{"id":7833,"date":"2019-01-15T12:20:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T01:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.empoweringambitiouswomen.com\/?p=7833"},"modified":"2019-01-15T12:20:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T01:20:14","slug":"are-you-at-risk-of-adrenal-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.empoweringambitiouswomen.com\/are-you-at-risk-of-adrenal-fatigue\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You at Risk of Adrenal Fatigue?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stress is a leading contributor to adrenal fatigue. Find out how it impacts your body and what you can do about it. Feeling great again could be closer than you think!<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As an ambitious woman, you are working towards your next goal. You are trying to juggle many areas in your life and find yourself constantly on the go.\u00a0This fast-paced lifestyle leaves you feeling stressed, tired and irritable. Sound familiar?<\/span><\/p>\n

Stress from a range of sources such as work, relationships, study, injury, and illness can lead to an imbalance of your main stress hormone, cortisol. This imbalance can lead to hypoadrenia, which is more commonly known as adrenal fatigue. Adrenal fatigue negatively affects the body’s ability to recuperate and heal.<\/p>\n

So, what exactly are the adrenal glands?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The adrenal glands sit on top of your kidneys. They are the size of a walnut and weigh less than a grape. They play a major role in your overall health as they produce many hormones which are responsible for different functions in the body. These functions include:<\/p>\n