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Chronic Stress and Your Adrenals<\/h1>\n

Once upon a time, a saber-tooth tiger might have wanted you for lunch.<\/p>\n

While that\u2019s unlikely to happen today, other stressful episodes\u2013like someone swerving into your lane on the freeway\u2013can quickly put your body into fight-or-flight mode, gearing up for a possible attack.<\/p>\n

Your body responds identically whether you experience or simply\u00a0perceive<\/em>\u00a0that potential attack.<\/p>\n

In other words, whether you\u00a0think\u00a0<\/em>someone might swerve into your lane or they actually do, your stress response activates the exact same way: Your brain signals your adrenal glands to release hormones like cortisol to help you cope with that stressor.<\/p>\n

\u201cStress can be physical, emotional, psychological, environmental, infectious, or a combination of these,\u201d says James Wilson, ND, DC, Ph.D., in\u00a0Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cIt is important to know that your adrenals respond to every kind of stress the same, whatever the source.\u201d<\/p>\n

At its source, any kind of stress threatens homeostasis or balance. When something becomes out of balance \u2014 in this case, the repercussions of stress on your mental or physical health \u2014 your stress response scrambles to alleviate that stressor and restore equanimity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you are faced with a stressful situation, the adrenals produce hormones that allow the body to divert energy away from day-to-day maintenance and put it all toward getting you through the task at hand,\u201d says Alan Christianson, ND, in\u00a0The Adrenal Reset Diet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

That fight-or-flight response can protect you, help you stay focused and alert, and even keep you alive. Any system your body doesn\u2019t need \u2014 say digestion \u2014 takes a backseat as\u00a0your body gears up to help you survive a potential catastrophe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the short term, stress works wonderfully.<\/p>\n

But that hormonal response cascade should do its job and then simmer down. When it doesn\u2019t \u2014 when your adrenal glands stay fired up producing cortisol and other hormones when you no longer need them \u2014\u00a0chronic\u00a0<\/em>stress oftentimes results.<\/p>\n

The Impacts of Chronic Stress<\/h2>\n

Chronic stress can\u00a0wreak havoc on your body and mind<\/a>. This low-grade, simmering type of stress can\u00a0manifest in many ways<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n