Do you sleep long hours but don’t feel refreshed in the morning? Does your energy crash in the afternoon?  Do you just not feel 100%

Obviously, energy drives your performance and motivation, without these, life can lose direction quite quickly.  We see variations in energy, tiredness, sluggish, chronic fatigue. So the key is to establish the underlying cause and then treat the problem.

Your liver is your energy production organ, so your diet and digestion have a huge impact on your energy levels.  We have all felt the crash after certain foods.  Food intolerances will always cause an energy slump.  We see some people with a perfect diet but low energy.  Food should be digested and made available for energy, if this doesn’t happen we need to look at the liver again as the liver controls digestion.  We can clarify if you have a food intolerance.  We can help you improve your liver function and improve your ability to digest those nutrients out of your food so they can be delivered around the body and made available to fuel your energy on a constant basis… Life changing stuff!

Adrenal Fatigue

Running on empty or driving down the motorway in 3^rd gear is a common explanation of how our clients feel.  Exhausted, can’t relax, the mind won’t turn off, revving too high, wake up in the night and worry even if there is nothing to worry about hmmm, is this you?  You may have heard about cortisol? In the caveman days – Kill the tiger and take it home for dinner or run from the tiger to save your life, both actions are driven by adrenalin fight or flight – cortisol.  A short-term hit to help manage a situation.  What is happening nowadays it the short-term hit is becoming a constant hit and adrenaline keeps pumping and doesn’t switch off.  This is exhausting (hence the name adrenal exhaustion) as those who have adrenal fatigue will well know.

The adrenal glands sit on top of the kidneys and are responsible for the secretion of adrenaline, cortisol, DHEA and other hormones that are required for proper body function during times of stress, whether it is physical, emotional, or mental.  Over long periods of stress, the adrenal glands become exhausted and so does the person.  The whole body, including the immune system, becomes weak and vulnerable.

Adrenal fatigue is one of the most commonly seen conditions in our clinic.  We help you understand how your body does and doesn’t work and what nutrients you need to nourish your adrenals.  The results are often life-changing as your body slows down – peace and calm becomes the norm.

If you wonder if you have a degree of adrenal fatigue,  take a few minutes to complete Dr James Wilson’s Adrenal Fatigue Questionnaire here:

https://www.adrenalfatigue.co.nz/dr-wilsons-adrenal-fatigue-questionnaire/

You total the numbers then email us the final scores along with any background comments you might have and we will give a brief opinion to help you along.

Book an appointment now so we develop a treatment plan to get you back on board.

I feel stressed and anxious all the time! I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired?

Stress has many faces and creeps into our lives from all directions. No matter what causes it, stress puts the body and the mind on edge. The body is flooded with stress hormones, your heart pounds, muscles tense, breathing quickens, the stomach churns leaving you flat and fatigued.

One of the most common complaints we see in our clinic is lack of energy and fatigue usually caused by long-term stress. Chronic stress plays havoc with all your body systems and drains your energy as your body and mind burn up your energy stores reacting to the perceived threat.  Stress is a major cause of high blood pressure and heart disease and can dampen the immune system, increasing your susceptibility to colds and other infections. Stress contributes to asthma, digestive disorders, skin disorders, and a myriad of other health problems. Research supports that high levels of stress speed up the aging process.

Originally this response collectively termed the “fight-or-flight” response, has helped humans survive threats such as animal attacks, fires, floods, and conflict with other humans. Today, obvious dangers like these aren’t the main things that trigger the stress response. Any situation you perceive as threatening, or that requires you to adjust to a change, can set of these hormones, sitting in traffic, getting the kids ready for school, deadlines, a change of house or settling into a new country, the list is long and its happening daily!

So, what can you do about it?

Though stress is inevitable, you can help control your body’s response to it, you can help how you react to it, and you can repair the damage done by it. All it takes it some guidance and time to put stress reducing, energy boosting techniques into practice. There are many ways to treat low energy and stress but simply put – a solution can be found when a cause can be identified.

Put yourself in the driver’s seat and let us steer you back on track today.

How can we help? We will assess your individual circumstances and review all aspects of your life to find the causes and offer a solution that best suits your needs.  Where necessary we will offer testing via blood, urine or saliva, this will accurately target the areas needing the most attention, we can then supplement with specific herbs and nutrients to help you recover your energy quickly and help your body adapt to stress better.   We use natural, effective, non-invasive techniques to achieve your wellness goals. With no nasty side effects, only good ones.  We will work together to help you eat correctly, to fuel your body the most effectively – we will help you work on good sleep routines so that your body and mind have a chance to recuperate.  We will develop a treatment plan for you that is realistic and manageable.

So, what are you waiting for? A life of abundant energy and less stress is only an appointment away.

Call us today to meet our experienced Naturopaths who will help you live your best life, Naturally.