Adrenal fatigue - Is it a lesser form of Addisons Disease or Bunkum?

"It is being called the plague of the 21st century - a condition that has reached epidemic proportions. If you crave coffee and can't relax without a wine, you could be a sufferer of Adrenal fatigue. It is said to occur when the body is overwhelmed by stress. While some people swear its reaching crisis point, others argue it doesn't even exist.

Live debate with Associate Professor of Medicine at the Dunedin School of Medicine, Dr Patrick Manning and from the United States Dr James L Wilson visiting New Zealand for the first time. It is his company that produces the supplements designed to combat adrenal fatigue." Quoted from TV One Close Up

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Gary comments:

Adrenal fatigue is a medical condition that was recognised by just about every doctor until abou

t mid way through last century.  It ceased to be taught in the medical schools coinciding with the advent of patentable medicines for the most extreme form of the condition: Addisons Disease - complete failure of the adrenal glands.  

Incidentally, I first learned about adrenal fatique from a South African doctor about 20 years ago.  And I am about to attend a practitioner's training course on adrenal fatigue by Dr James Wilson. 

Most disease, including Addisons, have a progressive development that is called Adrenal Fatigue.  The treatment of adrenal fatique to stop the progression towards Addisons Disease is through lifestyle and natural therapies, including some supplementation.  This may include adrenal extracts, some minerals and vitamins, none of which can be patented by the pharmaceutical industry.

You may think that lack of recognition of adrenal fatigue, even by those at the professorial level of medicine, is scandalous.  You may be right!

Thusday 6th November

For everything that you need to know about adrenal fatigue, please go to this excellent New Zealand website.  Dr Wilson's book on adrenal fatigue is a must read publication for patients and health practitioners.  Having met him in person, I can assure readers that his depth of knowledge and understanding of human physiology is remarkable.  His book is available through me at a very good price.  Please go to my web store or contact me by email to purchase.

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Link Between Autism And Abnormal Blood-vessel Function And Oxidative Stress

"....Oxidative stress is the result of an excessive formation of chemically unstable byproducts, called free radicals, within the cell. Under normal conditions, the cell is able to destroy the free radicals. However, when excessive free radicals accumulate, these molecules mount an attack against the cell in search of chemical stability. "During oxidative stress, it is as if the free radicals have only one leg," explains Pratico. "They are searching for the second leg in order to keep from falling. Unfortunately, the ability of the excessive free radicals to reestablish their chemical equilibrium comes always with a price for the organ -- irreversible cellular and organ damage."

Free radicals can damage cell membranes, proteins, and genes by oxidation -- the same chemical reaction that causes iron to rust. Pratico and colleagues measured levels of isoprostane, the chemical byproduct of free radicals attacking fat cells and found that patients with autism possess nearly double the level of oxidative stress than that measured in healthy controls......

Autism is a complex neurological disorder and oxidative imbalance is one feature of the autistic syndrome. Several lines of evidence support the hypothesis that oxidative imbalance may also play a role in this disease: autism is characterized by an impaired anti-oxidant defense system, higher free-radical production, and improvement of behavioral symptoms after taking anti-oxidants......"

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Gary Moller comments:

This article gives a very comprehensible explanation about free radicals and anti-oxidants and why it is essential that we have sufficient anti-oxidant substances in our bodies; especially during times of oxidative stress, such as injury, infection, environmental pollution or excessive exercise. Anti-oxidants help keep you healthy by neutralising free radicals before they can do harm to healthy cells.

While the authors do not offer a cure for this controversy-ridden condition (autism), they do offer one line of action that parents can follow for its management: ensuring that the autisitc child has a nutrient rich diet that is packed with anti-oxidants. Berries, fresh fruit, leafy and coloured vegetables, Omega 3 oils, nuts and whole grains, for example. Included should be a multi vitamin and a mineral supplement that includes trace minerals like selenium and zinc. If these vitamins and minerals are in tablet form, they can be crushed and then blended into a Super Smoothie.