Talking Adrenal Fatigue and Circadian Rhythm with Dr. Joel Rosen

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In this podcast you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Joel Rosen’s own experience with adrenal fatigue and how he was introduced to the term adrenal fatigue that would change the course of his professional career [3:40]
• How saliva testing can reveal how your cortisol rhythm can get backward affecting sleep and energy production [5:10]
• About the HPA – Axis and what it is [6:35]
• That adrenal fatigue is not accepted by mainstream medicine as a legitimate diagnosis, which is why you may not have heard of it before [7:00]
• What the ACTH Test shows and how its not useful in diagnosing adrenal fatigue which is different than adrenal failure [7:40]
• The difference between a broken adrenal system vs. a broken energy production system [9:00]
• How the body’s system of priorities change as the adrenal response lessens [10:30]
• The HPA Axis is the brain’s perception of the stress which is actually called the A-HPA Axis. The Amygdala -> Hypothalamus -> pituitary -> Adrenals and the negative feedback loop which tells the system to turn on and off as needed, and how with repeated stress, the system breaks down in it’s functioning [11:00]
• About the thermostat analogy of the adrenals negative feedback loop functioning [12:02]
• How finding the underlying issues that are stressing your body are key to recoveries, such as gut imbalances, and underlying infections, lifestyle changes, blood sugar regulation, spiritual support, nutrition [13:15]
• Hans Selye in the 1960s identified the initial triad of things that happen to the adrenals as [15:00]
  • The adrenals hypertrophy or get bigger
  • Thymus gland gets smaller
  • Erosive ulcers/linings
• How supporting spirituality can be a limiting factor when you’ve addressed the other pieces, and prevent healing. Healing adrenal fatigue is not a quick fix [16:00]
• That it comes down to perception and you need awareness of that. “I am in control of that most important voice at the highest level” has to be your mindset to overcome it [18:10]
• That high levels of cortisol for long periods of time messes up your front part of your brain affecting focus, concentration, sequential planning, moral behaviors, etc.[20:02]
• A simple thing to help lower stress is starting a gratitude list daily [21:10]
• Some of the simple things you can do to help a broken stress system are to reset your circadian rhythm by living with nature by waking with the sun and limit light exposure after dark [21:40]
• About Dave’s routine for winding down at the end of the day to lower his own cortisol levels and maintaining the natural circadian rhythms that he starts an hour before bed [22:30]
• How to reset your sleep by eating within a 12-hour window, finishing meals well before bedtime, meditating, getting light during the day, limiting light after dark, use your technology to track and make tweaks that are specific to you to find out what works for you [24:20]
• What tests Dr. Joel Rosen suggests testing for gut problems to support adrenal fatigue, and how the Secretory IgA test can be an indicator for more testing in a saliva panel [27:50]
• That low cholesterol is a red flag for an absorption issue. Low protein, albumin, globulin, BUN, chloride, enzymes, are all indications of protein absorption issues secondary to microbes [29:00]
• GI MAP for DNA mapping can show more than some of the older GI tests, which may miss imbalances picked up in the GI MAP [30:00]
• Start testing your blood sugar surrounding your meals to see if that could be affecting your adrenals [31:20]
• Sleep tracking can also help you to realize what is actually happening in your body, and you can make changes in your lifestyle and get feedback on how well changes are working for you [31:47]
• HRV measures your sympathetic response system.  The higher the heart rate variability the better your ability to adapt to stress [32:20]
• Regarding meditation and why the goal is not just for your mind to go blank, but to shift into a rest and digest state [34:30]
• That if you focus too hard on the data tracking it can be counteractive, so track but don’t obsess [36:30]
• How your readiness score with the Oura ring or other tracking devices is really relative to you and your normal, and understanding how to interpret the data is really important to keep cortisol levels normal [37:50]

References

• Your Adrenal Fix YouTube Channel
• Adrenal Fatigue Society
• The Truth About Adrenal Fatigue Podcast
• FB Private Group Dr. Joel Rosen Mastering the Art of Adrenal Fatigue
• Insta dr_joel_rosen

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