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Epinephrine

Epinephrine. Bruno Russo Marcos Padron Michael Miranda. Epinephrine. Adrenaline is produced in the adrenal gland which lies above your kidneys. It targets mainly your heart, eyes, skeletal muscles and heart vessels.

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Epinephrine

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  1. Epinephrine Bruno Russo Marcos Padron Michael Miranda

  2. Epinephrine • Adrenaline is produced in the adrenal gland which lies above your kidneys. It targets mainly your heart, eyes, skeletal muscles and heart vessels. • Adrenaline is mainly released in response to stressful events to prepare the body for the “fight or flight” response.

  3. Control • In the event that adrenaline is released, nerves connected to the adrenal glands are activated which trigger the secretion of adrenaline and increases the amount of adrenaline in your blood flow. This process happens quickly, usually within a couple of minutes in response to the stressful event. After the situation ends the adrenal glands refrain from releasing any more adrenaline.

  4. Purpose • The main purpose for this hormone is to aid your body when it is faced with a situation that endangers the body. Energy is stored over time for a situation like this. When a person is faced with a stressful situation or a situation which endangers the body, the adrenaline is released into the blood stream and this allows you to react faster to get yourself into safety. Some other things that it could affect is your heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and your pupils.

  5. Over dosage • Overproduction of adrenaline is a rare thing . This could obviously be caused by the adrenal glands being over used and the blood stream is filled with too much adrenaline. All of this adrenaline can leave a person very sensitive to the sounds they hear, the things they touch and what they see. If the adrenal glands are used too much a person could get a tumor in their adrenal gland. A person could acquire cancer from and over production of adrenaline.

  6. Treatments • When a person is producing too much a adrenaline they will get a condition called pheochromocytoma. This is often caused by one or more adrenal tumors. This could affect your blood pressure and heart rate severely. These tumors must be removed through surgery. • For someone who has low activation of their adrenal glands there are many natural therapies that a person can do • Supplementing with adrenal glandulars can supply the raw materials that your adrenal glands need to heal. • Vitamin C is critical for adrenal function. Your body's highest levels of vitamin C are found in the adrenal glands and brain tissues, and the urinary excretion of vitamin C is increased during stress. • Pantothenic acid (a B vitamin) also supports adrenal function, as Pantothenic acid deficiency causes shrinking of your adrenal glands. • Licorice slows the breakdown of adrenal hormones in your body. It also helps in the treatment of indigestion.  But don’t take it if you have high blood pressure, as too much licorice can cause excess adrenal function and worsen high blood pressure. • Chromium can help decrease the symptoms of low blood sugar.

  7. Sources • http://www.yourhormones.info/Hormones/Adrenaline.aspx • http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/jacob-teitelbaum-md/treating-underactive-adrenal-glands

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