Answering that question would be easier than say who DOES have chronic stress. In today's society, chronic stress is "normal". A mortgage, 2 or more kids, 50 or 60 plus work week, homework with kids, sport activities, oh and then finding something other than fast food to fuel your body with. Not everyone has a personal chef, a nanny, and several assistants at their disposal to keep their lives running.
Lives are lived and people start to slow down and wonder why they can't get out of bed without feeling exhausted, or why that 3rd or 4th or 5th cup of coffee doesn't seem to boost them like it used to. Stress creates a pathway called Cortisol Escape where, instead of making energy (ATP) or producing hormones that your body needs to feel "alive", it produces cortisol all the time. Your body needs certain nutrients to support your systems to run at an optimum level. When cortisol is constantly up for one reason or several reasons, then your body stops doing other processes and just fights the constant cortisol that your body is producing.
What are those nutrients? There are several, from B vitamins, minerals, amino acids, to hormone precursors that your body might need to keep itself running optimally. I often speak with patients that tell them they take a multi vitamin and that they don't feel better when they do. Well I say, if you have a bonfire raging (cortisol production), throwing a dixie cup (standard multi-vitamin) on it, won't make much difference.
I work with patients to help find the root of the problem. Blood tests from Spectracell allow us to see a 6 month window into what is being stored in your body, AND being utilized. Some doctors might run serum tests and tell you that you are not low in B12, but serum tests are what your body is pushing out into your system at that time. If your body needs something and you have anything in your system stored, your body will push it out into your blood stream to help. You can be 30 % or more low, before a serum test picks up any sign of deficiency. Spectracell testing shows us whats in our storage tank for utilization. It looks at B12, but it also looks at D, Magnesium, Zinc, B5, antioxidant levels such as Coq10, alpha loipoic acid, Glutathione, and several other nutrients. The nutrients named are a few that work towards energy AND antioxidant levels to help increase your ability to fight stress (ors).
Stop waking up to 3 or 4 or 5 alarms with the same amount of coffee. Sleep first! Then wake up feeling better, refreshed, able to work, exercise, take care of kids or other life demands and not feel so tired, worn out and on the edge.
