I am on a mission to understand why adrenal exhaustion stage three causes your body to gain fat (daily!).  Dr. Kalish has a great book as well as Dr. Sara Gottfried.  The 3 systems need to be in balance:  hormonal, digestion and detox systems.  When you have adrenal exhaustion stage three – cortisol levels are low and DHEA levels are lower…creating serious hormonal imbalances resulting in fatigue, depression and weight gain.  I am not depressed but only extra stress related to my ever growing thunder thighs and extra folds around the waist line.  The health consequences related to the high ratio of cortisol and DHEA affect my blood sugar control, immune function, liver detoxification capabilities, tissue health and hormone balance.  How to recover?  Keep working on my delegating work at my fitness studio, deep nasal breathing, nature walks and yoga practice.  How does an athlete and fitness trainer not be depressed when they can’t train or race but especially when their bodies are changing and can’t fit in any clothes anymore?  Heart Rate Variability testing will be daily!  What a new experience 2013 will be for me!