The Wellness Architect Podcast S4 | E2: How to Optimize Your Energy - Pt I of The Ask Anna Series

And I want to address this question of how do I get my energy back or how do I optimize my energy? How do I create more energy? Because this is something I see with every single client, regardless of their body blueprint, regardless of the symptoms of conditions and or illness, they are all wanting more energy because when you have your health and you have your energy, you're anything is possible anything is possible you have your power your purpose your potential unlocked and you step into that version of yourself that is waiting for you so with energy when we're looking at energy we want to look at first and foremost the adrenals which are these two glands that sit atop your kidneys and they are part of the endocrine system they produce adrenaline, cortisol, the stress hormones.

Also, they produce 80% of the reproductive hormones.

So testosterone, estrogen, progesterone.

Now what happens is that with all of these stressors in our lives and stimulants like caffeine from cacao, from coffee, from green tea, matcha, other White teas, oolong, whatever the tea is, whatever the caffeine sources, energy drinks, sodas, etc.

This caffeine creates that adrenaline reaction in the body.

So the adrenaline floods the system as the adrenals release that adrenaline.

Now this over time weakens the strength and function of the adrenals.

And as we weaken their function, our energy levels begin to change and begin to diminish.

Your energy is so interconnected to your adrenal strength.

But most of modern medicine has not addressed the adrenals because they don't consider adrenal fatigue to be a true condition.

There is either adrenal fatigue at the very severe end of the spectrum, which is Addison's, or you're told you're fine, which was my case, but I was not fine.

And I see this more and more.

Burnout is accentuated.

More and more people are crashing and they're looking to gain their energy back, but the sources they're finding and seeking and choosing to energize themselves are caffeine or stimulants that end up costing them more of their health in the long term rather than naturally boosting their energy.

So when you're looking at energy, you want to focus on your adrenal health.

Well, What do the adrenals need? They need glucose.

Your body, its primary fuel is glucose.

There are so many studies that show this and document it.

And glucose is that primary fuel for the body.

So when you have glucose deficiency or you go long periods of time without eating, like your intermittent fasting, or you're just extending your window between meals, your body is secreting so much adrenaline and that adrenaline is designed to mobilize glucose reserves from the liver to fuel the entire body, your brain, your adrenals, your liver, all of your organs, your cells need glucose.

And without the glucose, we go into this adrenalized state and then we create more adrenal adrenal depletion.