Adrenal Fatigue and Heat Stroke

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Prevent adrenal fatigue, heat stroke and heat exhaustion with real salt to keep you hydrated. Himalayan or Sun-Dried Solar salts are essential to electrolyte balance. (See my Electrolyte Hydration Drink below). Water alone will not hydrate you. 

How Water Affects Hydration

Too much plain water can flush away your minerals.

With adrenal fatigue we tend to excrete salt and become somewhat dehydrated since the cells can’t hold water without salt.  If you then become overheated, you can experience heat exhaustion or, worse, heat stroke from the dehydration.

The reverse is true too. If you have had heat exhaustion, it can damage your adrenals and lead to chronic fatigue.

Water and salt ALONE will not work as well as a rehydration drink.

My Electrolyte Rehydration Drink 

• Make affordable and clean rehydration beverage without chemicals and additives
• Fill a 25-ounce bottle 2/3 rd’s full of Spring or Mineral water, or reverse-osmosis water (NOT alkalized water).
• Top with 100% pure Organic Juice.
• Add 3 large pinches of Himalayan Salt, about a tsp., or our Pink Salt 
• If using a smaller bottle, reduce salt proportionately
• Shake and drink after sweating.

Symptoms of Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke

• A change in sweating is a key symptom. If you are hot and stop sweating you are headed for heat stroke
• You feel overheated or disoriented
• Flushed red skin
• Throbbing head or nausea
• Your temperature elevates as high as 105

Heat Exhaustion can wipe you out for weeks. Heat Stroke can kill you.

What to do if you suspect Heat Stroke 

1. Reduce your body temperature. Find shade and drench with water, or get into water.
2. Drink water slowly, with 2 tsps. added salt and some kind of sugar such as fruit juice or actual sugar (see below).
3. Call 911 for an IV saline solution and cooling body packs.
4. Find a fan and air conditioning!

Susceptibility to Adrenal Fatigue and Heat Stroke

Everyone is susceptible! Playing sports, hiking, gardening, sitting in the sauna or by the pool can all cause critical overheating. The elderly, ill and those on diuretics are less able to handle heat.

Menopausal women do not handle extra heat well.

Swimming is a common cause of dehydration. Hot sun, active play… You’re sweating even though you don’t realize it.

Preventing Heat Exhaustion and Adrenal Fatigue

The adrenals regulate sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium – the 4 key electrolytes. If you’re overheated, the adrenals burn out trying to keep sodium and potassium in balance. Supporting your adrenals now can prevent heat exhaustion.

I have many articles on the adrenals and adrenal support products in my online store such as this one and this one. Test and treat your adrenals!

A craving for salt is a common symptom of low adrenal function. I use finely ground real solar Salt like this one generously on my food and add it to my water if outdoors in the Texas summer – maybe 1/4 tsp. several times a day. Or make a salt sole (So-Lay) – the briny liquid mixes quickly in water.

• Don’t overeat salt if you are not overheated or sweating.
• Just use Pink Salt to taste on your food.
• Avoid commercial white salt. It is highly processed and contains additives that make it hard to absorb.
• Choose Himalayan or Sun-Dried Sea Salt.
• And stay cool!

Additional Reading

This article by Dr. Lam has a lot more on the adrenals and temperature regulation.