Posted by bleauberry on March 4, 2010, at 20:57:37 [reposted on March 6, 2010, at 9:21:32 | original URL]
In reply to Medication Phobia (pharmacophobia), posted by Vincent_QC on March 3, 2010, at 15:46:43
Sorry, I apologize, one more thing.
You mentioned getting exhausted after just ten minutes of working out. Classic adrenal/thyroid stuff. Listen to what your body is telling you.
Don't do it.
In your case, the best kinds of exercises are non-aerobic. Weightlifting, stretching, these are good. Anything that gets your heart beating hard and breathing hard, not good. You can do those things, but only in moderation.
If the adrenals are weak, the last thing you want to do is strain them. Heavy exercise will strain them to the max. If you get to the point where you feel exhausted, even if it has only been 10 minutes, you've already strained them too much.
So in the same way doses of meds or supplements need to be very low, the demand put on the adrenals needs to also be very low. You can stay in excellent physical shape and keep the muscles toned and all that without overdoing it.
When you begin to heal, you may have a day where you experience unusually good energy, and you may overdo it that day with more activity than you usually do. Your adrenals, not healed yet, will be knocked back down a few notches by the excess activitiy you did on that good day. Then you will be back in the trenches again for a few days to recover from that one single day. So, when that day comes, force yourself to take it easy, go slow, and don't overdo it. The adrenals need to be pampered all the way. Give them a smooth ride so they can heal and strengthen. Any excess demand is going to sabotage all your other efforts.
Alright, I think I'm done. :-) Geez, I sure hope something in all of this is helpful to you. It is already obvious that no one else is going to heal us, so we have to learn how to heal ourselves. Thankfully it has already been done by thousands of others before us, and we have their stories to learn from. Most of which I have shared with you.
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