Laboratory animals (rats, mice, dogs, monkeys) can tolerate doses of up to 1,000 mg/kg (milligrams per kilogram). This would be equivalent to a 70 kg person swallowing 70 grams of the drugâabout 5,000 times more than is required to produce a high.Drug Overdose Deaths in the US and Involvement of Pharmaceutical Drugs, 2010) In 2010, there were 38,329 drug overdose deaths in the United States; most (22 134; 57.7%) involved pharmaceuticals; 9429 (24.6%) involved only unspecified drugs.
Eating foods that trigger an immune reaction can tax adrenal function. One of the more common food intolerances is gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats (unless they are gluten-free oats). Dairy, eggs, soy, corn, and yeast are other foods that can cause inflammation and fatigue the adrenal glands.
Stress, a lack of sleep, and a diet full of alcohol, processed sugars and refined foods, processed foods in general, and an overdose of caffeine all cause your adrenal glands to work harder than normal.