I am setting up a separate page to my blog about adrenal fatigue as i don't want my posts to be about this but i need to be making some kind of record of what i am doing. As i am so bad a keeping a diary and so bad at blogging (well I'm not setting up another one) i thought i would do it via a page and see how i get on.
My book arrived today Via Amazon with the same name as my page title and i am hoping that this is the start of a whole new lifestyle change. Not that i am unhealthy exactly but i am very good at plowing on even when the warning signals are flashing red and telling me to stop, i keep on going until something snaps. That is usually in the form of some kind of stress related irritant such as insomnia, skin rashes, hyperventilating, excessive wine consumption, excessive caffeine consumption, eye twitching and general feeling of exhaustion but with a racing mind. The list can go on.
This time it feels more serious. After baby number 2 last year, it was a difficult start for both of us, i had issues latching her on but kept on struggling for 3 months before throwing in the towel. The constant screaming was just heart wrenching. That tied in with my business which after a couple of years was at the make or break stage (it ended up breaking) and a partner who as great as he is was even less help to me this time round. I knew something had to give. Also i had put off having an ongoing back problem sorted.
Now i am seeing a Chiropractor who has the above book on her desk and when i mentioned that i had been told about the possibility of adrenal fatigue she loaned it to me. Only overnight but the little i read was like a light bulb going off.
So, here i am about to embark on this program. Some things i had had to start doing even before i knew i should be doing them. Like giving up alcohol, my body just cant tolerate it anymore. Caffeine, i allow myself 2 cups of tea in the morning before moving onto herbal and i have introduced some adrenal nourishers into my diet such as liquorice (sweet) also tea and fennel tea, ginger and will be adding in more.
Watch this space as i will be recording the changes i make to my lifestyle having started with the Chiropractor who is giving me care twice a week at the mo. I must admit I'm feeling worse but this can happen before you start to feel better. I am only into my first week and this could take around 3 weeks before i start to see/feel any improvement. No doubt i will rant, feel grumpy maybe even down but bear with me as i try and get myself back on track a track that i have been veering off for the past 15/20 yrs.
If this rings a bell with you please check out http://www.adrenal-fatigue.org/ it may just answer your questions.
09/06/11
The start of my Adrenal recovery is a change to my diet, thankfully its not a HUGE change as i eat fairly healthily anyway but i have to add in more whole grains more veg and eat breakfast.
basically i have to eat little and often breakfast before 10am, lunch before midday, a snack at 3pm then dinner no later than 6pm and a snack before bed. It's do-able if i eat little and often. As i have a very small appetite at the mo i am trying not to scare myself too much with having to eat much more than i normally would.
I can hardly drop the intake of tea as i only have 2 mugs in the morning the rest of the time I'm on various adrenal nourishing teas like liquorice, fennel & chamomile. I also drink more juice with veg in it as i have to alter my fruit intake or rather the type of fruit i eat. So all my favourites are out like, figs, oranges, bananas & grapefruit in are apples, grapes in a small portion, papaya and melon.
The one thing that i find makes a huge difference to me is drinking coconut water which is highly recommended. When i drink this it is almost like watching a wilting flower i feel it in my system and i immediately feel better, can this be possible? i don't know. I don't even really like the taste of it but if it seems to work & I'm not going to argue.
So coupled with my vitamin supplements which i have to fine tune and visits to the chiropractor i am hoping that i am on the right road to feeling more like myself and not like some one has zapped my energy and making feel like a half crazed snappy ogre.
