Nutrimed Labs: ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY

Condition: ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY

SUGGESTED NUTRITION:

Adreno Trophic #958
Supports adrenal function. Normalizes hormonal output of adrenals increases resistance to stress.

Coryza Forte #968
High potency vitamin C-complex with vitamins A,D, and E. Give in divided doses daily and may be increased to 12-16 daily. Especially needed when condition is complicated by hypoglycemia.

Glyco Plex #970
Allays nervousness, reduces fatigue and depression. Aids in fatty acid metabolixm. Adrenal hormone precursor.

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PATHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

An insidious disease, usually progressive, resulting from adrenal hypofunction. Characterized by increasing fatigue and weakness, weight loss, dehydration, intestinal upsets, and abnormal pigmentation of skin and mucous membranes. Frequently, hypoglycemia complicates the condition, or may be concomitant with it from the start and be a factor in the etiology of adrenal disjunction. May be called incipient Addison's Disease as it eventually leads into it.

PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Atrophy of the adrenal cortical tissue occurs in about 70 per cent of these cases. The etiology is unknown. The remainder are due to neoplasms of the gland, tuberculosis, or inflammatory necrosis. The biologically important products of the adrenal cortex are cortisol (hydrocortisone) and aldosterone. Cortisol deficiency produces disturbances in intermediate carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism and severe insulin sensitivity. Resistance to stress, trauma, and infection are reduced. Cardiac output is reduced and circulatory failure may occur. Aldosterone deficiency results in replacement in the tissues of the sodium by potassium, producing a marked change in the electrolyte balance, producing severe dehydration, increased plasma concentration, hypotension and circulatory collapse.

TREATMENT:

Standard medical therapy with hydrocortisone may be lifesaving in acute adrenal insufficiency. A delay may result in patient's death, particularly if hypoglycemia is present. Appropriate treatment of complicating infections as tuberculosis, may be necessary. In incipient and chronic cases where crisis is not imminent, the following is recommended. However, Nutritional Therapy is always a major part of any therapy, regardless of the stage or progress of the disease.