Adrenal Fatigue Diet

Adrenal fatigue is a common and serious state to be in and we need to not just get some proper treatment from a Health professional but also follow a diet designed for adrenal fatigue patients.

“I’m not a patient – I’m just tired” – yes I’m hearing you but being tired all the time and this condition going on for months or years means you are a patient and the condition is adrenal fatigue.

Adrenal Fatigue is a condition that we get into after long term levels of stress that totally deplete our reserves. Some big changes are required and that includes diet.

And the problem with changing our daily food choices is that we have big emotional ties with our favourite foods! That means we have to go slow with some of the changes so that we don’t add to our current level of stress!

Adrenal Fatigue Diet Checklist

1.    Avoid stimulants. For some of us it may to be too difficult to go “cold Turkey” on this because we all use some kind of stimulant – it may be caffeine, sugar, smoking etc. there are many and we should not drop them in one go but scale down step by step. So instead of a morning cup of coffee find a tasty herb tea like licorice that actually helps your health by supporting your adrenals instead of a high caffeine drink like coffee. Typically coffee has 2 or 3 times the caffeine than tea so switching coffee out in favour of tea helps. Be a little creative and work variety in to your daily beverages. Enjoy the changes!

2.    Choose mild balancing foods. So soup is on the menu and casseroles too. They are easy to make and digest easily too. Avoid anything that gives you digestive or allergic problems. You must give your system a break and choosing simple foods helps a lot. Salads with a simple dressing of olive oil or flax oil rather than dressing or mayo are recommended. As much as you can avoid “ready” meals and think up simple meals you can prepare from basic ingredients.

3.    For the period of your adrenal recovery plan forget weight control diets and other diets too – they can wait until you have more energy. If you avoid a healthy adrenal diet in favour of some idea of being heart healthy etc you will complicate your recovery. Doubts or confusion of this kind should be sorted out by Seeing a Naturopathic Doctor or a good Nutritionist.

4.    Check the glycaemic index of your foods. Yes you should drop sugar and chemical sweeteners too. Probably Stevia is the best sweetener but check out a list of glycaemic index foods and avoid the high glycaemic index foods because these are foods that stress the body.

5.    Following a diet that keeps your blood sugar steady and avoiding the roller coaster of high sugar levels and then low sugar levels is important. Eating 5 or 6 small meals a day helps with this but so does choosing the low glycemic index ( G.I.) foods.

6.    The best information on G.I. is from the University of Sydney which did the original research.

Adrenal Fatigue is a real and serious condition that you have to take seriously but you can recover with the right advice, diet and supplements. One last word – as well as following this kind of diet I would advise seeing a practitioner of EFT such as Robert Smith. Emotional Freedom Technique can wipe out problems causing you stress and help get well much faster.