Tired of Being Tired: Overcoming Chronic Fatigue and Low Vitality

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Frog Books, 1995 - 333 Seiten
In Tired of Being Tired, Dr. Michael A. Schmidt describes in short, succinct chapters the many factors that contribute to fatigue and factors that affect mental clarity. This book will help you assemble the pieces of your own puzzle and develop a strategy to achieve peak energy that is unique to you. With this knowledge in hand, you can proceed to the basic strategies at the end of the book that boost energy and restore balance.

Some of the diverse issues that are raised in this book include:
- vitamin and mineral deficiencies that cause low energy
- prescription drugs that cause fatigue
- psychological triggers of fatigue and poor mental clarity
- digestive problems that may point the body's energy system
- environmental toxins and how to protect against them
- laboratory tests to help solve the riddle of poor energy
 

Inhalt

The Many Faces of Fatigue
3
Intestinal Problems
11
Food and Fatigue
25
Vitamins Minerals and Fatigue
39
Blood Sugar Disorders
73
Elevated Blood Fats
81
How Those Extra Pounds May Cause Fatigue
87
Thyroid and Adrenal Problems
95
Airborne Allergy
191
Too Little or the Wrong Kind May Make You Tired
197
Sleep and Rest
203
Circumstantial Fatigue
211
Depression Stress Beliefs and Optimism
217
Motherhood and Fatigue
233
Steps to Improved Energy
239
Boosting Energy and Restoring Balance
241

The Paradox of Inactivity and Energy
105
The Cost of Overexertion
111
Posture and Body Mechanics
125
The Pain and Fatigue of Fibromyalgia
135
Infections That May Cause Fatigue
145
A Common Fatigue Trigger?
161
Cancer Heart Disease Lung Disease and Other Chronic Conditions
169
Prescription Drugs That Make You Tired
173
Tired or Toxic?
179
Detoxification
251
Breath and Energy
257
Tests That Help Unravel the Mystery
263
Questions You Might Ask
277
Epilogue
287
Appendix A
291
Appendix B
293
References
295
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Autoren-Profil (1995)

Michael A. Schmidt, Ph.D. did his Ph.D. research in molecular medicine at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountainview, California. He also did a fellowship in neurochemistry and an internship in molecular medicine within NASA's Human Research and Technology Division. Dr. Schmidt is the author of 6 popular books on health and nutrition, including "Brain-Building Nutrition," "Beyond Antibiotics," and "BioAge." He is co-editor of the text Clinical Nutrition: A Functional Approach and the forthcoming text "Nutritional Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscienc"e. Dr. Schmidt is a professional member of the Society for Neuroscience and the DNA Methylation Society.

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