Category: Iron Deficiency

Fatigue... There's a good chance you're not just being lazy

7/26/2016

Fatigue... There's a good chance you're not just being lazy

Fatigue by Dr Justin Gallant ND

Fatigue...

I hear it all of the time after running proper blood work for a patient, “I thought I was just really lazy, it’s so nice to see why I have no energy on paper.”

There are many different causes of fatigue and in my practice I have so many patients claim that they are lazy, but once I run proper blood work, we realize what the true cause is.

Click read more if you'd like to read about the most common causes of fatigue, why they're often not diagnosed, and more.

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Why am I so cold and tired all the time? All about iron deficiency by Dr Justin Gallant ND

3/12/2016

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Iron deficiency can cause you to feel cold, tired and weak. Dr Justin Gallant ND

Iron deficiency: The most common reason for fatigue and feeling cold

Iron deficiency is one of the most common conditions I see in practice and also one of the most misdiagnosed. These patients are told their iron is fine by either their doctor or the receptionist but this is far from the truth.

Iron deficiency symptoms:

These symptoms can vary based on your iron levels. Some will just have one extreme version of a symptom and others will have a bunch of these symptoms.

Iron deficiency causes pale nailbeds as illustrated in the picture above.

Feeling tired all of the time
Feeling cold all of the time
Restless sleep
Weak nails
Pale nailbeds (refer to picture)
Restless leg syndrome
Muscles spasms
Shortness of breath when trying to exercise
Palpitations
Pale skin
Hair loss
Low blood pressure
Depression and post-partum depression
Chronic fatigue
Brain fog
Random sharp stabbing left-sided chest pain
Poor blood sugar control
Dark bags under eyes (pale skin reveals the dark veins in that area)
Heavy periods
painful periods
Easy bleeding
Easy bruising
Low motivation
Constipation

There's much more juicy information below, please click on "Read More" if you'd like to learn more information about iron deficiency. I discuss why it's so commonly undiagnosed, proper reference ranges, why certain iron supplements are terrible and others are amazing, causes of iron deficiency, why you feel cold when you have low iron and who should get their iron tested.

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Fatigue... There's a good chance you're not just being lazy

Fatigue... There's a good chance you're not just being lazy

Why am I so cold and tired all the time? All about iron deficiency by Dr Justin Gallant ND

Iron deficiency: The most common reason for fatigue and feeling cold

Iron deficiency symptoms:

Dr Justin Gallant ND

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