I have Adrenal Fatigue with very low cortisol throughout the day. If I use antimicrobials, my adrenals get stressed out and cause high blood sugar. How can I avoid this or to bring it down? I also need to stay very low carb on the program, is that ok?
For adrenal fatigue, we have to address 3 things: digestive health, blood sugar balance and mental/emotional stressors.
- You are in the right spot because this program is GENTLE. We know that very tired and adrenally-taxed people cannot handle pathogen purges very well, which is why we developed this new process of going gentle on the body to slash inflammation and build the liver/adrenal glands in Phase 1. The diet is also carefully crafted to replace nutrients lost from chronic high cortisol. If you get die-off, cut your doses in half or skip a day and then go back.
- Consuming 25% of the good carbs per meal for blood sugar stability is helpful in your case.
- Get into "Primary Food", the things that feed you other than food. Follow my advice to make a "nourishment list" for yourself and do those things daily that make you feel good— a walk, a massage, journaling, a bath, watch your favorite show, talk to a friend or a therapist, look into the healing codes, etc.