Wednesday, June 18, 2008

When it rains it pours and a self test for hypoadrenia

Thoracic rotations
very brief R-phase drills

Z-lift : 100# x 2 x 4

EDT: 7 min - 18 reps

Reading a very interesting book, James Wilson- Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome. So far so good. If you are tired alot or think you are lazy, read this book, you may be suffering from adrenal fatigue.

One simple test is a pupil contraction test. In a dimly lit room shine a light across an eye (not directly in the eye), the pupil will contract. A positive response is if the pupil initially contracts then within 1-2 mins it will dilate, then contract again after 30-45 sec. This is an indicator of hypoadrenia. The body lacks the ability to respond to the stress of constant stimulus of the light. If you test positive here you might want to follow up with a 4-sample saliva test for cortisol.

Test this and leave me a comment and let me know how you do

4 comments:

Jason said...

Thanks! I like Rangland's test as well for a measure. Keep up the good work.

P. J. said...

Raglands is a good one though less user friendly for the average joe.

Did you pass either test?

Jason said...

I'm on drenamin if that answers your question. I'll retest and see if saliva test is needed.

P. J. said...

Jason,
when is the last time you did a hair analysis? I like the cocktail of drenamin, symplex M and hypothalmus PMG, that way you are synching up the HPA and entire endocrine system