Thyroid Disorder & Adrenal Fatigue: Nutrition for Adrenal Fatigue
Struggling with adrenal fatigue is the pits. I mean it literally you feel like you’re in a pit with no energy. You can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel because you’re so exhausted. Maybe you’re finding yourself becoming irritable with those you love and acting uncharacteristically moody. You’re just not acting like YOU.
There is some good news. This doesn’t necessarily have to be a forever problem. You can work to heal your adrenal fatigue. Find your energy, libido, ability to handle stress and fell better. One of the key components to healing the adrenals is nutrition. You need to be avoiding certain foods and increasing others that will help in the healing process.
Foods To Avoid
- Foods that you may be sensitive or intolerant to. Check out this blog for more info on food sensitivities.
- Caffeine – Coffee and other beverages. It messes with the body’s natural sleep cycle. It also causes the body to produce adrenaline and cortisol the same way as it’s triggered when it’s in “fight or flight” reaction. So it puts a lot of stress on the adrenal gland and endocrine system.
- Sugar and Sweeteners – like high fructose cornsyrup and artificial sweeteners. Use natural sweeteners like raw honey and stevia, not stevia mixed with other sweeteners.
- Fast Food – Most contain refined grains, hydrogenated oils and sugar
- Processed Foods – packaged foods
- Refined Grains – white flour, enriched whole wheat flour. Replace with quinoa, millet, whole sprouted grains
- Hydrogenated Oils – Like corn, soybean and canola which add to inflammation. Replace them with coconut, EVOO, ghee or organic butter
Those foods will cause inflammation in the body and zap your energy.
Foods to Add
- Anti-inflammatory Foods
- Himalayan Sea Salt or Celtic
- Avocado
- Almonds & Walnuts
- Cruciferous Vegetables – broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower
- Wild Caught Salmon – other wild caught fatty fish
- Organic Meats (Beef, etc.)
- Chicken
- Turkey
- Olives
- Flax seed, pumpkin seed and chia seed
- Eggs
- Beans
- Seaweed and Kelp
- Organic Dairy
- Fermented Drinks – Kombucha and Kvass to help with the immune system and digestive health
Make sure you’re getting enough good quality protein because it will help keep your energy levels up without spiking your insulin levels. Also get plenty of quality fat from natural sources like avocado, coconut, coconut oil, seeds, and nuts too as they will boost energy.
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