The continuous demands of stress, therefore, can adversely affect our sexual response and reproductive health. Natural remedies that help to support the adrenals are licorice root and pantothenic acid. Calming herbs such as valerian, scullcap and hops can also beneficially influence how we perceive stress. Lifestyle changes are definitely in order for those with severely stressed adrenals. Regular massage, aromatherapy baths, moderate exercise and breathwork will also help to relieve built up physical and emotional tension.
Some health practitioners recommend up to one full year of rest for adrenal burn-out.
It is the popular notion that as we age we lose the ability to produce many of our vital hormones, resulting in a myriad of symptoms. These may include impotency, loss of muscle mass, poor memory, arthritis, heart disease, cancer, obesity, hot flashes, anxiety, depression and fatigue. Many of these hormones are synthetically produced and carry serious side effects, some of which are the very symptoms these hormones promise to reduce. The dance of the hormones is carefully choreographed, and artificial supplementation of one hormone can affect many others. One must be extremely careful with these potent supplements that have powerful effects on the body, many of which are still unknown.