Sock Doc 11: Is Adrenal Fatigue a Myth or Misnomer? A Deep Look At What’s Really Going on To Get You Relief

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Welcome back to another episode featuring Dr. Steve Gangemi, aka The Sock Doc. Steve is a holistic alternative health care doctor who runs a practice in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Learn more about his practice at drgangemi.com and visit his many resources at sock-doc.com.

On this episode:

• The Sock Doc wears Xero Shoes for his trail runs
• Adrenal fatigue may not be the best term to use
  • But if you have pain, inflammation, fatigue, or endocrine-type problems, it is probably affecting your adrenal glands
• Hans Selye’s concept of biological stress
  • General Adaptation Syndrome
  • Eustress means beneficial or “good” stress
  • Distress means negative or “bad” stress
  • Certain stresses can affect the adrenal glands
• In the Sock Doc’s practice, he’s seen that the adrenal glands are typically secondary issues (rather than the primary issue)
• Adrenal fatigue is an intricate problem; theoretically, it actually stems from the brain (HPA axis)
  • “H” in HPA stands for the hypothalamus
  • “P” stands for pituitary
    • The brain, to the pituitary, to the adrenals
• Adrenal glands are circadian rhythm-based
  • Ideally, the adrenal glands are secreting the most amount of cortisol between 6 to 8 am with a big drop off at 12 pm, then slowly dwindles down
• If you push yourself too hard – mentally, physically, emotionally – most likely you have an ailment telling yourself you’re pushing too hard
• Your feet are a great representation of your health
• Breathe by James Nestor (please help support the podcast by using this link!)
• Previous episode: Lawrence Van Lingen: Discover Your Inner Ability – Run Better, Move Better, Breathe Better, Feel Better
• And so much more!

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