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Article: The naturopathic approach to adrenal dysfunction.(Naturopathic Perspectives)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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Throughout 'alternative' medical circles many practitioners address the condition known as "adrenal fatigue." Like many other functional medical approaches, the concept of adrenal fatigue is gaining more and more attention, with good reason as our society continues to push harder and harder at this game of life. Standard medical thinking regarding the adrenal glands is like that of other organ systems in the body; that is, they are either considered to be in satisfactory working order, or they are in failure. Rarely is the diagnosis made of hypofunction in any organ system, without the presence of notable pathologic tissue changes and function. This is especially true of ...