UNDIAGNOSED ADRENAL FATIGUE SYNDROME
Adrenal fatigue (AF) is a modern exhaustion condition mainly associated with high, intense and prolonged stress or overwork as a collection of signs and symptoms which is characterized by a deficiency in the functions of the adrenal gland1.It is the sub-optimal functioning of the adrenals at rest, under stress and in response to constant, intermittent or sporadic demands2.Although AF known to be affected millions of people in the world, however conventional medicine does not yet recognize AF as a distinct syndrome or its diagnosis may still not recognized by modern medicine.AF is one of the most pervasive syndrome in this twenty first century affecting older people, yet under diagnosed by medical doctors in conventional medicine especially those who are frequently stressed or ill as the adrenal glands are known as “the gland of stress”2. Stress is the big killer to nowadays people in many ways and can be harmful in long term, epidemiological study proven, chronic stress is associated with many health conditions such as cardiovascular disorders, peptic ulcers and DNA damage.3,4,5,6