Your Fatigue is not “Fine”! Find Real Answers with Naturopathic Medicine
By Dr. Melanie Reidl, Naturopathic Doctor
Your Doctor told you your labs are “fine” but you’re exhausted and not feeling like yourself. You may be struggling with your metabolic and mental health, too.
In my view, this is unacceptable. First, we need to look deeper and ensure that we have done the correct labs (bloodwork). Your labs are your data; and that data is powerful insight into your health. Not only would we want to prepare a requisition with the appropriate blood tests and obtain results within the normal range, we actually want them to fall within an “optimal” range for best health outcomes and to prevent deficiencies.
Once a patient’s baseline values have been established for important tests in the assessment of fatigue (ie CBC, iron panel, vitamin B12, thyroid panel, insulin/glucose) we can better understand how to individualize the treatment plan. We would determine specific nutritional supplements to move the values into the optimal range, which has patients feeling significantly better!
In addition to bloodwork, a comprehensive treatment plan for fatigue incorporates individualized diet and lifestyle modifications to improve a patient’s overall energy levels.
As an ND who runs bloodwork on most of my patients, I can honestly say that labs provide powerful insight into our health, and they are often the missing piece in patients feeling their best!
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