It is essentially the action of the adrenocorticoids that we will review here. They envelop the adrenal medulla, which secretes adrenalin and noradrenalin, two hormones produced in response to stress, but which will not be covered in this section. We will focus here on the adrenal cortex. It must be recognized that the biochemical pathways of the adrenals do present a certain degree of complexity. It is hard to understand this ostracism, but it explains why numerous thyroid treatments fail… Many patients benefit from an evaluation of their thyroid function, but it often fails to address their adrenal function, even though the physiological role of these glands is equally important. We shall return to the thyroid gland later, as it is a very popular topic. Hospital medicine recognizes this rule as well.

Therefore treating the weakness of one of them, without proper evaluation and correction of the other, should never be considered. Let’s be clear it is of the upmost importance to establish and maintain a strict equilibrium between the adrenals and the thyroid. Furthermore they are also inseparable from thyroid function. Having mentioned many times these infamous adrenal glands, it is time to elaborate further on their crucial endocrine function and why it is essential to our health.

Function of adrenal cortex