Yerba Mate - Adrenal Fatigue

Yerba Mate for Adrenal Fatigue

Does drinking yerba mate help relieve the symptoms of adrenal fatigue?

Yerba mate infusion is prepared by steeping dry leaves (and twigs) of yerba mate in hot water, rather than boiling water like black tea or coffee. It is slightly less potent than coffee and much gentler on the stomach.

The flavor of brewed yerba mate is strongly vegetal, herbal, and grassy, reminiscent of some varieties of green tea.

Many consider the flavor to be very agreeable, but it is generally bitter if steeped in boiling water, so is made using hot but not boiling water. Unlike most teas, it does not become bitter and astringent when steeped for extended periods, and the leaves may be infused several times. Additionally, one can purchase flavored mate in many varieties.

If you are suffering from adrenal fatigue then your complementary therapist may well advise you to use yerba mate in addition to a number of other treatments and lifestyle strategies.

Those using Yerba Mate often report a mental state of wakefulness, focus and alertness but often remark on mate's unique lack of the negative effects typically created by other stimulants like coffee. Yerba mate does not seem to trigger anxiety, diarrhea, "jitteriness", and heart palpitations.

Yerba Mate - Adrenal fatigue

Adrenal Fatigue Panic Attacks

Does Adrenal Fatigue Cause Panic Attacks?

Adrenal Fatigue Symptoms

These are the symptoms said to be due to adrenal fatigue or associated with the adrenal fatigue syndrome. Panic attacks is not usually listed as a symptom of adrenal fatigue but can happen if the depression or low mood caused by adrenal fatigue is severe.

• Adrenal fatigue causes lethargy
• Lack of energy in the mornings, and also in the afternoon between 3 and 5 pm
• Those with Adrenal Fatigue often feel tired between 9 and 10 pm, but resist going to bed
• Lightheadedness (including dizziness and fainting) when rising from a sitting or laying-down position
• Adrenal fatigue can cause lowered blood pressure and blood sugar
• Difficulty concentrating or remembering (brain fog)
• Consistently feeling unwell or difficulty recovering from infections
• Those with adrenal fatigue often crave either salty or sugary foods to keep going
• Unexplained hair loss
• Nausea
• Alternating constipation and diarrhea are typical symptoms of adrenal fatigue
• Mild depression
• Decreased sex drive
• Sleep difficulties
• Unexplained pain in the upper back or neck
• Increased symptoms of PMS for women – periods are heavy and then stop (or almost stop) on the 4th day, only to start flow again on the 5th or 6th day
• Tendency to gain weight and inability to lose it – especially around the waist
• High frequency of getting the flu and other respiratory diseases – plus a tendency for them to last longer than usual
  
  
  
  
  

Adrenal Fatigue

Adrenal Fatigue

What is Adrenal Fatigue?

Adrenal fatigue is a term for a hypothesised condition of the adrenal glands.

The terms adrenal exhaustion or adrenal fatigue are often used by complementary therapists but are not formal medical terms and many doctors dispute whether adrenal fatigue really exists as a condition.

The adrenal glands are part of the body's mechanism for short term stress response and management

The adrenal glands produce adrenaline - a hormone which increases the body's metabolic rate and muscular contraction strength. Along with the thyroid gland they are also part of the body's metabolic energy regulation and control system, and thus control to an extent the energy available to body systems.

Have I got Adrenal Fatigue?
The alternative medicine theory of adrenal fatigue is that long term stress can cause the adrenal glands to become less responsive to external pressures or to the demands of day to day life. Adrenal fatigue thus causes the adrenal glands to cease to function properly and leads to a wide range of fatigue and stress related symptoms.

You can read more about adrenal fatigue and the alternative medicine approach to stress here.