time, or if you are beginning to feel symptoms associated with adrenal gland dysfunction, a simple salivary test will evaluate your adrenal health. A doctor who specializes in natural health can come up with a dietary, herbal, and/or nutrient based plan to help you regain healthy adrenal function and in the process, regain optimal health and vitality.
Related Tags: stress, anxiety, anxiety symptoms, natural treatment, adrenal fatigue, anxiety testing
Dr. Sherri Jacobs
Naturopathic Physician
Bastyr University Graduate
http://www.naturopathic-anxiety-solutions.com
http://www.ndaccess.com/vnh
Your Article Search Directory : Find in ArticlesRecent articles in this category:
- Dental Insurance For Individual Can Be Of Help At Time
Dental problem may cost one a lot of money and pain. But, practicing a reasonable care could decreas - Personal Trainer For Perfect Health
There is a general misconception that need for a fitness trainer comes for novice or from those who - Varicose Veins - Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
The majority of people after thirty notice the changes that appear with the maturing. In this case t - Scenar Therapy - Self-treatment Or Healing Partnership
Do you want to learn about a device which will help you to ease your pain? If you get this kind of a - Scenar - 5 "no, Nos" Of Scenar
Are you fed up with the pain in your body? Various parts of our body seem to ache due to different r - Scenar Device - 5 Tips On Travelling With Your Scenar (skenar) Device
You might be aware of scenar which has become quite popular these days. This is actually the acronym - Scenar Therapy - How To Treat Your Pet With Scenar
There are many alternative methods of treatment that are being invented these days. Lots of people a - Your Options For The Treatment For Appendicitis
Appendicitis is considered to be a surgical illness. Due to its severe character, the treatment for - How To Choose The Right Copd Medication
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD does not have any cure. But with the help of medicines - Septic Arthritis: Infectious Agents Penetrate Joints' Spaces
Another major type of arthritis is septic arthritis, which is also known in various terms like: pyog
Most viewed articles in this category:
- Drugs - the Last Alternative for Adhd in Kids
Anyone over the age of thirty who has grown up with ADHD understands that there was not much help av - Foods To Eat To Gain Weight
Malnutrition has the same degree of problem as obesity. There are people who are too skinny, they fi - Understanding Postpartum Clothing
The same way most pregnant women dream of the day when they will begin showing for wearing maternity - Kegel Exercising for Bladder Control and Enhanced Sexual Pleasure
Kegel exercises strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor, thereby improving the urethra and/or rec - The Use Of Weight Loss Herbs
Nothing has garnered more attention in today's world than the success or failures of weight loss pro - A Simple Acid Relux Cure
Many people today are afflicted with heartburn. If they eat food that is too spicy, they get heartbu - Five Effective Household Back Pain Treatments
Back pain treatment comes in lots of forms, from exercise to pain mediction. Standard and most wides - Herbal Remedies - Can They Cure What Ails You?
You've probably heard about herbal remedies before and how they can treat a variety of health proble - Natural Relief for Tinnitus - What are your Choices
Natural Relief For Tinnitus - Alternative Options Did you know that there are an estimated 50 t - Birthing Around the World
Since ancestral times, different cultures showed off different customs and beliefs around the miracl
