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Here's my story, and not a prescription. Sometimes I have had to dance around mediocre doctors and get tests on my own. Before I found a good Naturopathic Nurse Practitioner who would schedule ANY test I wanted, I used Life Extension. They have a complete panel for thyroid, and a slight discount for members. Other…
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I've had low-carb "flu" a few times, no fun. Last time, I decided not to worry about reducing calories right away. Instead, when I craved carb, I ate fat (but not cheese because I was also beating a cheese addiction). I got through the low carb flu in less than a day. Then I whittled back my calories. Fats like coconut…
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I really sympathize with anyone frustrated by the fluctuating readouts on the scale. Age and past dieting has been a factor for me. When I was in my twenties and thirties, I was vegan, and I could drop five pounds in a couple weeks whenever I wanted to just by walking an extra mile a day. Now middle aged, I am lucky if I…
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I'm 55, 5'6", four lbs heavier than my avatar from 2013 at 137 lbs, but basically look the same: 39/31/39 like others here, I've been a frustrated apple my whole life, also with a forward tipped pelvis and WEAK abdomen and groin that I MUST work out to avoid back pain I developed a little pot belly when I was thirteen, and…
