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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 402203" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>His reg doctor can do the thyroid check but be sure they do the test that shows if your body is attacking the thyroid, not just the thyroid levels. Has his testosterone been checked? Even slightly low levels can cause a lot of fatigue AND symptoms of depression. Again his reg doctor can check this. It is easy to boost testosterone because the medication is a gel sold in premeasured packets or a pump that gives a certain amount with each pump. MUCH easier on the stomach than estrogen and/or progesterone were on me! The testosterone does have to be rewritten every so many months (I think every time a refill is needed) because it is often abused by those who want to bulk up or boost sports performance. </p><p> </p><p>An endocrinologist would be a very good doctor to see. Does he have any symptoms of diabetes and has the A1C test been done (tells you your likelihood of getting diabetes I think)? The kids I know at school who have diabetes all struggle with fatigue.</p><p> </p><p>A nutritionist would also be very helpful. If you want to help him boost alertness, fitness, mental acuity, etc.... have him try the Zone Diet by Dr. Sears. It is not specifically a diet, more a way of life where you work to balance protein, carb and fat in each meal/snack. It does amazing things and I know a LOT of people that it helped. My mother has a liver condition that all the docs and research say can NOT improve once damage has started. Hers showed signs of major healing after 18 mos following the ideas behind the Zone diet and lowering her stress. You aim for 30% fat, 30% protein and 40 % carbs. The various Zone books have recipes and even tell you things to order when you go out to eat. Egg McMuffins are high on fat but otherwise work very well. I know my mom buys protein powder and mixes it with either coffee or juice in the morning and it makes a HUGE difference - she isn't NEARLY as witchy as she was before she started. But if she misses a morning it really shows.</p><p> </p><p>They have some strange recipes, but many are real world things. LIke go ahead and have the candy you crave - pair half a snickers with 2 oz lean deli meat for a snack. They also have bars that they sell that are actually good tasting. The balance bars also fit this. A group of us at a bank I worked in all did this at once and our boss (who didn't join us) was astonished - the quality and amount of work we did went up significantly and the errors we made went down even more. We also didn't gritch as much about anything AND we lost weight! It is quite do-able and maybe if you help your husband see some choices that would fit a plan like this, and help him work out meals he would like and could pack for lunch at work, then he would try it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 402203, member: 1233"] His reg doctor can do the thyroid check but be sure they do the test that shows if your body is attacking the thyroid, not just the thyroid levels. Has his testosterone been checked? Even slightly low levels can cause a lot of fatigue AND symptoms of depression. Again his reg doctor can check this. It is easy to boost testosterone because the medication is a gel sold in premeasured packets or a pump that gives a certain amount with each pump. MUCH easier on the stomach than estrogen and/or progesterone were on me! The testosterone does have to be rewritten every so many months (I think every time a refill is needed) because it is often abused by those who want to bulk up or boost sports performance. An endocrinologist would be a very good doctor to see. Does he have any symptoms of diabetes and has the A1C test been done (tells you your likelihood of getting diabetes I think)? The kids I know at school who have diabetes all struggle with fatigue. A nutritionist would also be very helpful. If you want to help him boost alertness, fitness, mental acuity, etc.... have him try the Zone Diet by Dr. Sears. It is not specifically a diet, more a way of life where you work to balance protein, carb and fat in each meal/snack. It does amazing things and I know a LOT of people that it helped. My mother has a liver condition that all the docs and research say can NOT improve once damage has started. Hers showed signs of major healing after 18 mos following the ideas behind the Zone diet and lowering her stress. You aim for 30% fat, 30% protein and 40 % carbs. The various Zone books have recipes and even tell you things to order when you go out to eat. Egg McMuffins are high on fat but otherwise work very well. I know my mom buys protein powder and mixes it with either coffee or juice in the morning and it makes a HUGE difference - she isn't NEARLY as witchy as she was before she started. But if she misses a morning it really shows. They have some strange recipes, but many are real world things. LIke go ahead and have the candy you crave - pair half a snickers with 2 oz lean deli meat for a snack. They also have bars that they sell that are actually good tasting. The balance bars also fit this. A group of us at a bank I worked in all did this at once and our boss (who didn't join us) was astonished - the quality and amount of work we did went up significantly and the errors we made went down even more. We also didn't gritch as much about anything AND we lost weight! It is quite do-able and maybe if you help your husband see some choices that would fit a plan like this, and help him work out meals he would like and could pack for lunch at work, then he would try it. [/QUOTE]
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