I have so many symptoms of what seems to be a slow/poor metabolic rate, and I have no idea where to even start. There’s so much great information on this forum, but the sheer quantity makes it difficult to actually idefity what interventions I should be initiating first, and what other avenue’s I should pursue if the first line of action fails. I don’t expect the good people on this forum to do everything for me, or even fix me, but I just need a push in the right direction so I can start moving forward with my life.
· Diffuse scalp hairloss, rapid hair shedding, inflamed scalp and thinning eyebrows.
o Started about two years ago. I can gently pull any hair on the top of my head and it’ll release. Under natural lighting I look like I have a perfect head of hair, but under bright light you can see straight through. I’ve also had a lot of forehead wrinkles/skin changes start around the same time, and generally seem like I’m aging appearance rise at a rapid rate.
· Low oral body temperatures and other symptoms of hypothyroidism.
o Oral temps usually fall between 35.8 – 36.2 Celsius, cold hands and feet almost all of the time (I’ve read this could be adrenaline though), poor cognition, dry skin
· Gut inflammation which leads to bloating, gas, cramping and pain.
o This generally seems to be diet related. Certain types of vegetables like broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower ect, and legumes like beans seem to trigger this. Hair loss/shedding seems to get wore when gut issues flare up.
· Sex hormone issues
o This one’s a big one. Had three testicular torsion surgeries during my late teens and was left with 350 ng/dL testosterone. Doctor put me on TRT and I spent three years on it. I’m currently off of TRT because it offered no benefit to any of the issues that prompted me to start; fatigue, low energy, low libido ect. TRT made erections much worse and gave me severe anxiety, felt like I was running on adrenaline most of the time. I suffered from high e2/excess aromatisation despite testosterone levels never being crazy high (usually 800ng/dL doing daily cypionate injections, can provide bloods If needed). I’ve been off for two months now and overall I feel a lot better. My levels are around 450ng/dL without meds currently, but I’ll be getting tested again soon.
I have a two year backlog of blood work for thyroid, sex hormones, liver, lipids, FBC ect if anyone would like to see them.
Apart from cutting out PUFA's, increasing salt/sugar intake and avoiding foods that irritate my gut, what else should I be implementing to improve these issues? Any advice on my current situation would be greatly appreciated! Again, I want to emphasise that I don't expect everyone to do the work/research for me, I just need a push in the right direction. Thanks!
· Diffuse scalp hairloss, rapid hair shedding, inflamed scalp and thinning eyebrows.
o Started about two years ago. I can gently pull any hair on the top of my head and it’ll release. Under natural lighting I look like I have a perfect head of hair, but under bright light you can see straight through. I’ve also had a lot of forehead wrinkles/skin changes start around the same time, and generally seem like I’m aging appearance rise at a rapid rate.
· Low oral body temperatures and other symptoms of hypothyroidism.
o Oral temps usually fall between 35.8 – 36.2 Celsius, cold hands and feet almost all of the time (I’ve read this could be adrenaline though), poor cognition, dry skin
· Gut inflammation which leads to bloating, gas, cramping and pain.
o This generally seems to be diet related. Certain types of vegetables like broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower ect, and legumes like beans seem to trigger this. Hair loss/shedding seems to get wore when gut issues flare up.
· Sex hormone issues
o This one’s a big one. Had three testicular torsion surgeries during my late teens and was left with 350 ng/dL testosterone. Doctor put me on TRT and I spent three years on it. I’m currently off of TRT because it offered no benefit to any of the issues that prompted me to start; fatigue, low energy, low libido ect. TRT made erections much worse and gave me severe anxiety, felt like I was running on adrenaline most of the time. I suffered from high e2/excess aromatisation despite testosterone levels never being crazy high (usually 800ng/dL doing daily cypionate injections, can provide bloods If needed). I’ve been off for two months now and overall I feel a lot better. My levels are around 450ng/dL without meds currently, but I’ll be getting tested again soon.
I have a two year backlog of blood work for thyroid, sex hormones, liver, lipids, FBC ect if anyone would like to see them.
Apart from cutting out PUFA's, increasing salt/sugar intake and avoiding foods that irritate my gut, what else should I be implementing to improve these issues? Any advice on my current situation would be greatly appreciated! Again, I want to emphasise that I don't expect everyone to do the work/research for me, I just need a push in the right direction. Thanks!