Are You an Adrenaline Junkie?

No I am not talking about base jumpers, bungee jumpers, and all those other crazy sports that people do. I am talking about adrenaline addicted people around us, at work, in the coffee shop, maybe sleeping next to you. I am talking about people with over active adrenal glands. You won’t see the usual addict signs (think Amy Winehouse) but here are some signs and symptoms of adrenaline junkies:

• Poor or light sleepers
• Busy all day, every day
• Excess sweating (especially in bed)
• Need caffeine fixes such as coffee, energy drinks, coke to function properly
• Tend to get run down easily
• If they do slow down, they feel exhausted and find it hard to gain momentum again
• Have an unhealthy, often pale complexion

Are you an Adrenaline junkie?

If you can relate to the above symptoms then read on. Adrenaline is a hormone that secretes out of your Adrenaline glands located on top of your kidneys. Their job is to prepare your body for action by speeding up certain bodily functions. You may have heard of the fight or flight response. That’s what these little but powerful glands do. When they kick into action, the following responses occur:

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