How many people do you know who seem attached to their iPhone, iPad or Blackberry, or who stay up late at night on their computers? What about those people who wake up at 3 or 4 a.m. to go to the gym before work and then stay at work until 8 or 9 p.m.? Let me guess. Lots! Ladies and gentlemen, we are pushing the envelope day and night. We are trying to do so much, so well, that we’ve forgotten to come up for air. And now our bodies are beginning to pay the price.
I’m seeing more and more patients who suffer physically from burnout — they’re tired, but they can’t sleep, their blood pressure is off, they’re using sugar and caffeine to get through the day, they can’t think clearly and they have a general sense of feeling overwhelmed. These symptoms stem from adrenal imbalance. OurĀ are primarily responsible for our stress response, but they also play major roles in sleep, blood sugar balance, hormonal balance, blood pressure and more.
