I would agree that not to blame it on toxins...that's not what I meant. 

Maybe there are some waste byproducts that are having a hard time clearing, in her blood, bowels etc (these are not mysterious things these are normal things that are broken down and then cleared by the liver, kidneys etc) and so can kindof bog your system down.  Increasing water would help your body to flush them out.  If you are chronically deydrated then everything starts to slow down.

I noticed a HUGE change in my energy levels when I started drinking enough water.  And lemon is good to reduce acid load on your body.

yes get them to check your thyroid antibodies...not just TSH!

The normal course of action for doctor's is to test your TSH first.  IF this is normal..nothing else happens you are "fine".

BUT, in my case I had normal TSH and my Thyroid Antibodies were off the charts.  This would eventually lead to hypothyroidism (could take 1 year or could take 20 years) but my immune system is attacking my thyroid.  This particular combo is called subclinical hypothyroidism and it is rampant in our society.

On thyroid medication, my TSH is nearly 0 but I have normal T4 and T3 levels.  The zero TSH just indicates that my pituitary is functioning but the T4 and T3 are the real indicators of whether your Thyroid is functioning properly.

If you still have hypothyroid symptoms I would get your doctor to test your thyroid antibodies (TPO) AND your T4 and T3 levels. 

I have persuaded and I mean nagged! my doctor to check my T3 levels. I am waiting on the blood tests until next week.

She seems convinced my thyroid is fine and I asked her why I felt to lousy then!. Shs suggested I might be oestrogen deficient and recommended Black Cohosh or Red Clover. She would not prescribe so I had to buy. I settled after some research and discussion at the store on a liquid tincture of black cohosh. this is quite expensive so I have found somewhere online that does it cheaper.

She reckons it might take two months (rolls eyes) to notice a difference IF THERE IS ONE!

Does anyone else have experience. I don't want an eostrogen dominance so should I use a progesterone cream as well?

All thoughts gratefully received.
K

Quote from: Water Lily on September 08, 2009, 11:06:31 AM

Grains cause fatigue in many people. More fat, and more meats/produce usually result in more energy.

more energy yes, however the body is very slow at burning fat and proteins compared to carbs.
He's feeling tired because the body cannot give him enough readily available energy. Basically eat more low GI carbs. Not more fats.

You are aware that you are on a paleo forum right?

I'm still skeptical on the whole 60%+ fat intake issue though.

What are you sceptical about?

Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease.

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/91/3/535



Study Fails To Link Saturated Fat, Heart Disease

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61341020100204

I have persuaded and I mean nagged! my doctor to check my T3 levels. I am waiting on the blood tests until next week.

She seems convinced my thyroid is fine and I asked her why I felt to lousy then!. Shs suggested I might be oestrogen deficient and recommended Black Cohosh or Red Clover. She would not prescribe so I had to buy. I settled after some research and discussion at the store on a liquid tincture of black cohosh. this is quite expensive so I have found somewhere online that does it cheaper.

She reckons it might take two months (rolls eyes) to notice a difference IF THERE IS ONE!

Does anyone else have experience. I don't want an eostrogen dominance so should I use a progesterone cream as well?

All thoughts gratefully received.
K

You might enjoy the book The Fourfold Path to Healing. Pretty paleo friendly book and he talks a ton about regulating hormones with things like CLO. Just remember that hormones like progesterone, dhea, estrogen are all made from pregnenolone which is made from cholesterol. Better than taking estrogen or progesterone would be to take pregnenolone so that your body can determine where which hormones it needs to make from it the most. Better yet is to get plenty of cholesterol, fat, omega 3's and let your body do the rest. Sleeping in complete darkness is super important for regulating hormones and to help sync your cycle with the moon (that can really make a huge impact on hormone regulation). You can also use seeds and oils to aid in this. Taking ground flax and pumpkin seeds and cod liver oil from new moon to full moon. Then switch to sesame and sunflower seeds and borage oil from full moon to new moon.