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| By Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum
This article originally appeared on Dr. Teitelbaum’s website, Vitality 101.
Famous for producing adrenaline—the hormone that triggers the fight-or-flight response—the two adrenal glands sit atop your kidneys. The outer section (the adrenal cortex) produces glucocorticoids (e.g., cortisol—as in the medication Cortef), hormones that help regulate your blood sugar, your immune system, your sex organs, and your response to stress. It also makes mineral corticoids, which help maintain blood pressure and volume. The inner section (the adrenal medulla) kicks out adrenaline, which readies you for sudden stress.
Symptoms of “adrenal exhaustion” include:
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Meanwhile, most of what you see on the “News” networks is really a mix of fictions and dramatizations meant to scare you into watching (good for selling advertising). If you doubt this, watch coverage of the same events (e.g., political) on the 5 major news networks, and you’ll often think they are reporting from 5 different planets. So at least 4 of them are wrong (hint: they all are). So when the “news” starts to be uncomfortable, simply turn it off. Your adrenals will thank you!
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