Has the pace of life left you frazzled? Has balancing work, home, and family responsibilities left you overwhelmed? The stresses of our modern life can be too much for your stress glands to handle. The stress glands, primarily known as the adrenal glands, are two small, triangular-shaped glands that sit atop the kidneys. We don’t give them much thought until we start to experience symptoms of poor health. The adrenal glands keep us going through life’s stresses, but over time they can show signs of being overworked. How do you know if your adrenal glands are overworked? Here are 24 signs:

1. Allergies
2. Anxiety or Irritability
3. Arthritis
4. Cravings for salty and/or sweet foods
5. Depression
6. Excessive hunger
7. Extreme fatigue, exhaustion, or chronic fatigue
8. Eyes are sensitive to light
9. Feeling overwhelmed or unable to cope with life’s stresses
10. Frequently experience colds, flu, or other infections
11. Insomnia
12. Irritable bowel syndrome, IBS
13. Low blood pressure
14. Low libido
15. Low stamina
16. Menopause symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, vaginal dryness
17. Poor concentration
18. Poor digestion
19. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
20. Reduced immune function
21. Reduced memory
22. Sensitivity to cold
23. Sleep does not refresh or revitalize you
24. Slow to recover from illness or injuries

These symptoms can also be signs of other health conditions so you should always consult your doctor if you suspect any health issues. And, of course, you don’t need to be experiencing all of the above symptoms to be suffering from adrenal fatigue. For more information on how to reduce adrenal fatigue in your life talk with Dr. King today…

We offer our Comprehensive 2-Hour Consultation with follow up support sessions to rebuild your health, keep your health and make you feel amazing. Your new life begins with a special questionnaire developed by Dr. King, which gives insight into how you typically eat, your current habits and how your body works. Based on your answers, your likes AND dislikes, Dr. King will compile your PERSONALIZED LIFESTYLE & HEALTH PROGRAM, customized just for you. Dr. King does this with her state-of-the-art computerized scanning program (testing your body for imbalances, metabolic function, etc…ask for more detailed information) and lab work as needed. Dr. King will give you a list of the best foods to eat, the best supplements, herbs, vitamins/minerals, homeopathics, and bio-identical hormones to take, which will give you the new life you want and desire. We just DON’T DEVELOP A DIET or fad program, or a quick fix; we build a new lifestyle that you can live with and ENJOY. This will give you a healthy, fit body full of energy and vitality. Whatever the cause that has held you back before, we have the technology, expertise, and experience to fix it.

Your saliva hormone values give you an excellent picture of your Bioavailable hormone levels. This portion of your total hormones is extremely important because it is these hormones which are available to carry out critical jobs in different pars of your body. About 95-99% of your total blood hormones are bound to carrier proteins therefore not available to your tissues.  On the other hand, the remaining 1-5% is free to move into the cells and make changes.  In general, if you have blood hormones measured, these results reflect your total hormone levels and not the crucial “bioavailable” fraction. Therefore you can expect your saliva results to be much lower then blood values and a far more accurate reflection of your bioavailable fraction.

The goal of saliva hormone monitoring is to determine whether or not hormone replacement therapy or another form of intervention is appropriate for you.  If you are already taking hormones, testing will allow you and your healthcare provider to adjust dosages, both optimizing benefits and minimizing risks.  It is important to have a lab and healthcare provider familiar with bioidentical hormone supplementation.  For example estradiol level of 0.7 pg/ml falls within normal range for a postmenopausal women, but it is insufficient (in most cases) for bone protection or symptom relief. Titration to a more youthful target range is important to discuss with your chosen practitioner.

One of the areas that we assess in Saliva Testing is Adrenal Function.  During a 24 hour period, cortisol typically peaks in the early morning and drops dramatically thereafter.  This cycle is called circadian rhythm.  Ideally cortisol should drop to 10% of it’s level by evening.  A healthy adrenal gland replenishes cortisol during sleep.  An abnormal adrenal rhythm can influence functions of the body such as:

• Difficulty rising in the morning or energy slumps during the day
• Reduced tissue repair and increased tissue breakdown lending to muscle and joint pain
• Compromised bone rebuilding and an increased risk of Osteoporsis
• Suppressed immune response
• Lowered ability to enter REM sleep leading to reduced vitality and depression
• Less skin regeneration
• Hypothyroid symptoms

A morning DHEA level is also taken when testing Adrenals as long term adrenal stress can cause DHEA suppression.

As you can see and as many of you have felt too much or too little of any hormone can cause changes in metabolism and lifestyle that my affect your hormone absorption.  It is important to periodically re-test and adjust your dose if your are utilizing any hormone or homeopathic supplementation to make sure your body stays in proper balance.

With Dr. King’s Nutrition, Lifestyle & Hormone Programs you receive a complete personalized assessment not the “cookie cutter” program that many of the doctors are utilizing on the market today.  There is no one size fits most here. We utilize an extensive questionnaire and interview process, lab testing (as indicated), bioenergentic testing and computerized analysis, and customized products that fit your body and your body’s specific needs.  If you have adrenal insufficiency we don’t just put everyone on the same type of adrenal formula we have 8 different types so we can fit the best one for your body type.

I know many of you have looked at other offices and have been sent pre-made packages this is not the case with Dr. King.  She goes above and beyond to get you healthy and find the best plan specific for you body and your body’s needs.  You deserve the best and she brings you the very best in her custom, boutique office.  Call today and begin your journey to feeling amazing 626-799-0557.

The Hormone Connection: On average women tend to get by on less then 6 1/2 hours of sleep during the work week and 7 hours on weekends, often interrupted. Job stress, family stress, that “not enough hours in the day feeling” can contribute to a woman’s sleepless nights. But so can her hormonal fluctuations and changes. PMS, pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause bring with them estrogen and progesterone fluctuations that can lead to increased wakefulness at night.

During the luteal phase of a women’s menstrual cycle, (days 14-24 after menses begins) as progesterone levels increase, sleep often comes easily. Then as progesterone declines, falling asleep can become more challenging. Progesterone, known as the calming hormone, is also believed to influence sleep during pregnancy. One of the most common complaints of my perimenopausal and menopausal patients is a change of sleep patterns. Studies have shown that between 50-60% of all perimenopausal and menopausal women have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep throughout the night, with shortened periods of restful or deep sleep. This can be due to wildly fluctuating progesterone and estrogen levels as well as cortisol increase from overactive Adrenal Glands.

Most of us fall asleep when our body temperature is declining. As heat is lost through the skin, and the core body temperature declines, drowsiness increases. The hormonal changes that come with menopause affect the body’s temperature-regulating mechanisms, which could account for the increased sleep difficulty that comes with menopause and aging.

The Stress Zone: Chronic Insomnia increases levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Insomniacs with the highest degree of sleep disturbance secrete the highest amount of cortisol, particularly in the evening and nighttime hours when cortisol levels should be low. This means that insomniacs are producing stress hormone levels that actually prevent them from sleeping. They are suffering from sustained, round-the-clock activation of the body’s system for responding to stress. Continually living with stress of to little sleep can aggravate and intensify other medical conditions like high blood pressure, digestive disorders and weaken the body’s ability to fight off illness as well as cause increased weight gain. Also continually living with increased stress during the day can trigger this response as well causing Adrenal overload and cortisol overload preventing good sleep. (An important hormone we check during our Saliva Testing)

Natural Bioidentical Estrogen replacement therapy has been shown to improve sleep quality, facilitate sleep onset, and decrease nighttime restlessness and awakenings. Women taking bioidentical estrogen report feeling less tired in the morning and throughout the day. They also report that other symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, muscle aches, and mood swings are improved. Another reason to check your hormones levels and supplement is low estrogen levels are associated with increased heart rate and blood pressure in response to stress (which is why many women report anxiety and heart palpitations during perimenopause and menopause). Restoring estrogen with natural bioidentical formulas helps restore the body to a more youthful less stress state. Estrogen, Progesterone, Cortisol, DHEA, Testosterone, DHT and Melatonin all play a role with how the body balances throughout any given day and therefore all important hormones to test when the body is not feeling like yourself.

The relationship between hormones is synchronistic, and delicate. What effects one, can affect the others. When one hormone is out of balance the synchrony can be disrupted. It is important never to just supplement one hormone without a full comprehensive evaluation. At our office we offer a 2 hour one-on-one evaluation with the doctor with computerized technology to evaluate the total health and wellness of the body. To assess the hormones we offer Blood Analysis and Comprehensive Saliva Testing in combination with our 2 hour consultation or for those of you already working with me any follow up evaluation. We offer full panel testing of all hormones based on your body’s specific symptoms and needs. Many insurances cover both Blood and Saliva Testing and for those of you without insurance we have a special cash discounts for the Saliva Hormone Testing.

If you’d like further information please don’t hesitate to contact our office and stay tuned for more blog posts on hormones and balancing your body from the inside out. All my best for continued great health,
Dr. Stephanie King

Dr. King’s passion for health and wellness and helping those whose doctors have given up is astounding. She does not give up, in fact, SHE LOVES pursing a challenge. She enjoys going to work each day hoping there is a new challenge waiting for her to solve. She even endearingly calls her group of patients the 10% because they are the ones that require extra attention, more time and that TLC that she has in her heart to give because of her love for her family, which is really what her patients are to her.

Whether it is treating illness, weight issues, hormone imbalances, or joint issues, no matter what you’ve tried, you haven’t tried them ALL until you’ve worked with Dr. King!

Dr. Stephanie King is an expert in Alternative Health Care, body mechanics, nutrition, weight loss, renewed health programs, bio-identical hormones and so much more. People that have failed other programs seek her out from across the country to join her 2 Weeks 2 a New YOU program. When there is a doctor next door advertising the same services, WHY do people fly from other states to see Dr. King? Here’s why:

Calcium has been promoted for years for bone health but the most compelling research demands we supplement with Vitamin D3.  As no one in the modern world consumes enough Vitamin D3, and most people do not get enough adequate sunshine especially with all the sunblock and sunblock type clothing the average adult is now deficient in Vitamin D.  To find out your level all is takes is a simple serum Vitamin D blood test the optimal range is between 40-60 ng/ml, and most people who do NOT take Vitamin D3 range between 10-30 ng/ml.  Knowing your level is imporant for determining long-term health prospects since low levels are associated with diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, most cancers, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, autism, osteoporosis, autoimmune diseases, and frequent infections, cold & flu.

In recent years, researchers discovered that low vitamin D3 levels can promote the expression of chronic pain.  We now know that low levels can promote bone pain, join pain, muscle and fibromyalgia.  If you have nagging aches and pains, consider supplements with vitamin D3.  For the average person, it takes about 2000-4000IU’s to get the levels to the needed 40 ng/ml.  For someone who is extremely deficient it can take up to 10,000IU, which is why a simple blood test can make all the difference.   The chronic diseases mentioned earlier are often called long latency diseases.  In other words, they develop slowly and without symptoms until it is too late.  Osteoporosis and heart disease are two examples so it’s important to supplement with at least 2000IU of Vitamin D3 per day and to check your levels if you’ve never had them checked to make sure they’re in a good range.

For those of you who have bone density issues we offer Urine Dpd testing which is a specific marker for bone resorption (loss). This information will help you determine your risk for osteoporosis and is an inexpensive test that can be performed as normal bone density scans typically are done every 3 years and many women can have allot of bone loss during that time period.  This will show if you are starting to head in the wrong direction and allow you to monitor yourself without any harm to your body.  Many insurances cover this service and for those that don’t we offer a cash discount.

For more information, or if you’d like me to order any lab testing for you or this test specifically don’t hesitate to contact the office.  Just an FYI to all patients, Dr. King can order any lab testing that you may need both blood or saliva testing to correlate with your nutrition & lifestyle programs and hormone balancing programs.  If you have insurance the labs can bill your insurance, and if not we do have cash discounts available for the saliva testing (Saliva testing is for all your hormone levels).

I wish you all the best for continued great health and don’t hesitate to contact the office for more information on the above or to set up your consultation to get started on any of our great renewed health programs.

Dr. Stephanie King

Email: skingdc@earthlink.net or 626-799-0557

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Dr. Stephanie King of Advanced Health Concepts Alternative Health Care Clinic in
Pasadena/San Marino, California brings you an amazing Lifestyle and Balancing Program that brings together Anti-aging, Renewed Health, Nutrition, Disease Prevention, Adrenal Assessment & Natural Hormone Balancing all in one very unqiue package.

Read about Dr. Stephanie King to find out why she is so passionate about her patients and why she spends not minutes but hours to find out what works for your body. This is not a “cookie” cutter program or “one size” fits most, but a taylor designed program specific for your body, your health and your goals.

(Just click above on Dr. King to read her Bio)

Dr. King has you fill out a 18 page interview that she then spends 1 hour of her personal time reviewing before you ever enter her door so she will already have an image of who you are and what the big picture is. Dr. King encourages you to include any and all medical records, lab work from all the doctors, nutritionists, homeopaths, any practitioners you’ve already worked with so she can see what’s been done and what’s working and what’s NOT. On your first day Dr. King will spend around 2 hours with you testing your body, interviewing you and designing your individual program.

What Dr. King’s office has to offer & you receive that 1st day:
Computerized Bioenergentic Testing
Saliva Testing (as indicated)
Blood & Urine Testing (as indicated)
Metabolic and Body Type Testing
Homeopathic Remedies
Bioidentical compounded hormones
Pharmaceutical Grade Nutraceuticals
Transdermal Creams
All nutrients in highly concentrated powder, capsule, cream and liquid form for maximum absorption.

What else do we offer because Dr. King believes in treating the whole body?
Zerona non-surgical, non-invasive body sculpting laser for those looking for that little extra boost
Low level lasers for scar tissue lightening and softening, burns, and pain
Blue Light Laser for Acne treatment and scar lightening
Chiropractic Health Care
Therapeutic Massage Therapy
Pregnancy Massage
Lymphatic Massage
Detoxification

Who Dr. King works with?
Any age from infant to Senior who is willing to commit to a lifestyle change and wants to improve their health and begin living life to the fullest balancing their body from the inside out through natural methods, and become a NEW YOU in as little as TWO WEEKS!

Read her amazing testimonials and Dr. King welcomes you to a FREE CONSULTATION to find out how you too become an amazing transformation and addition to our testimonial page:

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Dr. Stephanie King

Advanced Health Concepts

(626)799-0557 or email the doctor personally for a direct message at skingdc@earthlink.net

Estrogen:

What it does: Responsible for female characteristics and sexual functions.  Also present in men, but at much lower levels.

When UNBALANCED: Low estrogen levels are the primary culprit in hot flashes, night sweating, dryness, loss of sex drive, and mood swings associated with menopause and peri-menopause.  Low levels can also increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and bone fractures.

Progesterone:

What it does: Important for ovulation and menstruation. Relaxation.

When UNBALANCED: Low progesterone levels can lead to insomnia, foggy thinking, mood changes, joint and muscle pain, and weight gain.

Testosterone:

What it does: Responsible for male characteristics and sex drive (in both men and women).

When UNBALANCED: lower sex drive, decreased muscle mass, increased risk of heart disease.  Lethargy and weight gain.

Insulin:

What it does: Regulates blood glucose (sugar levels).

When UNBALANCED: Cells cannot absorb glucose molecules well when insulin is too low or when there is resistance to insulin.  Without treatment, effects on the body are catastrophic.

Thyroid:

What it does: A group of three hormones produced by the thyroid gland control metabolism (conversion of oxygen and calories to energy), a critical function in the human body.

When UNBALANCED: Fatigue, apathy, short-term memory problems, depression, thinning skin, cold extremities, and in extreme cases hallucinations.

Adrenaline:

What it does: Increases blood flow and heart activity, making the body ready for extra exertion and energy.

When UNBALANCED: Often caused by undue stress, high adrenaline levels results in anxiety attacks, chronic fatigue syndrome, weight disorders, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and shortness of breath.

Cortisol:

What it does: Helps regulate blood pressure and cardiovascular function, as well as the body’s use of proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

When UNBALANCED: Stress can cause high cortisol levels, which can lead to high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and lowered libido.

The hormone “tetter-totter”

You have the minor sex hormones, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and DHEA, and the major hormones produced by the thyroid gland, the pancrease (insulin), and the adrenal gland (adrenaline, cortisol).  When you’re draining out of the minor hormones cortisol, insulin and thyroid go high.  So when people say, “I’m eating less, I’m exercising more and I’m fatigued all the time here’s the culprit: the minor hormones are out of balance…….You’ve got to fix the balance of estrogen/progesterone/testosterone/DHEA in order for the major hormones to balance back out and vice versa.  Here’s where we come in with balancing the right supplements (with high quality pharmaceutical grade supplements) and nutrition (with dietary recommendations specific for your body), and with Bio-identical hormones (available at our office).  For more information on our Nutrition & Hormone Analysis Session READ BELOW, or a complete list of symptoms please contact me via email and I’d be happy to send you out our comprehensive symptom list.

All my best for continued GREAT health,

Dr. Stephanie King, skingdc@earthlink.net

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NUTRITIONAL & BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE CONSULTATION:

(INCLUDES HORMONE ANALYSIS USING OUR COMPUTERIZED BIOENERGENTIC TESTING)

What to expect from your First Appointment?

During your first appointment we will work together to balance your hormone levels, assess potential disease process and weakness in your body and work to optimize your health.  Your first visit will last 2 hours, inclusive of a comprehensive health and hormonal assessment and the creation of your personalized treatment plan.

For Complete Details of our Exclusive Customized Program With Expert Dr. King Consultant to Doctors, Professionals & Celebrities Nationwide,  go to our Renewed Health Programs & Click on Bio-Identical Hormones:

Under normal conditions, the adrenals make a hormone called pregnenolone (think of it as the “mother hormone”). Pregnenolone is the basic building block of many of the hormones the adrenal glands make, including the sex hormones.  These hormones– DHEA, estrogen, testosterone and progesterone — need to be maintained in proper balance.

When chronically stressed, something has to give; the adrenal glands cannot keep up with all their duties.  In a very interesting process known as “pregnenolone steal” the adrenal glands literally “steal” pregnenolone to make the basic hormone the adrenal gland utilizes for energy production, leaving sex hormone production lacking.  This “borrowing from Peter to pay Paul” phenomenon results in a host of symptoms associated with hormonal imbalance.

PMS, peri-menopause, menopause, testopause, and ED are associated with adrenal exhaustion.  Recall the adrenal glands produce reproductive hormones and that pregnenolone serves as the building block for other hormones.  Under normal conditions, ample pregneneolone exists for conversion to those hormones; however when stressed, pregnenolone is diverted instead.

HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF ADRENAL STRESS:

What does this all mean?  When your body has been under chronic stress, it is forced to make a decision: It can get you through the day, putting one foot in front of the other, or it can make adequate amounts of sex hormones.  It can’t do both because it’s too stressed.  When put in this situation, your body decides the most pro-survivial thing to do is to you through the day, to the detriment of making sex hormones.  The insufficient production of hormones does not occur evenly across the board, however; progesterone tends to fall more dramatically than does estrogen, resulting in a net estrogen dominance (HELLO WEIGHT GAIN!!!).

HORMONE RELATED SYMPTOMS IN MEN & WOMEN:

Symptoms in women of estrogen dominance include the following: cramping, heavy bleeding, mentrual irregularities, migraines, weight gain, fatigue, PMS, and more.  Major symptoms can include infertility, miscarriage, depression and anxiety.  Symptoms in men can include ED, depression, fatigue, weight gain, and anxiety (and yes the good old Adrenals will rob Testosterone and DHEA levels leaving you with an abnormal amount of Estrogen as well).

JOINT ACHES AND PAINS FROM THE ADRENAL GLANDS:

Joint aches and pains can also be created from adrenal exhaustion.  In a normal, healthy body, wear and tear on the joint is offset by natural cortisol ( a hormone) production from the adrenal glands as they respond to minor joint inflammation in day-to-day living.  But when the adrenals over overwhelmed, even minor inflammation persists and eventually can cause significan swelling and or pain the joint areas.  The ligaments that keep your joints in good alignment and ready to react to movement become lax.  Over time joint pains, muscle spasms and limitations of movement can occur that elude the best intentions of chiropractors, physical therapists, medical doctors, and massage therapists.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

If you suffer from structural pain or hormonal imbalance it is important to work with a practitioner who specializes in addressing such areas of the body.  Treatment for Adrenal Stress revolves around lifestyle managment, identifying food sensitivities, as well as nutritional support and balance.

If you are experienceing symptoms related to Adrenal Fatigue contact Dr. King for a one-on-one consultation to find out how our Renewed Health Programs can help you.  Our Programs involve a comprehensive LIfestyle & Nutritional Analysis including a full Bio-Identical Hormone Analysis and Adrenal Gland Assessment and Recommendation Program.

Other services offered through our Renewed Health Programs and our Exclusive 2 weeks to a New You include Bio-Identical Hormone Assessment and Treatment, The Zerona Laser, Diet & Weight Loss Programs, Anti-Aging Programs, Blue Light Treatment for Acne & Scarring, Detoxification, Nutrition, Vitamin Programs & Homeopathy.  Dr. King works one-on-one with each of her patients and recommends the best treatment plan for you after a thorough evaluation of your overall health and medical history.

To learn more about these services and to schedule your personal consultation with Dr. King, we invite you to call us and schedule a consultation to begin your journey to a NEW YOU.  For those of you who are out of state we do offer many of our services via remote access, please contact our office for more information.  Telephone Today (626) 799-0557

Many of you have asked me about the Adrenal glands and how they work, and especially how they affect our hormones specifically in regards to Peri-Menopause & Menopause. So for all of you here is some specifics as to how they work and how they affect our hormone function.  Next week I will write about our Thyroid and how it contributes to our hormone function.

Successful treatment of Peri-Menopause, Menopause, and Andropause require proper diagnosis and treatment of Adrenal Function.  Adrenals represent survival

Sex Hormones = reproduction

YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT YOUR GONADS

YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT ADRENALS

When Adrenals are Stressed, Survival is the Highest Priority, and Shunting Will Occur (bascially the body will create the hormone it needs to survive and it will use up important stores of our sex hormones to get it!!!!)

• Estradiol to DHEA

• Testosterone to DHEA

• Progesterone to Cortisol

In females, the adrenal glands are the only source of DHEA as they are in males. But in menopausal and peri-menopausal females, the adrenals are also the only source of testosterone, and also have to take up the production of estrogen and progesterone.

In males, after andropause the adrenals become the only source of testosterone.

People with adrenal hyperfunction will have high cortisol at night when it should be low, which prevents them from falling asleep. Those people with tired adrenals will have depressed cortisol in the morning when it should be high.

• Adrenal hormones act as important reserves in menopausal women. Therefore if the adrenals are exhausted, menopausal symptoms will intensify.

Symptoms of DEPRESSED CORTISOL:

Cannot fall asleep

• Perspire easily

• Weight gain when under stress due to Insulin Resistance

• Clinical signs of Hypo T4 because increased cortisol causes reduced T4 to T3 (LOW THYROID function, low metabolism)

• The brain is less sensitive to estrogen, which will cause hot flashes in a post-menopausal woman who is seemingly on the right amount of estrogen. There may also be resistance to progesterone and testosterone

• Decreased liver detoxification

• Decreased levels of secretoryIgA, which promotes inflammation via leaky gut

• Suppresses the immune system by decreasing WBC’s and inducing atrophy of the thymus

• Can cause gastric and duodenal ulcers

• Decreases bone density

• Suppresses Pituitary LH resulting in no ovulation, infertility and/or progesterone

• Cravings for sugar

• Inability to lose weight

• Constant hunger

• Fatigue after meals

CHRONIC STRESS (what causes chronic stress in our lives?)

Our major fears that create chronic stress in our lives are:

• Death, Illness, Poverty, Abandonment, Abuse, Loss of Love, Criticism, Failure & Success

THREE STAGES OF ADRENAL RESPONSE TO STRESS:

FIRST stage is called the ALARM REACTION.

• This is the body’s initial response to stress. The adrenals go into a hyper-functional state (turbo-mode) to increase cortisol levels to adapt to the stressor.

The SECOND state is called the RESISTANCE STAGE.

• This stage occurs when stress is prolonged this is the stage that I normally see most patients in when they come to me with nutritional & hormone related issues.

What occurs in this stage is something called the “pregnenolone steal”. Pregnenolone is made

from cholesterol and is the precursor for cortisol and all the sex hormones. The adrenals have

only so much pregnenolone, and during times of stress, since survival is much more important

than reproduction, it will make cortisol instead of DHEA.  Many people can remain in this stage their entire lives.

The final stage of adaptation to stress is called the EXHAUSTION STAGE.

• Here the adrenals can no longer adapt to stress and are exhausted. As the adrenals become even more depleted you will see

Low Cortisol/Low DHEA.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE WITH ADRENAL FATIGUE:

(These are some of the general recommendations I make for my patients during our nutritional consultations, I make more specific recommendations based on findings during my consultation, based on detailed computer analysis, symptom analysis & response to lifestyle changes):

LIFESTYLE CHANGES:

• Avoid refined sugar

• Avoid caffeine (decaf coffee still has caffeine AND IS ACIDIC!)

• Avoid Nicotine

• Avoid Alcohol

• Avoid allergic foods we test this with our computer

Avoid hydrogenated oils

Avoid overtraining

Sleep at least 7 hours per night

NUTRITION:

• Protein at each meal for adrenal fatigue body types

• Don’t skip breakfast

• Snack with low glycemicfoods such as nuts, seeds, veggies, apple

• Avoid all fruit juices. Never eat high glycemic foods without protein.

• Eat a well balanced diet consisting of lean organic meats, chicken, fish, vegetables, and healthy grains.

EXERCISE:

1. Aerobic exercise –usually at 60% of maximum heart rate is the fat burning heart rate (between 90-110 for most people). This allows the body to burn fats instead of sugar. This puts less stress on the adrenals because it doesn’t have to normalize blood sugar levels during and after the work-out.

2. Walking, slow jogging, slow cycling.

3. Avoid circuit training, fast-paced jogging, sprinting, running on treadmill at 6 mph or greater.

4. Do any exercise that doesn’t make you feel tired 2 hours later, or the next morning.

RELAXATION

1. Deep Breathing –abdominal breathing

2. Meditation

3. Yoga

4. Vacations

5. Laughter (breaks fear)

Norman Cousins –“Anatomy of an Illness”

6. Lay down when you rest

7.     Go to bed early

SUPPLEMENTS:

• B5 –1000 mg/day

• Vitamin C –4,000 mg/day (as an ascorbate) –more C is in the adrenals than other organs

• Vitamin E –800 IU as a mixed tocopherol

• Magnesium & Calcium –at different times because

Calcium is preferentially absorbed if taken together at the same time.

• B complex & sublingual B12

• Adrenal Cortical Extract

• Licorice Root –Increases the half-life of cortisol; is also anti-viral; modulates estrogens

SUPPLEMENTS:

• Ginseng –Siberian (Panax–causes hirsutisminwomen)

• Ashwaganda(Withaniaor Indian Ginseng)

• Black Currant (RibesNigrum) Gemmotherapy

• Pregnenolone

• 7 KetoDHEA –25 mg in women, 50 mg in males

• ADR –Pure Encapsulations (Apex available at the office)

• Progesterone

• Apex Homeopathic remedies for Adrenal support, Liver drainage/detox, endocrine support

(all the above supplements are pharmaceutical grade, bio-identical and available at the office for your convenience.)

For specific supplements that your body uniquely needs a complete nutritional analysis at our office with our Bio-energetic Computerized Testing and Comprehensive Questionnaire is recommended to put together the best program to support your body, re-build your Adrenal glands and begin to normalize and stabilize your hormones.  There is help and support available during this time to bring your body through this time of stress.  Don’t hesitate to email or call with any questions you may have.   We offer our 2 hour comprehensive RENEWED HEALTH PROGRAMS.

Adrenals take awhile to heal –6 months to 1 ½ year, so be patient and know each day you take another positive step to improving your health and well-being.

For more information email me personally at skingdc@earthlink.net

All my best for continued good health, Dr. Stephanie M King