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Discussion on: Fighting Burnout

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Aschwin Wesselius

Thanks for writing down this important information.

I've listened to a podcast recently (in Dutch, sorry) about the subject of focus and distraction. It mentioned the very same message of burn out and not feeling productive.

It also mentioned the very important hormones responsible for stress: cortisol and noradrenaline. Your adrenal glands can get exhausted by some external factors. As soon as they get too exhausted, they can not produce these important hormones to the same level anymore to protect you. This is a physical symptom of burn(ing) out.

Replenishing the adrenal glands is important, but takes a long time. There are natural ways to do so. Some adaptogens will reduce the impact of stress on the mind and body, which will allow for recovery of the glands by not triggering the overload of cortisol and noradrenaline. On the other hand it is possible to take dried raw adrenal glandular extracts from cows or sheep, which will help rebuilding the unhealthy adrenal glands within your body. Cow and sheep have similar organs as humans, using these organs as building blocks to heal works very well.

It will take time, but it is doable.

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Nathan Kuik

Interesting. While boosting certain hormones like this could be effective in the short-term, it's clear we need to make some sustainable changes to prevent the depletion in the first place.

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adrianclark1hv • Edited

An increase in the level of some hormones can lead to rather non-standard consequences. Firstly, it is very dangerous and you should not do this without the participation of a doctor, and secondly, based on my experience, I would recommend trying to avoid taking hormones. The human body is unpredictable and this can affect everyone in different ways. To begin with, it is best to take the test under the supervision of a doctor and make decisions based on the test results. I've seen some good home testing tests on myhealthconfirm.com/product/hormon... but I haven't used them yet ...