Dr. Wilson was recently on the New Zealand current affairs program Close - Up explaining the concept of adrenal fatigue to New Zealand, but was told in a live debate with Associate Professor of Medicine at the Dunedin School of Medicine, Dr Patrick Manning, that in his opinion (inspite of over 3000 scientific papers published on the topic) that adrenal fatigue «simply does not exist» and that Addison's Disease is the only medically recognised
form of adrenal insufficiency.
Anything between optimal health and Addison's disease is referred to as adrenal fatigue, a mild
form of adrenal insufficiency that occurs when your adrenal glands are overstressed.
Not exact matches
Addison's is the extreme
form of low
adrenal hormones, but «tired»
adrenals or
adrenal insufficiency is virtually epidemic among 40 - something women who are chronically stressed because they are trying to manage motherhood and jobs.
One known condition is Addison's disease, which is a congenital
form of adrenal hyperplasia and
insufficiency.