Why am I so tired?

Have you ever felt like no matter how much sleep you get, you are always exhausted? Feeling tired, little things stressing you out, and that feeling of burnout. These all could be your signals that your adrenal glands are asking for some help!

Where are your adrenal glands?

They are a part of your Endocrine system, which is the system of your body that creates and releases hormones for all kinds of functions in your body. It's a super important system, that affects way more than we realize!

Your adrenal glands are a small pair of glands that sit on top of your kidneys. So reach your hands around and give yourself a hug; where your hands are on your mid back, that's where your kidneys and adrenal glands are.

What do your adrenal glands do?

Your adrenal glands are an important part of the regulation of the hormone cortisol, which affects metabolism, inflammation, and... yup you guessed it... your energy. Adrenal glands may be tiny, but they are super important!

When our body is in a high stress situation, the adrenals secrete cortisol our stress hormone, which is what our body needs in high stress moments. However, the problem that comes in to play, is that in our modern life today, the majority of us our in a constant state of stress... Rushing from one thing to the next... our busy, go go go lifestlye is affecting our adrenal health and causing them to fatigue.

Often, we try to caffeinate to combat our fatigue with things like energy drinks or multiple cups of coffee, which actually confuses our adrenals more and keeps them from knowing when and how much hormone to secrete. Which unfortunately keeps the cycle going...

So how do we give our Adrenals some extra love and support?

Eat Healthy fats (coconut oil, avocado oil, ghee, grass fed butter), Natural Salt (Redmond's sea salt, Himalayan, or Celtic Sea Salt), Green and brightly colored fruits and veggies, Vitamin C rich foods.

Hydrate - I've learned that drinking water is always a good thing to do when our body needs support. Your adrenals need it too!

Adress Stress - take a pause. No matter how busy things are, we all need to stop for even just a few minutes. Take a few deep breaths when you feel overwhelmed, Listen to a guided meditation (there are some great biblical meditation podcasts), go for a walk, get a coloring book and sit down and just enjoy a few minutes of quiet time! I love this relaxation method so much that I created a coloring book for adults called Perfect Peace.

B Vitamins are excellent for your adrenals! And i take this one that has a secret ingredient... Nutmeg essential oil! This helps your body absorb more of the b vitamin and Nutmeg is another amazing super helper for your adrenals, more about that below.

Nutmeg Vitality Oil- The plant nutmeg is known to help support the production of corticosteroids, which is why your adrenals love it so much! Isn't amazing what the power of plants can do? I rub this oil on my mid back right over the kidney/adrenal area (remember, give yourself a hug, that's your kidney spot) Or get some empty veggie capsules and put 3-7 drops of Nutmeg Vitality Oil in and make your own little capsule, when you feel like your adrenals need some love.

Ningxia Red and Ningxia Greensare two of my favorite supplements for filling nutritional gaps. When your body is given the nutrition it needs, it is amazing how you feel so much better!

Tangerine Vitality - this is my favorite happy, pick me up oil to diffuse, but it also adds a little fresh citrus flavor to your water while supporting your energy

Cinnamon Bark Vitality - this is a huge antioxidant oil! Your body will love a few drops of this in a capsule (you could add a few drops to your nutmeg capsule) And diffuse it with your tangerine! Because cinnamon/tangerine together is the best fall scent.

Probiotics - Because your gut flora is connected closely with your endocrine system and the production of hormones, this is a great thing to add for not only adrenal health, but overall health.

Here are all of my Adrenal Favorites

So go give your adrenals some love and let

me know how different you feel!