Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 One thing is for sure: its not your age. My suggestion: see a specialist/primary physician and have a complete blood work done. In most cases your doctor will find out if you are anemic or have a low blood count in some area. Do whatever it takes to get back on track. Do not let it go for too long, it could be a very simple solution. You have to know what is causing the problem, then you can find ways to treat it. There are lots of alternatives. So, find out what is causing your tiredness and then let me know and maybe I can suggest alternatives. Hope you feel better. AL. --- cheryl bullock <cooee.shari wrote: > HI everyone---- aI am 52 , menopausal,-I have > problems with my adrenals and liver-I eat a very > good wholesome balanced diet-dont't drink or > smoke-exercise-minimumly but am very active, sleep > well, yet as soon as i eat -esp lunch -within 20 > mins i am dragging my self around and need to sleep > for around an hour to keep going--any > suggestions.Thanks- > > > > Sick sense of humor? Visit TV's Comedy with > an Edge to see what's on, when. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ______________________________\ ____ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with FareChase. http://farechase./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Hi Cheryl, A lot of women in midlife also have blood sugar issues without realizing it. And, most of women us have pretty exhausted adrenals by 52. There are likely several things going on but sounds like you could use a good detox/cleanse. It's always a great place to start! There are some great packages on the market that make it easy. Lots of good products to support your tired adrenals. I might also suggest that you add a good enzyme formulation. Hope this helps a bit, Michelle http://www.HolisticMenopause.com HI everyone---- aI am 52 , menopausal,-I have problems with my adrenals and liver-I eat a very good wholesome balanced diet-dont't drink or smoke-exercise-minimumly but am very active, sleep well, yet as soon as i eat -esp lunch -within 20 mins i am dragging my self around and need to sleep for around an hour to keep going--any suggestions.Thanks- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 , cheryl bullock <cooee.shari wrote: > > HI everyone---- aI am 52 , menopausal,-I have problems with my adrenals and liver-I eat a very good wholesome balanced diet-dont't drink or smoke-exercise-minimumly but am very active, sleep well, yet as soon as i eat -esp lunch -within 20 mins i am dragging my self around and need to sleep for around an hour to keep going--any suggestions.Thanks- Dear Cheryl, You said that your adrenals and liver are problematic, and after lunch you become sleepy. Were you disgnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. That causes fatigue and malaise. Is your body converting starches into sugar or storing it as fat? Have you been stressed out over the past several years? You might have adrenal exhaustion from too much cortisol and adrenaline being pumped into the bloodstream. Though, the first intuitive thought that came to my mind was metabolic syndrome. Have you been checked for that? Metabolic syndrome is comprised of several conditions that put you at high risk for diabetes and heart disease. Do you have high B.P. high triglycerides, high blood sugar levels in your blood, and a thick waist (over 40 inches) Metabolic syndrome is tied to the body's metabolism, possibly to a condition called insulin resistance. The cause might be insulin resistance. Insulin is a hormone your body produces to help you turn sugar from food into energy for your body. If you are insulin resistant, too much sugar builds up in your blood, setting the stage for disease. When your sugar levels peek, you crash and become sleepy after a meal. Further, with the coming of menopause (and through heredity), some women tend to gather visceral brown fat in their midsection. This fat is unhealthy, harmful, and dangerous. Some women develop a wider waist without gaining any weight. Your abdominal fat is increasing as limb and hip fat decreases. Too much belly fat can also cause metabolic syndrome. There's that word, again, metabolic syndrome. It can contribute to heart disease; also breast cancer because the fat produces more estrogen. It can contribute to diabetes, gallstones, high blood pressure, and colorectal cancer. You are doing good by eating well, but are you eating the RIGHT foods for your dosha? http://www.whatsyourdosha.com/ If I eat TOO MUCH complex carbohydrates and whole grains like steel cut oats for breakfast I will fall asleep. I ate a huge bowl of that for breakfast every day and found myself gaining 12 lbs in one year. I was tired all the time after eating a rich complex carb diet in the morning. Then I discovered that by losing even 10% of body fat and TURNING UP THE EXERCISE LEVEL to 30 - 60 minutes a day through moderate intensity exercise such as brisk walking greatly curbed insulin resistance through adapting lifestyle changes. I weighed 205 lbs at age 56 and 5' 9 " tall. I had just finished menopause and was gaining weight out of control. My waist had gone from a 32 to a 39.5 over the years. Nearing 40 inches was NOT acceptable and I couldn't understand why it was happening. I knew I was headed toward disease with a thick fatty, apple-shaped midsection. My mother died of diabetes and colorectal cancer, my grandmother of heart disease and diabetes. My 58 year old brother now has heart disease and diabetes. All had thick mid-sections. It wa time to break out the 7 lbs weights and do some resistance training and running on the treadmill, and eliminating caloric intake and huge portion sizes. I have found that the YOU diet by Dr. Oz has helped me satisfy my HUNGER CRAVINGS and SWEET CRAVINGS. I was hungry all the time, stressed out, and exhausted. My blood work revealed that my thyroid was okay, but cholesterol was too high. MY blood pressure sky rocketing. The Doctor wanted me to take cholesterol meds and high blood pressure meds. It is a family hereditary condition. I refused to even after he scared me, but he never mentioned LOSING THE VISCERAL FAT in the mid section or exercising. He wanted me to sign a waiver (AMA) if I refused to take meds. Sweetly put, " sugar " is my enemy. Alcohol has ethanol in it. (***see below for explanation of how sugar ends up in the process of making ethanol) I fall asleep when I eat or drink any foods, alcoholic beverages, or sweetened beverages with sugar in it. Most drinks today have high fructose corn syrup in it. {This is due to our nation is eating less meat and farmers have too much excess corn in their fields that used to feed more livestock. So some bright person decided it was a good idea to use the excess corn as high fructose corn syrup and sell it cheaply to beverage companies to sweeten their drinks.} I realize I have to stick to only drinking lots of water, tea, and only juicing pure fruits (and limiting too much pineapple because of the high levels of sugar in it). I am a 22 year recovering alcohol, and 20 years free of nicotine addiction - through the grace of God am grateful that I only suffered these diseases a short period in my life. In my family, we are pre-disposed to these diseases, and the family environmental factors caused us children to be surrounded with " users " who set addictive lifestyle poor examples. My father and his father and my brother and I were all afflicted with these highly addicted diseases. ***Regarding sugar in alcohol, in order to produce ethanol from starchy materials such as grains that are used to make cereal, the starch must first be broken down into sugars. Breweries do this by allowing the grain to germinate into a seed, and the seed produces enzymes that break down starches into glucose sugars.*** Ah, so are alcoholics allergic to sugar? An interesting concept! Finally, have you gotten a blood fasting analysis done? SUGAR-FREE and no longer lethargic in New York. in loving kindness, Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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