Digestive Enzymes

Manufacturing of digestive enzymes by the body requires lot of energy and resources. Absence of proper amount of digestive enzymes makes it difficult to assimilate nutrients. So, it is a circular dependency. Improper digestion of proteins leads to undesirable products in blood stream putting the body’s defense mechanism in alert mode thereby draining the entire system. A good quality digestive enzyme should help improve the adrenal fatigue and chronic fatigue to some extent. Source Naturals and Vitacost have decent products on digestive enzymes. Wobenzyme product deals with systemic enzymes which are also a very good option for overall improvements in health.

Probiotics

Probiotics are friendly bacteria that reside in our guts and play important roles in our immunity, protecting us from invading unfriendly micro organisms, improving digestive processes and manufacturing of some B vitamins that are needed for better health. When people come down with prolonged infections and use antibiotics, these probiotics get damaged and reduce in numbers compromising the integrity of health.

A good probiotic supplement will bring back these in billions which are needed for easing a condition such as adrenal fatigue and chronic fatigue. Wakunaga’s Kyo-Dophilus and Vitacost’s NSI Probiotic 15 Strains - 35 Billion CFUs with NutraFlora FOS come close to meeting stringent quality requirements needed for these kind of probiotics to remain effective and make a difference in cases like chronic fatigue. Both these products do not require refrigeration and can be kept at room temperature for quite some time.

Sea Salt

People with adrenal fatigue and chronic fatigue often feel dizzy when they stand up from a sitting position, as the adrenal glands are responsible for maintaing the blood pressure when they get up, but their adrenal glands are functioning poorly to adjust their blood pressure. Adrenal glands produce aldosterone involved in salt and potassium balance dealing with blood pressure. Good quality sea salt such as found in Whole Foods should be used to replenish needed trace minerals as well as salt. Sports drinks like Gatorade have high potassium content and may not be an appropriate solution for people with adrenal fatigue as they have imbalanced sodium to potassium ratio and people with adrenal fatigue are more likely to need sodium rather than potassium to bring back the ratio to normal. Most often people with adrenal fatigue and chronic fatigue have low blood pressure due to low levels of cortisol and aldosterone production by adrenals. There may be some with high blood pressure, but majority will have low blood pressure. It is prudent to check the blood pressure and work with the physician closely in addressing the problem as it is an important issue in one’s health and should not be taken lightly.