Adrenal exhaustion

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ayurveda , " alstrup " <alstrup wrote:

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> It is made in Argentina and processed to be hormone free. The

adrenal

> doctor also recommends specific herbs, including liqourice and

> ashwagandha, the latter which he claims will normalize cortisol

> levels. I have not been able to find any pubmed references for this

> claim. I sincerely doubt if anyone here has succesfully cured

adrenal

> fatigue through ayurveda treatment alone, this is a modern stress

> disease. Of course adrenal fatigue was probably also experienced in

> past ages, ie. soldiers in war under extreme pressure.

 

Pubmed and similar references get produced by looking at the disease

through a microscope: a set of symptoms and a set of malfunctions in

the body. Doubt that adrenal fatigue is not cured by ayurvedic

treatment is due to limiting the view to just herbs and

formulations. The glands are parts of nervous systems and they are

more connected to our energy body. This opinion is driven by

experience on few patients where marma massage on few points could

yield the results which herbs and panchkarma could not obtain.

 

Thousands of people suffer from constant fatigue that is not relieved

by rest and sleep. This is the main symptom of adrenal exhaustion.

Similarly, majority of women in child bearing age suffer by PCOS, the

main symptom of which is the irregular and scanty periods. An

indicator of tired ovaries, or deficiency of ovary driving hormones.

Obesity is mainly driven by deficiency of thyroid hormones, an

indicator of overworked thyroid gland. Diabets is caused by tired or

exhausted pancreas, another endocrine gland.

 

Is it correct to assume that all these diseases are different?

Endocrine glands always work in a symphony. The misbehaviour or

underfunction of one glands puts stress on all others. That is why we

find that diabetes and pcos, diabetes and obesity, pcos and constant

fatigue are all existing more or less together. Modern science treats

these as different diseases and produces different symptom

suppressing drugs too. But what if all these disorders could be

traced to single set of causes, a single medicine/lifestyle change

would be adequate to cure all the problems.

 

If one examine the file " early diagnosis of diabetes, pcos " in the

file section, several herbs are mentioned that address the conditions

related to diabetes, hormonal imbalance, insulin resistance and

metabolic syndrome. names are different, but underlying dynamics is

same. exhaustion of the endocrinal gland by stress. Why? reduced

energy supply to the gland. Amongst the glands adrenals are most

important as they are essential for life, whether we reproduce or

not. Since they secret a number of hormones and thus regulate our

ability to respond/adopt to stress they are most important. A few of

these hormones (adrenalin and cortisol) activate our fight-or-flight

response, increasing the amount of glucose or sugar in the blood,

raising blood pressure, and promoting increased energy production.

 

Addrenal exhaustion can be a result of a trauma, which also causes

anxiety and panic attacks(APA). the symptoms for APA and adrenal

exhaustion are similar. Low blood pressure, low blood sugar and other

signs associated with adrenal burnout are also found for people

suffering from APA. What does this indicate? Just many

names for some common conditions, and associated different

treatments. The reasons other than trauma, could also be drug induced

gland exhaustion; in such cases one has to resort to yogic techniques

only. examples of drugs which induce gland exhaustion are:

 

Inhalers and other respiratory medications

Herbal remedies such as Ma huang and ephedra

High blood pressure medication (ACE inhibitors and Beta blockers

cause several side effects which are similar to anxiety-panic symptoms,

especially breathing difficulties).

Withdrawal from alcohol

ADHD medications (Ritalin, Adderall, Dexedrine)

Withdrawal from benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, Restoril, several drugs ending

in " zepam " can also be classed here.)

Caffeine and other stimulants

Drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and amphetamines

Over-the-counter medications such as decongestants

Steroids such as cortisone and prednisone

Weight loss products

Hormones (Birth control pills, Thyroid medication)

 

And to mention the traumatic events, family conflicts, separation

from a loving spouse or family members, inadequate support from

parents, anxious parents are also possible. Treating self as

powerless and rest of the world as threatening enemy is pessimistic

view which can precipitate gland exhaustion. It may also have its

roots in early life abuse or developmental trauma. Trauma in infancy,

early childhood or the development of puberty can lead to a

pervasive and lasting sense of helplessness that can develop into

gland exhaustion in later life.

 

Author used simple herbs such as ginger, garlic, medha herbs which

include aswagandha, licorice, shatawari, musli, vidarikand, brahmi,

Vacha, Jatamansi, Shankhavali, panchgavya medicines, panchkarma to

solve the gland exhaustion, be it obesity problem, PCOS problem, or

constant fatigue syndrome. the efficasy of the herbs in seemingly

different conditions surprised the author, which led him to trace

that root cause in many of these conditions was stress. Stress led to

bad lifestyle, which induced systemic candidiasis leading to food

cravings, lack of control on accumulation of fat mass at the trunk,

reduced liver function and corresponding dhatu building activity.

Truncal obsity caused reduction of breathing, and author feels that

it is the oxygen in the blood that controls the final gland health.

This view is supported by yogic theories, where glands are connected

to chakaras and chakras are energised by breathing techniques,

meditation.

 

In your particular case, adding Shatawari to Aswagandha and licorice will be

helpful. Since adrenals are conected to Muladhar Chakra, the lord of this chakra

is Ganesha. Ganesha likes Coconut and Jaggery. So also Red color. Try eating

coconut along with Jaggery. Many common practices have hidden remedies inside.

Red color fruits will also help. To pacify adrenals is also possible. Durva, a

kind of grass offered to Lord Ganesha, is helpful to cure acne arising from

excess testosterone or androgenism. Ayurveda is not based on the type of

research modern science conducts. It is futile to search PUbmed references.

Ayurveda is a descending knowledge, and is spread across so many texts, some of

them not being classed under ayurvedic texts; e.g. Garud Purana.

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Most exercises that work on the 2nd and 3rd chakra are excellent for

the adrenals. Abdominal strengthening exercises are also good. One

specific exercise is the Half Spinal Twist.

 

GB

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I sincerely doubt if anyone here has succesfully cured

adrenal

fatigue through ayurveda treatment alone, this is a modern stress

disease. Of course adrenal fatigue was probably also experienced

in

past ages, ie. soldiers in war under extreme pressure.