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Anyone ever done the fork test for checking adrenal fatigue? In case your not aware of this - you take a fork and run it down the length of your inner forarm and you should see red lines develop within 10 seconds. If you don't your adrenals are considered to be fatigued. That is the case with me. My wife has no problem with this test. And I'm confident that her adrenals are not fatigued.
It is an interesting test. Curious about the background to this test though. Why would these red lines be associated with the adrenals?
Worth a try. Mine are frazzled, as well.
How much pressure?
Eta: OK. Used the fork with pressure enough to make long white lines (scratch) and waited. Still waiting for red...
I do believe mine are not well.
Thanks for the test! Interesting.
Worth a try. Mine are frazzled, as well.
How much pressure?
Eta: OK. Used the fork with pressure enough to make long white lines (scratch) and waited. Still waiting for red...
I do believe mine are not well.
Thanks for the test! Interesting.
Yes, another test you can do is to lie down for about 5 minutes and take your blood pressure while laying down (presuming you have a blood pressure meter) and then quickly stand up with the cuff still and take it again. If your blood pressure falls then your adrenal glands are too weak. Be sure to have someone with you when you stand up to catch you because if they are weak you could actually fall or faint.
Anyone ever done the fork test for checking adrenal fatigue? In case your not aware of this - you take a fork and run it down the length of your inner forarm and you should see red lines develop within 10 seconds. If you don't your adrenals are considered to be fatigued. That is the case with me. My wife has no problem with this test. And I'm confident that her adrenals are not fatigued.
It is an interesting test. Curious about the background to this test though. Why would these red lines be associated with the adrenals?
It's called dermatographia and is produced by release of histamine in the skin. The actual cause is not known. People with it are otherwise healthy. It is not an adrenal disorder. Note that by classifying people who develop a wheal with the fork as having "normal" adrenals most of the population will be found to have "adrenal fatigue."
Yes, another test you can do is to lie down for about 5 minutes and take your blood pressure while laying down (presuming you have a blood pressure meter) and then quickly stand up with the cuff still and take it again. If your blood pressure falls then your adrenal glands are too weak. Be sure to have someone with you when you stand up to catch you because if they are weak you could actually fall or faint.
That is called orthostatic hypotension. Although it can occur with adrenal insufficiency, there are many other potential causes, and an adrenal disorder would be relatively uncommon.
All the test I have mentioned here should be used together to identify if you have potential for adrenal fatigue. There can definately be other causes.
Also dehydration can also be associated with adrenal fatigue since the adrenals can control the the amount of filtering the kidneys do to maintain electrolyte balance.
All the test I have mentioned here should be used together to identify if you have potential for adrenal fatigue. There can definately be other causes.
Also dehydration can also be associated with adrenal fatigue since the adrenals can control the the amount of filtering the kidneys do to maintain electrolyte balance.
The "fork test" produces a phenomenon that has nothing to do with the adrenals.
Although a drop in blood pressure when standing can be a symptom of true adrenal insufficiency, most people who have orthostatic hypertension have other conditions.
Diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency is complex and cannot be accomplished with a fork or a blood pressure cuff.
The "fork test" produces a phenomenon that has nothing to do with the adrenals.
Although a drop in blood pressure when standing can be a symptom of true adrenal insufficiency, most people who have orthostatic hypertension have other conditions.
Diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency is complex and cannot be accomplished with a fork or a blood pressure cuff.
Again the fork test is only one test that can be deployed to raise concern about adrenals. I know a lot of alternative health people wont like this because the test was developed by a physician and not alternative health but it is still a very useful tool.
I believe all the test mentioned here were developed by the medical community. There methods of treating adrenal problems has been scrutinized for effectiveness even by the medical community.
I have interest in this regard. Not only because I have had adrenal problems but because my family has also had problems and their cases have been used in Mayco Clinic and Washington University studies.
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