In my last two blogs, I have touched on the idea of Adrenal Fatigue. That is the concept that chronic stress and poor diet can lead your body down the path of hormonal imbalance and physiologic dysregulation that will eventually cause symptoms to appear. These are not disease states. Many times you may have symptoms, […]
Are You Driving Yourself into Adrenal Fatigue? In a society where parents vie for prestigious preschools for their Ivy League bound toddlers, it shouldn’t be a surprise that we prize behaviors that prove we are driven, high energy personalities. Our role models are politicians, celebrities and entertainers who work themselves hard. Reality TV shows push […]
Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue or Adrenal Insufficiency Do you have problems with fatigue or lethargy? Is it hard to get up in the morning because no matter how long you sleep, you just don’t feel rested? Or do you have problems getting to sleep because you catch a” second wind” in the evening and stay […]
What is Persistent Pain? A recent study published in the October issue of the Journal of Pain¹ describes persistent pain as pain that is present “every day or most days in the last three months”. Persistent pain differs from chronic pain in that chronic pain is described as pain which continues over a three month […]