Vitamins, supplements, and eating?
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Vitamins, supplements, and eating?
| Sat, 06-05-2004 - 10:05pm |
Rhonda posted back to me before how we feel like we are in a funk. We know what we need to do, we want to do it but for lack of a better term we are just to lazy to do it. I find myself always exhusted, tiered, sleepy. I am by no means a lazy person, I have always carried a huge load around here. From being a SAHM, babysitting, raising the kids, scouts, PTA, running a cake business and selling candles, returning to school and now working part time. Its not like I sat and did nothing, so this pace is slightly more then I am used to be but its nothing compared to what I hear someone like Susan does on a daily basis. I admit most of the house stuff still falls on my shoulders. However its not like I run a marathon like Cussette does. Why am I so exhusted most of the time? Even after a good nights rest. I went to the doctor when I turned 40 and had a physical done. Sweet doctor said I looked great and was completely amazed I was 40 (just love this guy)! But I explained my constant tieredness, and after running several blood tests everything came back normal. He said its more then likely just normal, everyday stress and agrivations. Nothing to worry about, loose some weight might help (still weigh about the same now as I did then), get some more exercise, eat healthy and I should be fine. I take a multi vitamin everyday as well as my calcium chews. I eat fairly healthy a majority of the time but what am I doing wrong? Rhonda talked about Iron. When Aunt Flo shows she is horrible, and stong and I loose alot of blood. But my Iron level is normal, per the blood tests. What ideas can you guys give me? I would love to know what some of you take on a daily basis.
Deb

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Susan
Sometimes, even when everything is right, we just don't get quality sleep. The other night I had what one of The Cus's former college roommate called a "ham sandwich" night (or was it a baloney sandwich?): Roommate once had a dream where he was holding a ham sandwich, and no matter which way he tried to sleep, couldn't get comfortable because he was "holding" that sandwich. He'd wake up whenever he thought he was dropping it. With me it was a "mosquito" night - I kept dreaming there was a mosquito in the room. The first time I woke up because it had "bitten" me, and then I kept waking up to pull the sheets back over my arms so it wouldn't get me again. Of course, I never even got bitten because there was no mosquito at all.
A former coworker of mine swears by St. John's Wort for energy. Another one is Ginseng, which I bought for a different reason (can't remember what) but noticed that it supposedly boosts your energy. I recommend thoroughly researching any supplements, for most of them have not been tested for interaction with one another or with other medications and supplements. Just like other substances, they could counteract one another or halt the effectiveness of medications (like antibiotics cancel out birth control pills and often spawn yeast infections). I seem to remember St. Johns Wort was in a bit of a controversy about a year or two ago, but can't recall what it centered around and how many (or how few) people it affected.
I've also heard of iron and certain vitamin B's to help. My adopted grandpa used to get B-12 shots. What made it preferable over other B's, I don't know. Maybe a B-complex vitamin would do some good? I know there are guides available.
Cussette
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