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You probably have seen my other videos on stress and adrenal fatigue .
I've done quite a few in this video .
I'm going to talk about the non stress cause of adrenal fatigue .
Now so many people are stressed out and they're burnt out , but some people have adrenal fatigue , and they really haven't been through stress , and they're wondering why did I end up with an adrenal issue with no stress .
So there's another cause of this , but before I get into that , let me just tell you what the adrenal gland does .
The adrenal gland has 2 parts , an outside and an inside .
The inside is all neurological tissue .
It makes neurotransmitters .
It's called the adrenal medulla .
The outside is all glandular and that makes hormones like cortisol and a few others .
Now the adrenal medulla is primarily part of the autonomic nervous system , specifically the sympathetic nervous system , which is the flight or fight .
You have the opposing system called the parasympathetic and that is located in your brain stem .
It's located in a few other places .
But for this video , we're just gonna focus in on the adrenals and also the brain stem .
So the parasympathetic nervous system , which is located in the brain stem , kind of counteracts the sympathetic flight or fight mode .
So it's all about rest , digest , and recovery .
So if you experience stress , you can activate the adrenals and eventually wear out the adrenals .
But what about if you lose the parasympathetic control ?
What happens then ?
Like you lose your brake pads and from a non stress source .
Well , that can actually create a sympathetic dominant problem where you're kinda stuck in stress and you have all the symptoms .
And so the brain stem is very sensitive to thiamine b one deficiencies .
So when you're deficient in b one , you can have all sorts of problems with the brain stem , specifically a lack of adaptation to stress because the autonomic nervous system then starts becoming dysfunctional .
So one real simple way that you know that that system is involved is if you stand up too quickly and you get dizzy or you might pass out .
There's a severe condition called POTS which also falls in this category .
But so many people get up from a seated position or they get up too quick and they're like , woah .
And that could be an electrolyte problem where you're low in salt or potassium , but it can also be a B1 deficiency because the brain stem needs b one to work correctly .
Being b one deficient can create a lack of adaptation to gravity stress and it can affect your ability to tolerate stress in general .
So it's not just about physical stress , it could be about adapting to mental stress as well .
As you may already know , a B1 deficiency can create anxiety and fatigue very similar to having just an adrenal gland that's burnt out and having high levels of cortisol .
So it's very , very similar .
The problem with vitamin b one , it's water soluble and it doesn't store for very long .
I mean , you could be completely depleted within 18 days of not consuming vitamin b one .
However , it's not just about not consuming B1 , it's about certain things that actually directly create a deficiency .
The biggest thing is refined carbohydrates , whether it's grains or sugar .
That will create a huge problem .
And also the more carbohydrate you consume , the more the demand for b one .
So if you consume a lot of carbs , you're gonna need a lot of b one to be able to metabolize those carbohydrates .
Also , alcohol is a big b one , depleter .
Coffee can create a b one deficiency .
So those jittery feelings that you might feel if you drank too much coffee , if you took b one , boom , goes away .
Tea with its tannic acid can create a B1 deficiency .
Sulfites , which are in wine so we combine the alcohol and the sulfites can deplete your B1 .
Antibiotics , I've done a video on that can create a B1 deficiency .
Diuretics can create a B1 deficiency .
Metformin , the drug for diabetes can also create a B1 deficiency .
So in summary , the symptoms of adrenal fatigue are very , very , very similar , if not identical to the symptoms of a b one deficiency .
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