Insatiable Appetite

The hypothalamus produces hormones that control: Body temperature, Hunger, Moods, Release of hormones from many glands, especially the pituitary gland, sex drive, Sleep, Thirst, and also helps regulate: Childbirth, Emotions, Growth, Milk production, Salt and water balance, Sleep, Weight and appetite.

The adrenal gland, following signals from the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, is responsible for the secretion of cortisol, a type of essential glucocorticoid steroid hormone. Cortisol levels are highest in the morning around 7 a.m. and lowest at night (called a diurnal rhythm). Cortisol is also present in both chronically stressed individuals and those who are perfectly healthy. This vital hormone possesses dozens of different purposes within the body and makes numerous chemical interactions every single day.

I would talk to your doctor about having your adrenals checked. Illnesses and infection (yep, we got that) can really affect your adrenals. Lyme affects most everything in our body.

I am not a doctor and this was just a guess on my part. But it is an easy peasy test and might be worth discussing with your doctor.

I went through a period not too long ago that I was having what seemed to be blood sugar crashes. They were sudden and out of the ordinary. I am hypoglycemic and have always had to watch my carbs and sugar intake, so the feeling was not unusual, but the timing and ferocity of these crashes were. I doubled up on my protein, ate more often than usual (every two hours instead of every 3-4) and restricted all of my carbs, not just grain based. This seemed to do the trick and after a few weeks I was able to go back to my normal eating patterns.

I think Lyme is just always trying to find a new way of attacking and making you weaker....it must have been attacking my pancreas or something during that time and it affected my blood sugar. Thankfully it didn't last long and I haven't had issue since.

Hope this helps!

Jenny

I agree, that's how I've been both times my adrenals have crashed. You really should get your cortisol levels checked with a 3 or 4 collection time of saliva to really find out what's going on.

Ashwagandha is particularly helpful to regulate the adrenals - thyroid too. I've been taking it for a couple of months now and can't imagine being without it now.