More or less  every health problem has stress as a component. The connection between stress and high blood pressure, heart disease and many digestive problems is well established in the medical literature. Stress makes hormonal changes, blood sugar changes, causes the body to excrete nutrients and adversely affects the immune system.

The adrenal glands respond to stress by either fight or flight.  The adrenal glands responded to stress in three distinct stages. In the initial stage, the adrenal glands enlarge and the blood supply to them increases. As the stress continues, the adrenal glands begin to shrink. Eventually, if the stress continues, the adrenal glands reach the third stage, which is adrenal exhaustion.  The most common sign of adrenal exhaustions is waking up every night between the hours of 2am, and 4am, with difficulty in getting to sleep again.

Pre-Disposing Factors:
1.  Poor Diet - high in simple sugars
2.  Improper Digestion
3.  Insufficient in Mineral
4.  Environmental Issues
5.  Lack of fruits and vegetables in the diet
6.  Deficient in exercise

Supplements that may help:
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Reference:
Chinese Patent Medicine by Mark Taylor
Healthy Healing by Linda Page
Natural Health Natural Medicine by Andrew Weil
Jade Remedies by Peter Holms