Adrenal Glands

The two endocrine glands sit at the top of each kidney. Adrenal glands handle stress by producing a variety of hormones to help with stress, physical, mental, and emotions.

• Balancing internal and external challenges in the body
• It is the “fight-or-flight” gland

Adrenal controls:

• Fluid balance
• Blood sugar balance
• Acts as a “fuel pump”
• Controls inflammatory and anti-inflammatory responses to injury
• Immune system
• Strength response

Adrenal Glands produce steroid hormones that regulate energy, stamina, mood, emotion, well- being, maintain sex hormones, healthy pregnancy, healthy menopause, potency, and fertility. They also produce anti-aging hormones like DHEA and protect against all diseases.

Adrenal Gland functions – there are 2 sections of the gland:

1. Adrenal Medulla

2. Adrenal cortex

A) Adrenal Medulla hormone functions:

• Hormone: Epinephrine/Norepinephrine functions as “fight-or-flight” response which is part of the sympathetic nervous system

B) Adrenal Cortex hormone functions:

• Hormone: DHEA, Pregnenolom, Progesterone, Estrogen, and Testosterone function as tissue repair, body rebuilding, sex hormones, and anti-aging
• Hormone: Cortisol, and Glucocorticoids function as blood sugar regulation, anti-inflammatory actions, and immune system modification
• Hormone: Aldosterone, and Mineralcorticoids function as regulation of sodium, potassium and fluid volume inflammation.

There are many factors leading to adrenal fatigue:

• Prescription and non-prescription drugs, antacids, oral contraceptives, conventional hormone therapy
• Lack of relation, smoking, devitalized food, white sugar
• Allergies, caffeine, persistent negative stressors, repeated stresses
• Infection (acute or chronic), lack of sleep, emotional stress
• Persistent fears, psychological stress, counterproductive attitudes and beliefs
• Hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiencies, workaholic-ism, repeated traumas, marital stress, poor eating habits
• Alcoholism, toxins, death of a loved one, excessive exercise
• Sedentary lifestyle, financial stress, trans fats/rancid fats, surgery, junk food, deand-end relationships, unfulfilling employment (dead-end jobs)