One possible cause for chronic fatigue is iron deficiency anemia, which is a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues.
Anonymous, schedule an appointment with a internist, who can order blood tests to check your hemoglobin and hematocrit.
Another possible cause is vitamin D deficiency. Some research links a deficiency of vitamin D to chronic fatigue syndrome.
Causes include having a milk allergy, following a strict vegetarian meal plan, and having darker skin (the pigment melanin reduces the skin's ability to make vitamin D from sunlight). For some people, their digestive tract cannot absorb vitamin D well. For others, the kidneys have trouble converting the nutrient to its active form. And being overweight makes vitamin D less available for use in the body.
Again a blood test can be ordered to check your vitamin D level.
Collecting a salivary sample for cortisol measurement is a convenient way to determine whether the normal rhythm of cortisol production is altered. If one or more of these tests confirms that there is abnormal cortisol production, then additional testing and radiologic imaging may be ordered.
I am very concerned that your chiropractor made a diagnosis and prescribed treatment based solely on the saliva test.
Your cortisol levels should be checked with a blood test.
Causes of low cortisol levels include problems that affect the adrenal glands directly. These include Addison's disease and a tuberculosis infection of the adrenal glands. Problems with the pituitary glands can affect the adrenal glands and cause low cortisol levels.
Anonymous, I really don't think a chiropractor is the right health care professional to treat this symptom.
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Hello Anonymous,
One possible cause for chronic fatigue is iron deficiency anemia, which is a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues.
Anonymous, schedule an appointment with a internist, who can order blood tests to check your hemoglobin and hematocrit.
Another possible cause is vitamin D deficiency. Some research links a deficiency of vitamin D to chronic fatigue syndrome.
Causes include having a milk allergy, following a strict vegetarian meal plan, and having darker skin (the pigment melanin reduces the skin's ability to make vitamin D from sunlight). For some people, their digestive tract cannot absorb vitamin D well. For others, the kidneys have trouble converting the nutrient to its active form. And being overweight makes vitamin D less available for use in the body.
Again a blood test can be ordered to check your vitamin D level.
Collecting a salivary sample for cortisol measurement is a convenient way to determine whether the normal rhythm of cortisol production is altered. If one or more of these tests confirms that there is abnormal cortisol production, then additional testing and radiologic imaging may be ordered.
I am very concerned that your chiropractor made a diagnosis and prescribed treatment based solely on the saliva test.
Your cortisol levels should be checked with a blood test.
Causes of low cortisol levels include problems that affect the adrenal glands directly. These include Addison's disease and a tuberculosis infection of the adrenal glands. Problems with the pituitary glands can affect the adrenal glands and cause low cortisol levels.
Anonymous, I really don't think a chiropractor is the right health care professional to treat this symptom.
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February 2, 2016 - 10:04amMaryann
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