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The “Thyroid Game” HERE ARE SOME OF THE SIGNS OF ADRENAL PROBLEMS: • Low blood pressure • Lightheadedness when standing up quickly • Allergies • Inability to handle stresses • Feeling worse after exercise • Sugar/salt cravings • Mood swings • Chronic tiredness
Some people (maybe even you or your spouse) have been faked out by your own body. You have been taking thyroid medication all these years and, when all is said and done, it never really helps. Oh, you had glimmers of feeling better, but no, you’ve spent much of your life tired, overweight, overstressed, and burned out. One of the main reasons that your thyroid medications are not working has little to do with your thyroid and everything to do with your adrenals. The adrenal glands are the “stress-handling” glands of the body. If they are weak, your thyroid will seldom give you the energy and vitality you seek in life. In the many functional endocrinology (hormone) seminars I attend, I hear experts say all the time:
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Take our test: if you’d like more information, or want to take an adrenal fatigue test, go to utahwellnessinstitute.com and click the “Self Test” tab. Look at the other hormones and see if you have adrenal and thyroid issues. Good hormone levels are critical to overall wellbeing. Dr. Robert Jones is the Clinic Director at The Wellness Institute in Draper, Utah.
adrenal function is like whipping a tired horse. Fix the adrenals first!” And that is precisely why your thyroid medication is not helping. At the Utah Wellness Institute, we always check to see if your adrenals are weak (by blood tests). If they are, you must treat them concurrently with the thyroid.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robert Jones, D.C.
The Wellness Institute Hormone Therapy healthy-mag.com/robertjones Having a healthy balance of hormones is critical to a fulfilling life—and this is our specialty. Our wellness program also includes nutritional analysis and modifications, whole-food dietary supplementation, personalized exercise programs, a blockbuster medical weight loss program if needed, and education regarding your pH balance.
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