Health and Wellness
Fatigue – Is It Your Adrenal Glands? By Dr. Jean-Claude Nerette
A
re financial pressures , emotional stress ,
unemployment, poor eating habits, smoking or drugs causing your adrenal glands to fail? Have you felt as though you just cannot seem to get yourself together? It is hard for you to relax or to get exercise? Do you find that you get sick more often? If so, then you, like many others, may be experiencing symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue. What is Adrenal Fatigue? Adrenal Fatigue is a collection of signs and symptoms that results when the adrenal glands function below the necessary level. Most commonly associated with intense or prolonged stress, it can also arise during or after acute or chronic infections. As the name suggest, its paramount symptom is fatigue that is not relieved by sleep. You may look and act relatively normal with adrenal fatigue and may not have any of the sings of physical illness, yet you live with a general sense of un-wellness, tiredness or “gray” feelings. People suffering from adrenal fatigue often have to use coffee, colas, or other stimulants to get going in the morning and to prop themselves up during the day. Although it affects millions of people, conventional medicine does not yet recognize it as a distinct syndrome. Adrenal fatigue can wreak havoc with your life. With each increment of reduction in adrenal function, every organ and system in your body is more profoundly affected. Changes occur in your carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism, fluid and electrolyte balance, heart and cardiovascular system, and even sex drive. Your body does its best to make up for the under functioning adrenals, but it does so at a price. What causes adrenal fatigue? It is produced when your adrenal glands cannot adequately meet the demands of stress. The adrenal glands mobilize your body’s responses to every kind of stress (whether it’s physical, emotional, or psychological) through hormones that regulate energy production and storage, immune function, heart rate, muscle tone, and other processes that enable you to cope with the stress. Whether you have an emotional crisis, such as a death of a loved one, a physical crisis, such as major surgery, or any type of severe repeated or constant stress in your life, your adrenals have to respond to the stress and maintain homeostasis. If their response is inadequate, you are likely to experience some degree of adrenal fatigue. How common is adrenal fatigue? It is estimated that approximately 66% of the population has some degree of low Cortisol. How can I tell if my adrenals are fatigued? ▸▸ Tendency to gain weight. ▸▸ Reduced sex drive. ▸▸ Unable to remember things and unclear thinking. ▸▸ Lack of energy in the mornings and also in the afternoon between 3 to 5 p.m. ▸▸ Need coffee or stimulants to get going in the morning. ▸▸ Unexplained hair loss. ▸▸ Crave for salty, fatty, and high protein food such as meat and cheese. ▸▸ Decreased ability to handle stress and responsibilities. Can people experiencing adrenal fatigue feel their best again? Yes. With proper care, the right type of testing, and physician awareness, one can expect to feel good again. The adrenals can be placed back into balance with proper treatment that may include supplements by mouth and/or intravenously and lifestyle changes to create balance. For detailed information about how you can help support and correct your adrenal glands, we encourage you to make an appointment with Dr. Jean-Claude Nerette for your complimentary consultation. Call us today and schedule your free consultation at 954-384-8989 to get your adrenals into balance. Dr. Jean-Claude Nerette is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Stephanie Muniz Nerette is Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. They both specialize in Functional Medicine, IV Nutrition Therapy and Sottopelle Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy. Their practice is located at 2665 Executive Park Drive, Suite #3, in Weston.
Financing available
For more information: www.GotHairFL.com
re-grow lost hair the natural way
no scars, no pain. The Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a unique FDA approved technique, minimally invasive, eliminating the use of scalpels, staples and anesthesia. It simply harvests individual hair follicles from the back of the head where hair growth is dominant to be carefully re-implanted into the balding or thinning targeted areas, providing a natural redistribution. The hair transplant is a single day, outpatient procedure performed with the patient fully awake.
20% OFF Valid Until March 31, 2014
954.384.8989 Free ConsuLtations Dr. Jean Claude Nerette, D.O.
Board Certified www.GotHairFl.com
2665 executive Park Drive, suite 3 Weston, FL 33331 davie town times | March 2014
21