{"id":1093,"date":"2023-03-13T13:09:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplestartnutrition.com\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:12:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:12:42","slug":"adrenal-fatigue-the-hottest-new-fake-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplestartnutrition.com\/?p=1093","title":{"rendered":"Adrenal Fatigue: The Hottest New Fake Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1093\" class=\"elementor elementor-1093\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01d7745 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01d7745\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3afe3a\" data-id=\"f3afe3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adff31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4adff31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adrenal Fatigue: The Hottest New Fake Diagnosis<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c832aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c832aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-31.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1094\" alt=\"Woman slouched over on a table, looking exhausted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-31.png?w=1640&amp;ssl=1 1640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-31.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-31.png?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-31.png?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-31.png?resize=1536%2C865&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-31.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73ba15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b73ba15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Do you feel like you have:<\/p><ul><li class=\"p3\"><i>Body Aches<\/i><\/li><li class=\"p3\"><i>Weight changes<\/i><\/li><li class=\"p3\"><i>Fatigue<\/i><\/li><li class=\"p3\"><i>Low blood pressure<\/i><\/li><li class=\"p3\"><i>Uncontrolled sugar or caffeine cravings<\/i><\/li><li class=\"p3\"><i>Mood swings<\/i><\/li><li class=\"p3\"><i>Trouble waking or falling asleep<\/i><\/li><li class=\"p3\"><i>Lightheadedness<\/i><\/li><li class=\"p1\">Could you possibly have adrenal fatigue?<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Nope.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Not a chance.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">You\u2019re probably like almost everyone else out there, just generally stressed, too much on your plate and not enough time in the day to do it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>But I\u2019ll say it again, it\u2019s not adrenal fatigue\u2026because adrenal fatigue doesn\u2019t exist..<\/p><p class=\"p1\">According to the Endocrine Society: \u201c<span class=\"s1\">No scientific proof exists to support adrenal fatigue as a true medical condition.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p5\"><b>Ok\u2026so, where did the term \u201cadrenal fatigue\u201d come from?<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p6\">The term originated from a chiropractor (<i>not a medical doctor<\/i>), James Wilson, in 1998 to describe vague symptoms caused by an alleged<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>slow or sluggish adrenal glands.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Adrenal glands are small organs located on top of your kidneys that make hormones: cortisol, adrenaline, aldosterone, and noradrenaline. Let\u2019s take a look at the roles these hormones play:.<\/p><p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Cortisol:<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s3\">It\u2019s the primary stress hormone.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It increases <\/span>sugars in the bloodstream, enhances your brain&#8217;s use of glucose, and increases the availability of substances that repair tissues.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It also suppresses other functions in the body that are not needed when you\u2019re stressed, like your appetite for example.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p8\"><b>Adrenaline:<\/b> Your fight or flight hormone that\u2019s released so more oxygen gets to your muscles and more blood pumps to your heart and lungs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><i>Bring it on stress, I\u2019m pumped and ready to fight!!!!<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p8\"><b>Aldosterone:<\/b> regulates our blood pressure.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Simple.<\/p><p class=\"p10\"><span class=\"s4\"><b>Noradrenaline<\/b>: (also called norepinephrine) <\/span>Increases heart rate and blood pumping from the heart.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In the brain it helps with the sleep-wake cycle.<\/p><p class=\"p6\">Easy right?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We feel stressed and our adrenal glands respond by pumping out hormones to prepare us to fight or run. Adrenal fatigue suggests that the adrenal glands get tired from overproducing hormones in response to all the stress in our lives.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>But, that\u2019s kind of like saying our lungs get tired of breathing or our heart gets tired of beating and just stops.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>NOT the case. There is nothing to indicate in the 20+ years of research since the term first came about to suggest our glands stop working, or even slow down a little.<\/p><p class=\"p11\"><b>Right, but I was told by my healer, guru, social media influencer that my symptoms from adrenal fatigue could be fixed with supplements\u2026.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p6\">Slow your roll. Ok, let\u2019s take it step by step.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you have a remotely<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>healthy diet you don\u2019t need supplements.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Take Vitamin C as an example. \u201cExperts\u201d talking about adrenal fatigue say it can become depleted if we\u2019re constantly stressed. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We get PLENTLY of Vitamin C.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It won\u2019t become depleted, we constantly replace it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Stop wasting money on supplements you don\u2019t need, you\u2019re just making expensive urine.<\/p><p class=\"p6\">Even worse are the adrenal support supplements that contain steroids.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If not properly taken or stopped, they can actually cause adrenal insufficiency (or Addison\u2019s Disease), which is a real condition where your adrenal glands do not make enough hormones.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This is treated by an endocrinologist, for life.. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p6\">Since supplements aren\u2019t regulated, you might not even know what\u2019s in the adrenal support supplement you\u2019re taking.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A waste of money and potentially harmful. <i>No thank you!<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p11\"><b>Bottom line<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p6\">If you have some of the symptoms above and are concerned, please talk to your doctor.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You might think the diagnosis of adrenal fatigue is harmless, but it could be hiding a different problem that is not being addressed..<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you need to, go see an Endocrinologist, a hormone expert.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Please, do not get duped into spending money on at-home saliva tests that show you nothing (they only show a moment in time with no other information and are widely inaccurate).<\/p><p class=\"p6\">Your best bet for the symptoms above is taking a big picture approach.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Working on stress management, sleep habits, healthy eating, physical activity, and general mental health.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><i>I know, easier said than done<\/i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Luckily, we can help with the nutrition piece! (<i>shameless plug!<\/i>)<\/p><p class=\"p12\">Stay Happy, Stay Healthy<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-643\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-7.png?resize=127%2C98&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-7.png?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-7.png?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-7.png?resize=1024%2C789&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-7.png?resize=768%2C592&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-7.png?resize=1536%2C1184&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simplestartnutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-7.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p15\">This blog was written by Chris Henigan MS, RD, LDN, co-founder of Simple Start Nutrition.\u00a0 For more blog posts and nutrition information follow @simplestartnutrition on Instagram and Facebook.\u00a0 Also feel free to contact us, by visiting our website (<a href=\"http:\/\/simplestartnutrition.com\/\">simplestartnutrition.com<\/a>) to schedule an appointment to discuss your nutrition related needs.\u00a0 We\u2019re here to help.<\/p><p class=\"p10\">References<\/p><ol class=\"ol1\"><li class=\"li16\"><span class=\"s6\">Adrenal Fatigue. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.endocrine.org\/patient-engagement\/endocrine-library\/adrenal-fatigue\"><span class=\"s7\">https:\/\/www.endocrine.org\/patient-engagement\/endocrine-library\/adrenal-fatigue<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"li17\"><span 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