Support the Adrenals

5 Healthy Food Groups

Support the Adrenals with food, including vitamins, minerals, and herbs, can be an adrenal tonic that gently corrects adrenal fatigue.

Support the Adrenals cooked meat with vegetables

Support the Adrenals – Dietary Consideration

Deficiency of virtually any vitamin or mineral that is derived from food can cause fatigue of the adrenal glands if it persists long enough. A balanced and organic diet consisting of poultry, fish, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, raw seeds, and nuts will tonify your adrenals and enhance your resiliency to stress.

Vitamins and Minerals

II. Pantothenic Acid: Also known as vitamin B-5, it can help correct adrenal deficiency. It is widely distributed in nature and occurs in the following foods:

royal jelly
corn
sweet potatoes
brewers yeast
broccoli
cauliflower
brown rice
egg yolk
green peas
sunflower seeds
salmon
lentils and other legumes
soybeans
liver

III. Vitamin C and A

are precursors to support adrenal function and are richly supplied in the following list of foods:

spinach
egg yolk
kale
dandelion greens
collard greens
cantaloupe
carrots
swiss chard
broccoli
yams
turnip greens
red bell pepper

IV. High potassium, low sodium

foods are also considered adrenal tonifiers –

avocado
dried apricots
chicken
tomato (raw)
banana
salmon
potato
cantaloupe
tuna
lima beans
peach
cod

V. Chinese Medicine:

According to the ancient science of Chinese medicine, the adrenals are connected to the Kidney network.

If your symptoms include dizziness, craving for sweets or coffee in the afternoon, craving for bread, getting shaky when hungry, and sleepy after meals, you may try foods that nourish Kidney yin—

spirulina
berries
egg
seaweed
melon
crab
beans
sardines

If, however, your symptoms include aversion to cold, cold extremities, pale complexion, mental lethargy, or poor spirit, food that nourishes Kidney yang is more appropriate–