Health Articles — fatigue

Metabolic Syndrome - High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, Insulin Resistance, Central Adiposity

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Metabolic Syndrome When the word 'syndrome' is used, it is discussing a collection of conditions that are connected. Metabolic syndrome also known as syndrome x is a collection of risk factors that increase your chances of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.  This syndrome dates back to 1966 but became widely recognised in 1988 when Gerald Reaven gave a lecture on it at the American Diabetes Association national meeting.  When you are experiencing symptoms from three out of the following five risk factors then the chances are high that you have metabolic syndrome, however even if you only have one then...

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Chronic Fatigue effecting health and energy

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  ____________________________________________________________________________ Chronic Fatigue - Unrelenting Exhaustion Chronic Fatigue is a symptom of an underlying condition.  Some possible conditions connected to fatigue include Cortisol (stress hormone) dysregulation Glandular fever Thyroid disorder (blood test may be in range but not optimal) Glucose dysregulation (Insulin resistance, pre diabetes, diabetes) Cortisol dysregulation: The adrenal glands sit just above the kidneys and they produce a variety of hormones as part of the stress response system.  The stress response system is known as the HPA axis. It is called this because it involves the Hypothalamus, the Pituitary gland, and the Adrenal glands. The hypothalamus is constantly...

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Underactive thyroid connected to Fatty Liver

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Thyroid dysfunction can present in many ways in the body. Some signs and symptoms that the thyroid is under-functioning include:   Fatigue even after a long night sleep Difficulty losing weight or weight gain Emotional imbalances such as mood swings, depression, anxiety Hormone imbalances such as PMS, infertility, low drive, period irregularities Pain such as muscle, joint, tendons Cognition imbalances such as brain fog, poor concentration, memory Skin imbalances such as dry, cracking skin Brittle nails Hair loss   How is the thyroid connected to the liver? To understand this we first need to understand the pathway of hormones for...

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Glandular Fever

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Glandular Fever, Infectious mononucleosis (mono), kissing disease, what ever you want to call it, if you have ever had it then chances are you are saying that you have just never felt well since then. This is because is stays with you for life...BUT there is help to get you back on track and feeling better. Let's talk about Glandular Fever: It is caused by Epstein-Barr Virus and is part of the Herpes family of viruses. Even if you are a healthy adult you can still be a long term carrier of the virus. What is Glandular Fever? It is an...

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Fatigue - Cravings - Need a sugar hit!!!!

Posted by Melissa Callaghan on

What is fatigue - extreme tiredness resulting from mental, physical, or emotion exertion or illness. When the body becomes fatigued it can feel like it will never go away even with a full night of sleep. Not only is fatigue there in the morning…it gets worse every afternoon usually around 3pm. It becomes so easy to have a nanna nap even for just 10 mins (or even longer) and the cravings for sugar and coffee are sky high. Then sometimes the energy can kick back in at night and cause sleep problems including difficulty getting to sleep with constant mind...

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