Chronic Fatigue, Pain, Mood Swings and Brain Fog-A Lose of Vitality!

By Dr. Greg Fors, DC, DIBCN

Years of treatment for low thyroid, but you still have your chronic fatigue, pain and sleep issues, possibly even worse?! Some estimate as many as 1 in 7 adults suffer from hypothyroid symptoms. Surprisingly, some of these debilitating hypothyroid-like symptoms may NOT be coming from a low thyroid! Often people with symptoms of a low thyroid are told that their lab tests are “normal”, and that there is not a problem. If you really want to heal, it’s time think outside the box! Stop letting your insurance company determine what is appropriate testing and treatment for you. If you want to regain your vitality and health - to make a real difference in your life - you need to explore the actual source of your vitality

At the center of your cells are hundreds of throbbing engines, the mitochondria, cranking out massive amounts of energy for everything you do, creating a vital life! They take calories from your food; break it down and literally burn it for energy. When they are humming along, like well tuned engines, you have all the energy you need. When they are not working efficiently this loss of vitality can lead to many common problems. Imagine your thyroid gland, muscles and neurons continually coming up little short on energy, what sort of symptoms might this bring on? Research is now demonstrating that disorders such as chronic pain, fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue and even neurodegeneration involve the lack of optimal cellular energy production and not just low thyroid function.

Your cells become inefficient at producing energy when deprived of the necessary nutrients and the proper fuel they need to do their work. When this becomes chronic from poor dietary choices your thyroid may not work well, muscle cells can become painful, tender and tired, and the brain becomes sluggish and depressed. When you eat a diet filled with empty calories you actually deplete the nutrients your cells need to function properly. More troubling is that chemicals in our environment can cause cellular injury. These industrial chemicals and pesticides cause damaging free radicals that disrupt the energy producing process of your cells and deplete your vitality.

Your thyroid hormone does stimulate cellular metabolism, and if your thyroid is not working properly the cells of your body and brain can slow down. However if your cells are low on energy, if their gas tank is on empty, then thyroid hormone can do little to improve vitality. It is a bit like whipping a dying horse. This is one reason why many individuals who have been on years of thyroid medication still have all their symptoms of hypothyroidism: cold hands and feet, sensitivity to cold weather, psychological depression, cognitive difficulties, dry skin, scaly scalp, brittle hair, menstrual problems, constipation, diminished stomach HCl production, etc. Furthermore your thyroid needs to be healthy itself, made up of healthy cells with adequate energy to work properly and produce adequate levels of thyroxine.

How does one go about diagnosing and treating this loss of cellular vitality? You have to think outside the box of “standards of care” based on your insurance companies dictates. With this approach you can utilize specific functional laboratory tests, such as a comprehensive metabolic and thyroid blood profile, metabolic urinary organic acid profile, oxidative stress panel, plasma amino acids and essential fatty acid profile. These are tests that I utilize in my practice to more accurately determine the underlying causes of the wide variety of disorders: hypothyroidism, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and depression to autism and ADHD. Utilizing my 3R program, Remove/Restore and Repair, we can identify and remove factors causing cellular dysfunction, then restore needed nutrient levels based on your specific metabolic needs and repair the cellular damage. With this approach, most patients are able to return to full life without chronic fatigue, pain, depression and the many symptoms of hypothyroidism.

Have more questions? Then attend my upcoming FREE seminar “Hypothyroid Symptoms with Normal Lab Tests?!” Monday, November 8th 6:30 PM at Northtown library. Calls 763-862-7100 to reserve your space, very few seats remain open. Leave your name, telephone number and email, a return email will be sent to you confirming your reservation.

Dr. Greg Fors, D.C. is a Board-certified Neurologist (IBCN), certified in Applied Herbal Sciences (NWHSU) and acupuncture. Trained through the Autism Research Institute he is a registered Defeat Autism Now! Doctor. As the clinic director of the Pain and Brain Healing Center in Blaine Minnesota he specializes in a natural biomedical approach to fibromyalgia, fatigue, thyroid dysfunction, depression, autism and ADHD. He is a sought after international lecturer for various post graduate departments and state associations. Dr. Fors is the author of the highly acclaimed book, “Why We Hurt” available through booksellers everywhere.