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Interesting article, Matt. It makes a lot of sense.
You know, years ago (a week before my wedding), I had an appt with my rheumatologist because I was having a pretty significant flare of pain and other symptoms, which was a shift from the remission I had been enjoying. The first thing the dr asked me was if I was stressed. When I said that I didn't feel stressed, his response was that my body was certainly feeling the stress, whether I realized it or not. A light went off for me then, and I realized how important it was for me to consciously be aware of stress and keep the stress effects in my life down.
Anywho, long story short--that study and your interpretation makes sense to me and my personal experience.
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Nice article Matt ... I'm curious though, isn't "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" along the same line as "Adrenal Fatigue"? In terms of nomenclature, I mean. A syndrome just being a collection of otherwise unconnected and unexplained symptoms.
I agree that Adrenal Fatigue is a bullshit name.
What I don't understand is why conventional medicine recognizes sub-optimal function of many organs/systems in the body, yet doesn't recognize dysfunction of the adrenal glands until they are non-functional.
And I get that there's a bit of which came first, the chicken or the egg. I know Lyle has mentioned several times that those with apparent adrenal issues also have thyroid issues. He has contended that the thyroid causes the adrenal issue. But my doctor explained it the other way around ... that low adrenal output effects thyroid function because cortisol is needed to convert T4 to T3 (or T3 to T4 ... whichever it is ... my brain is not working well this morning).
Regardless, I liked your article.
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You might enjoy looking into exercise addiction research as well if going to peruse this area.
Interesting note is: duration and frequency don't seem to be the only issue. Many the "standard female training regim" doesn't have to be in place. Lots of research that ties in with functional amenorrhea or exercise related amenorrhea with no change of caloric intake or drop in weight levels talk about just these things. HIIT is a great example, even short bouts of it can lead to severe changes in a females hormone structure. Lifting heavy can do the same thing.
This is also why low grade activity vs aggressive resistance training is the answer for some. Lots of research and anecdotal evidence shows a positive relation between walking and stretching for chronic fatigue, adrenal, and anxiety disorders. Weight training aggravates it contrary to the popular "weight lifting helps with my stress" issue. A cigarette can "calm you down" but it doesn't really.
Now if we could finally see the big boys on the notion that a lot of people just don't benefit in the same manner from going hard.
Nice article Matt ... I'm curious though, isn't "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" along the same line as "Adrenal Fatigue"? In terms of nomenclature, I mean. A syndrome just being a collection of otherwise unconnected and unexplained symptoms.
I agree that Adrenal Fatigue is a bullshit name.
What I don't understand is why conventional medicine recognizes sub-optimal function of many organs/systems in the body, yet doesn't recognize dysfunction of the adrenal glands until they are non-functional.
I mentioned in the article that there was some info indicating that shifts in neurochemistry once stress has become a chronic thing and created that chronic arousal-state. Changes in CRH release at teh hypothalamus, and hypothalamic-pituitary activity in general, are one of these symptoms.
To make it brief, if this has any explanatory power, then it's nothing to do with the adrenals at all. That's the part where I was always having trouble with this diagnosis - organs don't just stop working, not without an infection or some kind of physical trauma.
The neat part about this is that you can still exhibit adrenal dysfunction, but it's nothing to do with the glands themselves. It's a dysfunction in the brain that controls the activity of the adrenals.
This is a central or CNS issue, not a problem with the adrenals.
Which is what I've always said; this is actually a stress problem, and it is linked to certain mindsets, behaviors, and apparently heritable genetic factors. It just turns out that there may actually be a physiological basis to cause that "perfect storm" when the psychological, social, and physical factors all come together to create a vicious circle.
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Interesting note is: duration and frequency don't seem to be the only issue. Many the "standard female training regim" doesn't have to be in place. Lots of research that ties in with functional amenorrhea or exercise related amenorrhea with no change of caloric intake or drop in weight levels talk about just these things. HIIT is a great example, even short bouts of it can lead to severe changes in a females hormone structure. Lifting heavy can do the same thing.
Of course. Intensity represents a stress just as much (actually more) than volume/frequency.
Which is all the more reason to keep high-intensity work limited, instead of blowing yourself out 3+ times a week as so many like to do.
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This is also why low grade activity vs aggressive resistance training is the answer for some. Lots of research and anecdotal evidence shows a positive relation between walking and stretching for chronic fatigue, adrenal, and anxiety disorders. Weight training aggravates it contrary to the popular "weight lifting helps with my stress" issue. A cigarette can "calm you down" but it doesn't really.
Now if we could finally see the big boys on the notion that a lot of people just don't benefit in the same manner from going hard.
No, I try to sell people on the idea of moderation. There's not an either-or solution - it's a continuum of "stress" that ranges from high to low along both the volume and intensity axes.
You can expose yourself to some high-stress training, but it has to be balanced out w/ rest and recovery, along w/ proper nutritional support - which are two areas where most people fail. Most people don't train with either in mind, and that's where the problems come from.
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My doctor also said that there seems to be a high preponderance of people who have had mono who present with abnormal labs (for adrenal function).
I had such a bad case of mono when I was 15 that I ran a fever of 105 degrees for 5 days, I literally don't remember a month of my life that summer, and my liver and spleen were swollen for 3 months after to the point where they caused deformity on my abdomen. That fall, I developed asthma and allergies to everything under the sun (cats, dogs, milk, pollen, beef, wheat, dust, mold, trees, grass, etc.).
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Of course. Intensity represents a stress just as much (actually more) than volume/frequency.
Which is all the more reason to keep high-intensity work limited, instead of blowing yourself out 3+ times a week as so many like to do.
No, I try to sell people on the idea of moderation. There's not an either-or solution - it's a continuum of "stress" that ranges from high to low along both the volume and intensity axes.
You can expose yourself to some high-stress training, but it has to be balanced out w/ rest and recovery, along w/ proper nutritional support - which are two areas where most people fail. Most people don't train with either in mind, and that's where the problems come from.
I agree (would caveat a few things but agree) with that being in the general training protocol, it is what I have always stated.
I was speaking of recovery period, and in that instance I think in a recovery period there needs to be (generally) no lifting for a period of time and a high focus on rest and light activity.
Interesting article! I found the full text of the study mentioned online and so much resonates with me.
I was "diagnosed" with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome back in 1994 or so. Up until that time I had dealt with anorexia (down to 87 lbs in late 80's) followed by several years of maintaining my weight at 100 lbs by eating very little and working out moderately. I had no periods during this time. I also had abnormal thyroid and cortisol readings and estro/prog were that of a menopause levels. I always wondered if the eating disorder could have been a culprit behind the constellation of symptoms that led to the CFS diagnosis. At the time I also fit the personality types mentioned in the article (self-critcal, worrier, feeling little control over my life circumstances etc)
Adrenal fatigue or Chronic fatigue syndrome?
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