Living a fast paced, hectic 21st Century lifestyle can leave you feeling tired, worn out and exhausted. This may also manifest as anxiety, feeling ‘blue’ or depression, headaches, migraines, gaining weight or sudden weightloss especially in the elderly, trouble focusing, poor memory, feeling wired but tired, insomnia or poor sleep patterns, sugar cravings, low libido or a lowered immune system. These are symptoms of adrenal stress, otherwise known as adrenal fatigue and primarily involves two hormones, Cortisol and DHEA.

High amounts of cortisol in the body can lead to long term health imbalances affecting vital insulin levels, blood sugar and the way your body deals with storing fat. It can impact your gut lining causing leaky gut and give rise to an overgrowth of bacteria, yeast and fungus, including Candida, in your gut. This could contribute to IBS, fatigue, bloating, wind, flatulence and constipation or diarrhoea, as well as secondary symptoms such as subfertility, PMS, perimenopausal hot flushes, andropause (male menopause), weight gain, fuzzy head, chest infections and sinusitis. Ultimately, it can cause inflammatory conditions such as IBD, Crohns and diverticulitis which can also influence other parts of the body and give rise to arthritis, fibromyalgia, eczema and psoriasis.

Without intervention, DHEA levels can become depleted and this can lead to a lowered immune system, auto-immune health issues, insomnia, anxiety, forgetfulness, depression or feeling blue, jittery, anxiety, low libido, infertility, exhaustion and burnout. Low DHEA are also a contributing factor in anorexia and bulimia.​ Low levels of DHEA have been shown to be 48% lower in Alzheimer patients than matched controls of the same age.