{"id":3158,"date":"2023-04-27T05:28:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T05:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2023-04-27T21:20:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T21:20:38","slug":"is-adrenal-fatigue-linked-to-your-health-problems-even-if-it-doesnt-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2023\/04\/is-adrenal-fatigue-linked-to-your-health-problems-even-if-it-doesnt-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"Is \u201cAdrenal Fatigue\u201d Linked to Your Health Problems\u2026 Even if it Doesn\u2019t Exist?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Perhaps you\u2019ve been struggling with low energy?<\/p>\n
Maybe, it was revealed to you by your integrative doctor that the cause could be \u201cadrenal fatigue,\u201d or \u201cadrenal dysfunction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regardless of the name, if you looked up \u201cadrenal fatigue,\u201d you likely noticed it has sparked a reactive divide in healthcare. Whereas some experts seemed completely fine with the terminology and even discussed treatment of it, other researchers and physicians were offended by the term and dismissed it.<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
The personification of \u201cadrenal fatigue\u201d is likely what makes it so bothersome<\/a> to many scientists. It is true, the verbiage is nonspecific. Furthermore, there is no biological evidence that any gland can get \u201cfatigued.\u201d Yet, why is that this lay reference, one that likely makes it easier for consumers to understand, makes the whole concept downright controversial<\/a> in medicine?<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t so long ago when \u201cleaky gut\u201d was ridiculed, only later to be replaced with the term \u201cintestinal permeability\u201d in the literature. The later phrase more precisely explained plausible mechanisms and could be scientifically documented. Hence, \u201cintestinal permeability\u201d is the proper, less woo, reference to a breakdown in the intestinal lining.<\/p>\n Perhaps this should give us a pause to try to understand the underlying physiology of what \u201cadrenal fatigue\u201d is referring to before degrading it?<\/p>\n In my latest<\/a> article and video, I began my exploration on what is meant by \u201cadrenal fatigue.\u201d<\/p>\n Topics<\/a> include:<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to gain a greater appreciation of how your endocrine system and adrenal glands can impact your mind and body, regardless of how it is spoken of.<\/p>\n In the next post, I\u2019ll review the symptoms of adrenal fatigue, or more appropriately \u201cdysfunctional HPA axis regulation\u201d, testing, and supportive interventions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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