What are the Best Tests for Adrenal Fatigue? My morning cortisol is low, what is wrong?

What is stress?  Is it the image of someone looking frazzled and out of control?  Or maybe it’s someone getting angry over small but insignificant situations in life?  Or maybe it’s the “fear of missing out” feeling that you get when you can’t access your social media or catch up on emails?  And what about “hidden” stress, such as the stress caused by inflammation and imbalances in the body?

Unfortunately, in today’s lifestyle, stress is something that most people experience daily.  It is mostly associated with emotions, but stress is intended to be a response to a situation that the body finds to be threatening.  The stress that our body was designed to deal with were the short bursts of stress, such as running away from a dangerous animal or dealing with a food shortage that required our bodies to release stored glucose for energy.

One way of evaluating your body’s response to stress is to look at cortisol and blood sugar levels.  Cortisol is a hormone that is like long-acting adrenaline – it stimulates the heart and muscles, and provides energy to these in the form of glucose.  Because it can provide energy, it is supposed to be highest in the morning and after […]