Let’s talk about a morning ritual that can help boost your energy, keep your hormones balanced, deeply hydrate your body, AND… give you clear beautiful skin!
And that, ladies and gentlemen, involves starting your morning with an Adrenal Cocktail instead of coffee!!
This concoction is meant to support your adrenal glands by replenishing them with what they need in order to do their job. Your adrenal glands are two small glands that sit right on top of your kidneys.
And when your adrenal glands are HAPPY, the rest of your hormonal system is happy!
Remember your hormonal system works as a whole. And the different glands constantly talk to one another. This is why your thyroid and sex hormones are directly impacted by the health of your adrenals.
Your adrenal glands are also in charge of your STRESS RESPONSE!
In fact it is your adrenal glands that produce cortisol (amongst other hormones).
And coffee first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach, can lead to a big cortisol response, cause you to feel on the edge all day and can be dehydrating. So, all and all not so good!
But before you get all upset, hear me out… you can still enjoy your coffee but with or after your first meal and *not* on an empty stomach.
You may be thinking: well.. I’ve been starting my morning with coffee forever and it doesn’t negatively impact me.
That may be true, but when you work with enough patients you realize that often what most people deem as normal is in fact not normal. It’s just that they’ve become desensitized to their own body’s signals.
All of those symptoms that you thought you just had to get used to, such as having heart palpitations, racing thoughts, feeling shaky, jittery, ungrounded, unable to focus, restless, anxious and not hungry yet very depleted are not normal or things to get used to. These are all stress responses!!
And now think about the fact that you’re subjecting your body and mind to this form of self-imposed stress every day – the minute you open your eyes.
But here’s the thing, you can have your cake and eat it too, meaning for those of you who are coffee fanatics, hydrate and replenish your body first and then reach out for coffee.
The goal with the Adrenal Cocktail is to provide your body with nutrients and minerals such as:
This is how hydration and food can also be your MEDICINE!!
I start every single morning with
Please note that nothing about the “recipe” I just shared with you is set in stone! Play with the ingredients and the amounts. Make it so that you enjoy the taste. It shouldn’t be torturous for you to drink this!
OK, it’s your turn now! You know what the ultimate goal is – to supply your body with the nutrients mentioned above and hydrate it upon waking up – so get creative and make the recipe YOURS!
Try this for a week and see how you feel! And please be sure to let me know.
Once you do this for a little while, there’s no going back to turning yourself into a dried prune with a cup of coffee first thing in the morning.
A word on glucose…
You can add a little fruit juice or honey for glucose. I don’t use fruit juice personally, I prefer eating a whole fruit instead – the juice, the fiber and the rest of the goodness. In my observation, most people don’t have the optimized metabolism and the needed insulin sensitivity to be chugging 12 oz of fruit juice on an empty stomach.
The reason why glucose, in the form of freshly squeezed orange juice, is part of the original Adrenal Cocktail recipe is to help avoid an unnecessary stress response due to low blood sugar levels after a night’s fast.
You see, dips in blood sugar levels can be a form of stress for your body and can cause a spike in cortisol. Because, one of cortisol’s jobs is to keep your blood sugar levels stable! Your body, in its infinite wisdom, does this to ensure blood sugar stability. However, you do *not* want too much cortisol for too long since that has *many* downstream side-effects.
A perfect solution to ensure blood stability not just in the morning but throughout the rest of your day is to have a balanced breakfast – with the emphasis on making sure you’re getting enough protein and fat.