Adrenal exhaustion

So, the test came back and I'm officially burnt-out! The only problem being that some of the recommended dietary changes are in conflict with cancer diets to reduce acidity in teh diet, mainly the amount of meat recommended. But eating some meat actually feels right for me so I think I'll pay attention to the adrenals whilst keeping an eye on the acidity factors.

Eat protein at least twice daily. Eggs, naturally-grown meats and poultry are the best sources of protein. Toasted almond butter, organic milk products or goat products and nuts are other good sources. Avoid strict vegetarian diets, which will make things worse although they may feel good at first.

At lunch and supper, have cooked vegetables. Rotate your proteins and your vegetables so you don’t eat the same thing every day.

You may have complex carbohydrates, but not wheat and spelt. Some people are also sensitive to gluten found in rye, barley and oats. Excellent starches are root vegetables (turnips, parsnips, rutabaga, carrots, onion and celery root), blue corn, brown rice, quinoa and others. Organic blue corn chips are fine.

I recommend everyone avoid wheat, spelt, sugar and non-organic cow’s milk dairy products except butter. If other food allergies are present, avoid these foods for a while. Avoid isolated soy protein as it is of poor quality and contains many anti-nutrients. The less soy in your diet the better, as a general rule.

Reduce all sweets. Even fresh fruit is not helpful in the least, so eat less fruit. Also avoid most fruit juices. They are too yin in Chinese medical terms. This means they are cold and expanded. This is a very important concept discussed in another article titled Yin And Yang Healing. Most are also very sugary. This can upset blood sugar and cause more stress for the adrenal glands. A small glass of carrot or fresh green juice is excellent every day.

Avoid most processed food. Also avoid most refined vegetable oils. You may have organic blue corn chips and a few yellow corn chips as a snack. However, for cooking, the best oils include coconut, palm, olive and some seed oils.
Use sea salt rather than table salt. Eat regular meals of excellent quality. Switch to organic food whenever possible.
Green superfoods with dried kelp, barley grass powder and various colored vegetables are okay, although fresh tends to be best. Cooking with coconut oil is excellent and helps as well with weight loss, candida albicans infection and energy.
Drink high quality water, not tap water. Distilled or spring waters are best. So-called drinking water or reverse osmosis are often not good as the filters used to make them may be dirty. Good quality water is an excellent investment in yourself.
Avoid all extreme diets. Your body needs a variety of nutrients. Restriction is not a good idea. In my experience, strict vegetarians will never recover from burnout. Follow good eating habits with regular, sit-down, relaxed meals.