How does Adrenal fatigue affect: Blood sugar, calcium depletion and thyroid function? We just said the adrenals control: metabolism, hormones, nerves, memory, energy, immune, sleep, mood, etc…Yikes, what a full body mess! Can you now see how adrenal glands may be the culprit for your random signs and symptoms? So, some adrenal gland issues could be due to the pituitary gland (just a thought)! If the pituitary keeps telling the adrenals to work harder, they will until it finally collapses or weakens and can no longer function properly. Remember, Adrenal Glands produce these hormones and the pituitary gland tells the adrenals how fast and how much. If we are stressed, the increase of cortisol will also destroy our neurons in the brain, leading to learning disabilities and memory loss. When we have stress, our cortisol from our Adrenal glands increases and so does our insulin (sugar hormone). If cortisol is too high and DHEA is too low this is usually chronic stress and here we will see disease processes arise. It is the most abundant steroid hormone in the body.įor optimal Adrenal function, we want a balance between Cortisol (Immune) to DHEA (metabolism, hormone, muscle, nerve). It will affect our hormone CONCENTRATIONS.

DHEA is needed to produce testosterone and estrogens. The main adrenal androgen sex hormone is DHEA. Since our focus is Sex Hormones and Women’s Health, we will talk about how the Adrenals affect our hormones. And all of these hormones require CHOLESTEROL to function properly.

It produces estrogen, as well as, steroid hormones that regulate carbohydrate metabolism, the body’s sodium and potassium levels, and androgenic sex hormones. Yet, adrenal glands control so many more processes. It also produces adrenaline to give us that quick energy to fight.

By doing this, it activates cortisol for metabolism and the body’s response to stress and aldosterone for regulating our blood pressure. This gland becomes activated when something is chasing us or scares us. The Adrenal Glands have been nicknamed the stress glands because, in general, it is affected by stress from the internal environment and external environment.

Today, I will go over what these glands do and how it affects every system of your body, as well as, mention a simple test to determine if this is the culprit for your issue. Women tend to blame sex hormones or thyroid hormones for most of their conditions, but I need to let you know that it could all be stemming from the Adrenal Glands. Because women have so many extra hormones vs men, when we become stressed, we seem to get hit with more symptoms. I find the Adrenal Glands to be the root cause of most women’s conditions.

Overactive adrenal glands causes