Adrenal Health
Feeling wired and tired—or just burned out? Your adrenals may be calling for help.
At Clark Wellness, we take a deeper look at your adrenal function to understand how chronic stress, poor sleep, blood sugar imbalances, and hormone shifts may be affecting your energy, mood, metabolism, and immune system.
Are you burned out?
Don’t normalize exhaustion. True healing starts with understanding the whole picture.
When your stress response system falls out of sync
Your adrenal glands produce cortisol and other key hormones that regulate your body’s stress response. When these systems are out of balance, you might experience:
Fatigue that rest can't fix
Waking up exhausted no matter how many hours you sleep in bed.
Wired but tired at night
Racing thoughts and second winds right when you are trying to wind down.
Midsection weight gain
Stubborn abdominal fat driven by elevated, chronically sustained cortisol.
Cravings for salt & sugar
Intense afternoon cravings for quick sugar, salt snacks, or extra caffeine.
Mood swings & anxiety
Feeling overwhelmed by small daily stressors or experiencing sudden brain fog.
Dizziness when standing
Postural blood pressure shifts and low stamina throughout physical exertion.
High Cortisol vs. Low Cortisol
Cortisol follows a natural diurnal rhythm. Modern life and chronic inflammation can spike it into overdrive or deplete it to a flatline.
Signs of High Cortisol
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Anxiety, irritability, or racing thoughts
- Cravings for refined sugar or high-carb snacks
- “Tired but wired” sensation, especially after 9 PM
- Stubborn weight gain concentrated around the belly
- Elevated inflammatory markers and impaired bone density over time
Signs of Low Cortisol
- Persistent deep fatigue, especially upon waking
- Poor stamina, sluggish exercise recovery, and muscle weakness
- Frequent illnesses, recurrent infections, or slow wound healing
- Strong cravings for salty foods or emergency caffeine hits
- Feeling emotionally overwhelmed, apathy, or chronic burnout
- Low blood pressure or lightheadedness when standing quickly
Personalized Testing, Tailored Support
At Clark Wellness, we don’t just look at lab ranges—we look at the WHY. We use advanced testing such as ZRT Salivary Cortisol or DUTCH Adrenal Testing to measure free cortisol and cortisone at four distinct points across 24 hours.
24-Hour Rhythm Test
DUTCH Complete or ZRT salivary curve mapping morning spike to nighttime decline.
Targeted Adaptogens
Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Holy Basil, or Phosphatidylserine matched to your curve phase.
Nervous System Reset
Vagal nerve stimulation, sleep optimization, and blood-sugar stabilization coaching.
Full Body Integration
Restoring thyroid, gut microbiome, and sex hormone synergy with your HPA axis.
Ready to restore your energy and calm your nervous system?
Work directly with Angelica Clark, PA-C, IFMCP.
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