From Fatigue to an Inability To Lose Weight, Your Body May Be Telling You It Needs Adrenal Fatigue Treatment in Houston, TX.
Do you find yourself constantly fatigued whether you get five hours of sleep or 10? Do you have muscle pain without a direct cause? Perhaps your main problem might be headaches, memory troubles, or mental fog.
While it’s easy to chalk those up to the aging process or as a normal part of life and suffer quietly, there might be an underlying cause, one that’s easily solvable. Picture it: getting up in the morning and feeling awake and ready for the day! It’s possible, not merely a dream! It just takes targeting the underlying concern.
Today, we’d like to take a moment to discuss three culprits that might be causing you to not feel up to snuff: chronic fatigue syndrome, adrenal fatigue, and stress. We’ll also discuss how we help, such as with adrenal fatigue treatment in Houston, TX.
Your overly tiredness and inability to lose weight just might be telling you something, and it’s important to listen for a better quality of life.
Signs There’s an Issue
The first step to finding a resolution is coming to grips with the fact you have a problem. But how do you even know there’s one, and it’s not just a normal part of life?
Let us start by saying feeling tired is absolutely a part of life. In today’s world, you’re more than likely always doing something and can probably barely get a minute’s peace. So naturally, it’s normal that you’d feel tired at the end of the day. But, a good night’s sleep fixes it or at least makes it sorta okay.
What isn’t normal is feeling exhausted even when you get a full night’s sleep. It’s abnormal to wake up tired or feel drained all day for one or more days or completely spent for a day after physical or mental exertion.
Besides exhaustion, the “check engine light” on your body might be on if you have unexplained muscle pain. If you haven’t done physical labor, aren’t sick with the flu, or didn’t sustain an injury, you shouldn’t have a lot of muscle pain.
Joint pain might also be another indicator that something isn’t right. While arthritis is extremely common as you age, be leery if joint pain suddenly comes on for no rhyme or reason and doesn’t cause any swelling or redness. This is especially the case if you’re young and haven’t recently done anything that could contribute to it.
You might also have signs of low blood pressure, mental fog, dehydration, appetite loss, nausea, excessive urination, diarrhea, and unexplained weight loss.
Other red flags include the following:
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A lack of motivation to get up:
You may battle building up the energy and drive to get out of bed and around for the day.
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Feeling “blah” throughout the day:
You might feel run down during the day and have little motivation to complete tasks.
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Frequent sugar and salt cravings:
Chronic stress and adrenal dysfunction may decrease insulin sensitivity and impact your blood glucose levels. Not to mention, the adrenal glands produce a hormone necessary for salt regulation, making you potentially crave salt when there’s adrenal dysfunction.
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Frequent headaches:
Sleep problems, muscle tension, and elevated stress hormone levels can all lead to headaches.
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Memory loss or mental fog:
Everything from sleep problems to stress to co-existing conditions can cause memory issues or mental fog.
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Weight problems:
Stress hormones, insulin resistance, blood sugar changes, and sleep problems are just some of the ways chronic fatigue syndrome and adrenal fatigue can cause you to unexpectedly gain weight or struggle to lose it.
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Changes in skin color:
You might have darkened skin around your face, nipples, elbows, knees, or shoulders with Addison’s disease. The adrenal gland may produce too much of a hormone that’ll cause a spike in melanin.
Importance of Treatment
Though coffee may be a Band-Aid and get you through the day, and you might even think the fatigue doesn’t apply to you because you have a burst of nightly energy, one of the aforementioned problems may be getting you down. In fact, having a sudden jolt of liveliness may be what you’re waiting for all day, but it’s actually a sign of adrenal fatigue.
Overall, that lack of energy you have may affect your relationships with others, from your significant other to your children to friends. You may be irritable toward them or feel too weary to spend time with them.
Besides putting a strain on your social life, your job performance might also suffer as a result. You might not have the energy to put into doing your duties to the best of your ability. It could affect your attendance. And if you’re always exhausted, you might be taking it out on your co-workers.
This isn’t taking into account that you might be missing out on life because you just aren’t doing what you enjoy anymore. Even if you’re pushing yourself to get out still, you might just be going through the motions.
Over time, the symptoms can also lead to depression. Ultimately, with all the issues that could arise, you can improve your quality of life with adrenal fatigue treatment in Houston, TX.
Why Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Occurs
Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate over one million Americans struggle with chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers are still in the process of figuring out the exact root of the problem.
Doctors can’t always pinpoint the exact cause of it in many patients, either. This has led to quite a bit of misconception surrounding it, from the average person to the medical community as a whole. Typically, if you have it, you’ll notice you undergo a considerable amount of testing, and much of that is to eliminate other possible causes.
What is known is that a variety of elements may be at work, including viruses like human herpes, mouse leukemia, and Epstein-Barr. Immune system problems and hormonal imbalances could also be culprits.
Sometimes, the underlying cause is related to your gender or age. For instance, women are most likely to develop it, and so are those who are middle-aged. Lifestyle may also influence the onset, such as if you’re inactive. Being overweight is also a factor.
Root Causes of Adrenal Dysfunction
You have two adrenal glands, one above each kidney. They’re responsible for producing cortisol — a steroid hormone secreted as a response to physical, emotional, or psychological stress.
Allergies, infection, inflammation, or injury will all trigger it as well since it amplifies your immune system’s ability to fight infection. Not to mention, it facilitates the cell’s usage of thyroid and sex hormones and acts as a natural anti-inflammatory.
Unfortunately, sometimes, your adrenal glands just get overworked as a result of any of the following:
- Stress
- Negative thinking/emotional trauma
- Lack of sleep
- Environmental pollution or toxins
- Poor diet, including crash diets and prolonged nutritional deficits
- Food sensitivities
- Pain
- Overconsumption of caffeine
Chronic Stress’ Relationship With Your Symptoms
When your body is under siege from constant stress, it causes a domino effect or a chemical cascade, if you will. For one, it has an effect on your cardiovascular system, causing your heart rate and blood pressure to rise. It can also increase your risk of a heart attack. Interesting fact: heart attacks from the California earthquake of 1983 killed more people than the earthquake itself.
Another way stress affects your body is through telomerase, which is an enzyme that can shorten the ends of cells, more so whenever stress levels are high.
Neuropeptide is a neurotransmitter that regulates energy use, and during times of stress, it may send messages to store fat and employ other cells to be converted into fat. The stress could also lead to you seeking out calorie-dense comfort foods.
This isn’t taking into consideration that chronic stress triggers an inflammatory response, which, over time, could lead to medical conditions like heart disease.
Reach Out to Us Today For Adrenal Fatigue Treatment in Houston, TX
So, what’s a person to do when stress is high, the adrenals aren’t functioning up to par, or the chronic fatigue syndrome is taking its toll?
At Dr. Shel Wellness & Aesthetic Center, we offer an array of adrenal fatigue treatments in Houston, TX, to get your system to function optimally once again, like IV therapy, detoxification, or hormone therapy, to name a few. You may also opt for other treatments from us to combat the symptoms, such as medical weight loss.
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Our Dr. Shel empowers women and men to take control of their health, get the help they need, target the underlying issue, and feel better overall! If you’re ready for a change, contact us at 281-609-4439 to schedule a consultation today. We’re ready, available, and only about a minute from the Buffalo Wild Wings!
