Acupuncture and Alternative
Medicine
for Adrenal Weakness
Out of all the patients I have
treated, I would say that about 50% of them (at least) are
struggling with a pattern called adrenal exhaustion. This
basically means that they have lost the ability to rest and
rejuvenate. Instead, it’s as if the nervous system is always
‘on’ and the person has lost the ability to stop the incessant
mental chatter, anxiety, worry, or stress.
The main symptoms of this
pattern include: fatigue, irritability, restless sleep, low back
pain, anxiety, depression, nervousness, feeling wiped out upon
waking, many female hormonal problems, food cravings and various
addictions, weight gain, sluggish metabolism, and so on.
The real question is, what is
the cause of this pattern and, more importantly, what is the cure?
Well, in my experience most
people have adrenal weakness because they are using excessive
amounts of will power to get through life. It is like they are
constantly swimming upstream, fighting against life. They work too
hard, rest too little, and have a ‘to do’ list a mile long.
These are some of the outward causes. The real cause is more of an
inner dynamic. In this day and age, many people are disconnected
from their true purpose for being alive. Because of this, they
don’t know themselves on a deeply intimate level, which causes
them to make decisions that lead to distress and distraction.
Generally speaking, adrenal
weakness is as much of a spiritual issue as it is a mental one. If
the root cause of purposelessness isn’t addressed, then the
person can take all the supplements in the world or get
acupuncture 3 times a week and it will only have a palliative
effect. This is why I have been incorporating life coaching into
my practice for increasing numbers of patients. This is also a big
reason why I have written The
Purpose Principle.
Now, this is not to say that
certain forms of alternative care won’t help adrenal weakness. I
have used acupuncture alone to kickstart someone’s adrenal
function in a way that is very powerful for certain patients. But
by far, the patients who make the most progress are the ones who
are willing to do the work. They are compliant and they are
motivated to make the lifestyle changes necessary to live in
balance and awareness.
If you are concerned that you
may have adrenal exhaustion, then call my office to discuss your
situation.
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