Can you manage stress with supplements?
Supplement Geek Spotlight Good morning Boss Family!We live in a fast paced, work first (stressful) culture in North America. We can't really do anything about it. Sadly we rely on caffeine.This reliance causes an epidemic of adrenal fatigue.Symptoms of adrenal fatigue are:-tiredness-trouble getting to sleep and waking up-unexplained weight loss-craving salt and sugar-reliance on stimulants such as caffeine-nonspecific digestive problemsYes, alot of these symptoms can be associated with bad nutrition, lack of sleep, caffeine addiction and high stress. So it doesn't necessarily mean your adrenal gland is fatigued.The adrenal glands are located on top of each kidney. They have an outer and inner section. The outer (adrenal cortex) produces androgenic hormones, cortisol and aldosterone. The inner (adrenal medulla) produces adrenaline (epinephrine) and norepinephrine.These hormones carry out a number of vital tasks, a few are:- maintain metabolism- inflammation management- blood sugar maintenance- regulates blood pressure- regulating salt and water balance- control fight or flight responseA few ways to help this fatigue along is by doing something that will be hard for a lot of people. TAKE A BREAK FROM STIMULANTS. Oh no I said a bad thing didn't I? Caffeine being the most common cause of this along with stress in general is the easiest thing to cut down on or cut out completely. Taking a month off stimulants entirely will help reset that issue. The first week will be literal hell but it is worth it.The supplements pictured above Stresscare and Rhodiola Rosea are great herbal supplements to take to battle day to day adrenal fatigue and stress. I have taken both in the past multiple times and am currently taking Stresscare once again. I don't consider myself an over stimulated person but I like taking Stresscare for precautionary purposes every 4-6 months. I sleep even better and my pre-workout work better when I need to take it.Adrenal fatigue is something to think about.Cheers!