Tired And Wired: How To Heal Adrenal Fatigue with Dr. Izabella Wentz

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Cozy Earth, ButcherBox, and InsideTracker. When we experience stress–or any threat to our well-being–our brain goes on high alert, activating an ancient system designed to protect us from a wide variety of threats and dangers. Unfortunately, modern life is keeping most of us in a state of chronic stress activation. This puts our bodies in an ongoing state of survival mode and sets the stage for burnout, fatigue, and adrenal dysfunction. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk with Izabella Wentz all about adrenal dysfunction, how it develops, its common signs and symptoms, and how to support your adrenal function to reverse burnout. Izabella Wentz is an internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and a licensed pharmacist who has dedicated her career to addressing the root causes of autoimmune thyroid disease after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in 2009. She is the author of three books on Hashimoto’s: Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause, Hashimoto’s Food Pharmacology, and Hashimoto’s Protocol, which became a number one New York Times bestseller. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Cozy Earth, ButcherBox, and InsideTracker. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 35 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code MARK40. For a limited time, when you sign up today, ButcherBox will send you two pounds of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef free in every box for the life of your subscription plus $20 off. Go to ButcherBox.com/farmacy. InsideTracker is offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): The start of Izabella’s personal issues with fatigue (5:07 / 2:34) How our body responds to chronic stress (10:38 / 7:24) Stages of adrenal dysfunction (15:56 / 14:13) Detecting adrenal issues (19:37 / 17:18) Four types of stress (26:18 / 22:14) Gut health and adrenal function (33:00 / 29:00) Why thyroid and adrenal dysfunction is so prevalent, especially in women (36:24 / 32:20) Restoring adrenal function (39:20 / 35:20) Understanding and working with your past trauma and triggers (48:24 / 44:28) Fixing your sleep issues (57:29 / 53:30) Get a copy of Izabella’s new book, Adrenal Transformation Protocol, and check out her free guide, The ABCs of Adrenal Support.