Energy Support
Adrenal Health
Nutritional and botanical support for the individual experiencing signs and symptoms of stress largely involves supporting the adrenal glands. Long-term stress and corticosteroids cause the adrenal glands to shrink and become dysfunctional, aggravating the stress symptoms anxiety, depression and chronic fatigue.
An abnormal adrenal response, either deficient or excessive hormone release, significantly alters an individual's response to stress. Often the adrenal glands become "exhausted" as a result of constant demands put upon them. An individual with adrenal exhaustion usually suffers from chronic fatigue and may complain of feeling "stressed out" or chronically anxious. He/she typically has a reduced resistance to allergies and infections.
What is Insomnia?
Insomnia refers to a difficulty in achieving or maintaining normal sleep. There are two basic forms of insomnia. Sleep-onset insomnia is characterised by difficulty falling asleep. Sleep-maintenance insomnia is characterised by frequent or early awakening.
What causes Insomnia?
The most common causes of insomnia are psychological: depression, anxiety and tension. If psychological factors do not seem to be the cause, various foods, drinks and medications may be responsible. There are numerous compounds in foods and drinks (most notably caffeine) that can interfere with normal sleep. There are also over 300 drugs that interfere with normal sleep.
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