This list comes from Dr. James Wilson's book, "Adrenal Fatigue 21st Century Stress Syndrome":
Things to do:
Be in bed before 10pm
Sleep in until 9am whenever possible
Look for things that make you laugh
Eliminate the energy vampires (things in your life that drain your energy)
Make your lifestyle a healing one
Do something pleasurable every day
Whenever you are not enjoying your life, take action to change something or yourself in the situation
Notice at least one small, everyday thing that you are grateful for each day
Take your dietary supplements, regularly.
Move your body and breathe deep
Believe in your ability to recover
Use your mind as a powerful healing tool
Keep a journal- jot down daily experiences
Eat foods your body needs
Learn which foods make you feel bad (keep a list)
Read and re-read his book
Try having a glass of water in the morning with 1/2 tsp salt dissolved into it
Salt your food
If you have fruit, have something with salt before and after and chew well
Combine starchy carbs, proteins, and healthy fats at each meal
Eat an abundance of whole foods, the way nature intended
Eat lots of colored veggies
Chew your food well
Take the power and responsibility of your health into your own hands
Make whatever lifestyle changes you need to regain your health
Laugh several times a day
Enjoy recovery
Take 1000mg Vit C with 200 mg magnesium and pantothenic acid at around 2pm everyday with a small snack to avoid the 3:00 slump
Avoid these things:
Getting overtired
Caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and white flour products
Coffee, even decaf
Staying up past 11pm
Pushing yourself
Energy vampires
Being harsh on yourself
Feeling sorry for yourself
Foods you are addicted to
Foods you suspect you are allergic or sensitive to
Foods that make you feel worse, foggy headed or pull you down
Never skip breakfast
Avoid fruit in the morning
Never eat starchy carbs by themselves
Do not eat foods that adversely affect you in any way, no matter how good they taste!
I know this sounds really hard to do. If you have read my post on Adrenal Fatigue, and it sounds like you, I encourage you to get the book and take the questionnaire. I am in severe A.F. and after feeling so bad for so long, I am ready to do anything. Hard or not, I am willing! I just want to feel like me again.
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