HPA Axis Dysregulation is currently considered a non medical condition. Functional practitioners often work with HPA Axis Dysregulation when clients have been repeatedly to the Drs and have had “normal” test results but still feel unwell.
What are the symptoms?
Insomnia
Weight Gain
Weight Loss
Pervasive Tiredness
Muscle pain
Headaches
Dizziness upon standing
Increased heart rate
Appetite changes
Bowel/stool changes
Abdominal pain
Depression
Apathy
Difficulty concentrating
Difficulty with memory
Confusion
Anxiety
Feeling “wired but tired” or exhausted
What are potential non medical underlying causes?
Long term emotional stress
Long term physical stress
Food or substance misuse
Major life incident/accident or trauma
Illness or post viral fatigue
Structural issues such as “short leg” syndrome
What can be done with the diet to support this issue?
Balancing blood sugars to stop more stress hormones being produced due to blood sugars dropping
Identifying and removing trigger foods that cause intolerances to stop more stress hormones being produced
Targeted supplementation to support the body back to wellness including adaptogenic herbs to stop the body overproducing stress hormone and other supplements to calm the nervous system
How do we support this in clinic?
Rebalancing the muscle-organ-meridian connections
Offering tried and tested kinesiology techniques for the structural imbalances
Emotional work to reduce the impact of stress on the body
Identifying trigger foods
Identifying and recommending targeted nutritional supplementation
Offering advice on the right diet for this issue
Why do we get results?
We use a multi pronged approach. We work on the foundation stones of blood sugar stabilisation, stress hormone rebalancing and correcting the structural imbalances as well as identifying the correct nutritional supplementation and supporting the emotional aspect plus identifying food triggers.
What is the long term management for this issue?
Keeping trigger foods out of the diet
Having maintenance kinesiology sessions to ensure supplementation is still working and structural imbalances aren’t occurring
