Let’s discuss what constitutes adrenal fatigue and its causes. The sad fact is that many women suffer from this condition and may not even realize it. Adrenal fatigue occurs when the body is subjected to excessive amounts of stress. The adrenal glands are responsible for our fight or flight response when we enter stressful situations. They are also responsible for hormone production that our bodies need daily to function properly. When we are overly stressed, our adrenal glands are overworked by producing cortical in answer to that stress response. They cannot then produce the other hormones that we need to function in our daily lives.

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