The Adrenal Response and Adrenal Fatigue HD

https://www.drlam.com/blog/the-adrenal-response-and-adrenal-fatigue/25425/ This is Dr. Lam, founder of drlam.com. And today’s topic is, when a client is having heart palpitations but not taking any supplements, can they be having an exaggerated response to the epinephrine in their body? And if so, how can a coach approach this? Well, the adrenal response through the sympathetic pathway is commonly activated in advanced stages of adrenal fatigue. In another words, when the body is in adrenal fatigue advanced stages it is in a state of disarray. The body does not know what to do but to activate the flight or fight response. And this is the body’s way of so-called running away, because it really has no other choice, no other way to communicate with you. This adrenal response through the sympathetic pathway in turn releases epinephrine as well as norepinephrine. Now norepinephrine stays in the brain and causes anxiety. Epinephrine is released from the brain as well as from the adrenal glands and goes to the heart and causes palpitations. Now you don’t have to be on any supplements to get this effect. The wrong supplements, however, can exaggerate this effect, such as rhodiola, green tea, maca, ashwaganda in certain cases, as well as glandulars. And the reason is because they are stimulatory by themselves in advanced stages of adrenal fatigue. But in mild stages of adrenal fatigue they may act as adaptogens, especially on the herbs. So when you think about irritability and heart palpitations, of course we are assuming that you have already had your doctor check out your heart and there’s no structural or any other reasons, but if you have a normal heart, excessive stress, and have a difficult time coping with the stress, you may look into adrenal fatigue as one of the possible reasons. And the way to resolve this is to allow the body to settle down. It’s very important in these cases not to number one, make things worse. And then your coach should be able to first identify the reasons by taking a very detailed history. Once the history is known then along with your body’s constitution and the way you react with the clinical correlation, then your coach will be able to design a program that’s nurturing, gentle, allow the body to function, and no palpitation should be the result. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/drlamcoaching PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/drlam/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Dr_Lam