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You seem to feel tired more often now. You can't seem to get enough out of your workouts or even make it through day without feeling completely run down. Even the six fatburner pills and the energy drink doesn't really help anymore. If you're like millions of other stressed out, "live life in the fast lane", Americans, then you are suffering from adrenal system fatigue.
The Adrenal Glands
The adrenal system is exclusively responsible for how the human body copes with and responds to all forms of stress, whether physical, psychological or emotional through the production and release of complex hormones that regulate the storage and production of energy, muscle tone and heart rate. The adrenals produce many extremely important, but often overlooked hormones such as adrenaline, norepinephrine, cortisone aldosterone.
We live in a society in which we are constantly inundated by psychological and physical stress factors. These stress factors come at us in the form of Job Stress, relationship stress, increasingly longer work hours and overuse of stimulants such as caffeine and ephedra. Unlike our predecessors of the previous centuries, today’s American never takes a break and just relaxes. We work long hours, have increasingly greater financial responsibilities, sleep less and generally just beat the living hell out of bodies on a consistent basis.
Over time, the beating that our body takes from stress factors, begins to take a very noticeable toll on the normal function of our adrenal glands. Our adrenal glands that have always provided us with an adequate defense against outside stress no longer have the ability to function at 100% due to being overtaxed on a non-stop basis. Energy regulating hormones that are necessary for us to enjoy life, work like days and just function on a normal schedule are no longer able to be produced by the adrenal glands in the same quantity as before. The reduction in these energy controlling hormones causes fatigue to set in. In order to compensate for this fatigue, the average person increases their daily intake of stimulants. As adrenal function continues to decline, the average person becomes less and less sensitive to stimulants and other energy boosting products.
Bovine Adrenal Tissue:
This is desiccated bovine adrenal gland. Adrenal tissue is particularly important in the initial phases of adrenal repair since it provides raw materials to support adrenal function. It also contains some important adrenal hormones. By including Adrenal Tissue it relieves the adrenal glands' burden and allows the following to occur:
*Relief from the symptoms
of poorly functioning adrenals much sooner than waiting for
the adrenals to become healthy again – a process that can
take weeks or months.
*Significantly faster adrenal recovery
Licorice Root:
Licorice helps to reduce the amount of hydrocortisone broken down by the liver, thereby reducing the workload of the adrenal glands. Licorice quickly tones the adrenals by relaxing and strengthening them to continue pumping out adrenaline but in more calculated amounts. Licorice has been found to have a very beneficial and nourishing effect on the adrenal glands as long as some portion of the gland is healthy. Addison's disease, which decreases adrenal cortex secretions, has been treated with success with licorice extracts. Licorice is known to stimulate the production of the cortin hormone which is useful when the body is under mental and emotional stress and helps with the coping process.
Pantothenic Acid:
Pantothenic
acid is one of the key components in helping promote adrenal
health. Once inside the body, pantothenic acid forms a substance
called pantethine, which is further converted into an enzyme
called “Co-enzyme A.” Co-enzyme A is an extremely important
compound and is essential in the metabolism of protein, fat,
and carbohydrates. It is also the starting point for the
body's production of adrenal steroids, cholesterol, bile,
and haemoglobin. Pantethine allows the adrenal glands to
generate more cortisone which is an anti-stress hormone.
With more cortisone produced, the body's inflammatory response
is reduced. The increased production of cortisone and other
adrenal hormones stimulated by Pantothenic acid helps counteract
stress and enhance metabolism.
Pregnenolone:
Pregnenolone is the building block of all the adrenal hormones and exerts a powerful effect on the brain, enhance memory and brings about feelings of well-being while significantly improving your ability to deal with stress. Pregnenolone serves as a precursor in your body to other hormones, including dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and progesterone.
It has been suggested that Pregnenolone may play a role in the neuroendocrine response to stress. During periods of stress, the output of adrenal steroids increases. The increased output of these steroids has been associated with increased fatigue in army pilots resulting in poor performance. In a study of pilots under stress, pregnenolone therapy (25 mg, twice daily) improved performance with no adverse side effects.
In another experiment, 25-75 mg of pregnenolone were given daily to 8 leather cutters, 12 lathe operators, and 77 optical workers. While there was little benefit compared to placebo when the workers were not “under pressure,” productivity rose when the level of work-related stress was higher. Once again, the effect outlasted the length of the study. The subjects also felt that they tired less easily and were better able to cope with the demands of their jobs. No side effects were reported in any of these studies.
The inhibition of GABA release is also thought
to enhance mood by preventing the brain from becoming too sluggish
and lethargic. Pregnenolone's ability to control GABA levels
strongly suggests that this hormone may be a valuable addition
to the arsenal of antidepressant medications, especially considering
its lack of side effects. By its very nature, pregnenolone
works with your body to achieve optimal health and longevity.
Pregnenolone's many functions underscore its role as one of
the most important hormones in the human body. Pregnenolone
reduces fatigue and increases endurance. It also provides the
brain with the hormonal and neurotransmitter support it needs
to retard memory loss, thus helping to improve concentration
and focus.
Schizandra:
Schizandra
is a recognized "adaptogen," capable of increasing
the body's ability to resist both disease and stress. Scientific
studies demonstrate Schizandra's ability to increase work
capacity, exercise capacity, mental capacity, and adaptability
to darkness and other environmental stresses in both animal
and human studies. While alleviating stress and fighting
fatigue, schizandra has been shown to help improve the overall
health of the adrenals.
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