Adrenal Fatigue: What It Is and How to Treat It
Embraced by naturopaths, functional medicine, and anti‐aging doctors, does so-called adrenal fatigue even exist?
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I am always tired,is it bc I am asthmatic.I am on medication that causes fatigue.
I suggest Breath by James Nestor and dive into nasal breathing. Or look for his interviews on yt. Then there are several yt sites with buteko breathing. Some are better than others. Nasal breathing and humming ups nitric oxide and energy. I cured chronic bronchitis with this.
As if Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is some kind of better explanation? It isn’t a disease, just as adrenal fatigue isn’t a disease. Basically it means you are stressed out.
And btw if you think EMF sensitivity is not real then you should read some of the hundreds of studies showing it is. One book collecting many of these is The Invisible Rainbow, by Arthur Firstenberg. My sister has this sensitivity and she cannot put a laptop on her lap. She can’t have a wifi router in the house, everything needs to be plugged in. Air gap headphones, etc. I also have a friend who died recently who had such bad EMF sensitivity that he had to live 10 miles away from any power lines or cell towers in order to not be in severe constant pain. He got this way due to working in electronics and getting exposed to too much copper.
I’d encourage you to actually read about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It actually has specific symptoms and diagnostic criteria.
It doesn’t just mean you are “stressed out”
@@dandavis2981 i have read about it. It is not a disease.
“hundreds of studies showing it is.” Please give us links to let’s say 3 studies
Hahaha. Sorry but you’re wrong. People just hate hearing facts about things they “believe”
@@quazilion i just gave you a link to hundreds. Did you look up the book?
Long term stress and depression is the main cause of cortisol hormone… or you caj say over all health..me too suffering from lots of trauma including financially emotionally family career health ..dont know what will happen..but keep struggling myself
Sorry you’re struggling so much. I hope things get better soon.
I love this channel!
The whole “not surprised they are saying that because they sell suplements” works just as well against Nutrition facts who sell books to remedy issue they identify.
Surely you care less about faith in stories than this and more just about claims of science being done?
All proceeds from his books are donated to charity.
That statement was followed by citing a study showing the supplements contain undeclared steroids which will relieve the symptoms, effectively masking the ‘effect’ of the supplements. Meanwhile, every statement of fact in his books is supported by at least one, often many, peer-reviewed study/studies that support the claim.
There’s a profound difference.
Thanks for posting today’s “False equivalence trying to discredit Dr. Greger.” It happens every video and always fails, but it’s good to get it over with early.
Wow I had no idea! So much pseudoscience out there
You are diagnosed with A F😂
As opposed to being diagnosed as being twelve?
@@dianeladico1769 being 12 is ingenious and some people are eternally 10 although physically 30,40,50, whatever+- ready to fight. Laughter is healthy ☮️
@@aumnamashivaya4 Absolutely. Because feeling miserable and being diagnosed with a fictitious condition causing the real disease to be untreated is freaking hysterical.
@@dianeladico1769 welcome to the real world…. Unfortunately you have to help many doctors discover their own brain and that’s if they are normal enough to not be brainwashed or have any ulterior agenda or God knows what 😱🤷
You didn’t mention ways to treat it. Just that the current methods and understanding of the condition is wrong, harmful and filled with snake oil salesmen. I’d hope a more accurate title for these types of videos “What is Adrenal Fatigue? Mistaken condition filled with lies and charlatans?” something like that, then the next video would be about finding ways to treat it with whatever methods you have found to be clinically working.
How do you treat something that does not exist?
I.e. There may be various reasons for the overall symptoms attributed to “Adrenaline Fatigue”.
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@@mariotonchev1310 as he mentioned in the video “the symptoms are very real” thus an overall exploring of these factors might lead to something that can at the very least alleviate the symptoms of exhaustion without chemically induced euphoria and osteoporosis. As this is a nutrition channel based on clinical analysis of studies he might have something he finds. Regardless I find the “how to treat it” part to be misleading.
It specifically says it may not be an actual condition, and while the symptoms are real, they may be caused by something else.
@@tarabooartarmy3654 exactly, by what? And what could one do to alleviate the symptoms. Nutrition? Well what foods specifically might work? What to avoid, Even in plant foods.
The worst thing is that corticosteriod treatment, e.g., with hydrocortisone, can lead to permanent atrophy of the adrenal glands. Those patients then need to take the hormones for life.
a term coined by chiropractor who sold supplements … geez
Wild stuff, love this!
Supplements should be more regulated. What is on the label should be in the bottle without heavy metals etc! 😢
I am out of energy when i didnt sleep enough like today meh
Thank you so much for sharing <3
Hard boiled eggs and sugar water gets rid of it totally.