Thank you Bex, for all this information! It's a lot to digest.
I've never been tested for candida, though it's likely a problem for me as well.
I have changed my diet and do take many vitamins/supplements.
After my adrenals crashed, I restricted my diet to just poultry and vegetables.
I would either steam, saute or juice the veggies. Was too afraid to try anything
else. Fruit raised blood sugar, and therefore cortisol as well. Wheat caused
symptoms to worsen. Dairy products caused digestion problems.
I was afraid to try a mung bean and barley soup that my Chinese herbalist
prescribed for urinary tract/kidney infection. But those didn't cause any sort
of reaction, thankfully.
I heard beef is hard on the adrenals, so have stayed away from that as well.

I do use a lot of olive oil and coconut oil, and take fish oil in capsules. Maybe
I should add more fats to my diet?

I use either Himalayan crystal salt or the Real Salt brand of sea salt from Utah.
In a group that focuses on adrenal fatigue, it is said that iodine may cause
problems in some sensitive individuals. I wonder if your diluted brand would be
easier on the adrenals.

It was cheating on my diet that caused the adrenal collapse. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> I guess I was
tired of the brain fog, and so rekindled my old sugar and chocolate addiction.
I know, big mistake. And yes, I probably will never go back to the old diet once
my health improves.

Thank you again for all this information and for the book recommendations!
Take care.