Lagging Energy, tired often...what's a good supplement if any?

[X-Nemesis]

I'm 40, I excercise 4 times a week with both cardio and weights, I eat relatively healthy and 5 small meals a day. Drink enough water and get at least 7hrs sleep every night, yet I'm still dragging my feet alot and just feeling devoid of energy much of the time. I had my blood tested by my Doc but nothing came back out of the ordinary.

So is there any kind of supplement I can add to my diet to help out with this lagging feeling?

[koleso]

I'm 40, I excercise 4 times a week with both cardio and weights, I eat relatively healthy and 5 small meals a day. Drink enough water and get at least 7hrs sleep every night, yet I'm still dragging my feet alot and just feeling devoid of energy much of the time. I had my blood tested by my Doc but nothing came back out of the ordinary.

So is there any kind of supplement I can add to my diet to help out with this lagging feeling?

try sex

[ippon]

cold showers in the morning.

[cOmAtOaSt]

Mix and match these:
B complex vitamins
green tea
korean ginseng
taurine
caffeine
Ginkgo Biloba

[Kingmoo]

try sex

he falls asleep half way through

[just_kickin_it]

Maybe you need more hours of sleep at night?


In today’s fast-paced society, 6 or 7 hours of sleep may sound pretty good. In reality, it’s a recipe for chronic sleep deprivation.

While sleep requirements vary slightly from person to person, most healthy adults need between 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep per night to function at their best.

[dutchca]

YOu may have a gluten or other allergy.

[shannn]

Go see your family doc and get some blood work done.

[AudiDude]

What are you eating? When I did the GI diet, I lost weight and went down to a "healthy" weight and couldn't keep my eyes open. Turns out I can't cheat my body and I needed to consume more calories. I had to eat more protein and slower digesting foods. I also had to take in more carbs (breads, rice etc). If not, I felt like a slowly deflating balloon. I put some weight back on, but it is better than eating six meals a day (my jobs makes that difficult) and dragging my ***** . Working in the cold accelerates the problem.

If your body wants more feed it, you can't do it with drinks and pills.

[poedua]

I'm 40, I excercise 4 times a week with both cardio and weights, I eat relatively healthy and 5 small meals a day. Drink enough water and get at least 7hrs sleep every night, yet I'm still dragging my feet alot and just feeling devoid of energy much of the time. I had my blood tested by my Doc but nothing came back out of the ordinary.

So is there any kind of supplement I can add to my diet to help out with this lagging feeling?

Do you feel this way primarily during your workouts and or at other particular times of the day ?

[hdave]

Don't think supplements suggestions off a nerd forum is what you need.
Go to your doc and see what he/she says.

[bdckr]

I'm 40, I excercise 4 times a week with both cardio and weights, I eat relatively healthy and 5 small meals a day. Drink enough water and get at least 7hrs sleep every night, yet I'm still dragging my feet alot and just feeling devoid of energy much of the time. I had my blood tested by my Doc but nothing came back out of the ordinary.

So is there any kind of supplement I can add to my diet to help out with this lagging feeling?
Without knowing what you told your doc and what was tested, it is unclear whether you need to have a few more things checked.

Feeling tired/low energy is a very nonspecific symptom. It could be a sign of almost anything:

Major causes of chronic fatigue



Psychologic
Depression
Anxiety
Somatization disorder
Malnutrition or drug addiction
Pharmacologic
Hypnotics
Antihypertensives
Antidepressants
Drug abuse and drug withdrawal
Endocrine-metabolic
Hypothyroidism
Diabetes mellitus
Apathetic hyperthyroidism
Pituitary insufficiency
Hypercalcemia
Adrenal insufficiency
Chronic renal failure
Hepatic failure
Neoplastic-hematologic
Occult malignancy
Severe anemia
Infectious
Endocarditis
Tuberculosis
Mononucleosis
Hepatitis
Parasitic disease
HIV infection
Cytomegalovirus
Cardiopulmonary
Chronic heart failure
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Connective tissue disease
Rheumatoid disease
Disturbed sleep
Sleep apnea
Esophageal reflux
Allergic rhinitis
Psychologic causes (see above)
Idiopathic (diagnosis by exclusion)
Idiopathic chronic fatigue
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Fibromyalgia (http://www.uptodate.com/contents/image?imageKey=PC%2F21996&topicKey=PC%2F2783&rank=1~150&source=see_link&search=fatigue&utdPopup=true)

And that isn't even an exhaustive list. Like everyone else is saying, you need to go back and ask your doc.

[Squageli]

I'm 40, I excercise 4 times a week with both cardio and weights, I eat relatively healthy and 5 small meals a day. Drink enough water and get at least 7hrs sleep every night, yet I'm still dragging my feet alot and just feeling devoid of energy much of the time. I had my blood tested by my Doc but nothing came back out of the ordinary.

So is there any kind of supplement I can add to my diet to help out with this lagging feeling?

Watch this video & while you're at it try not to get too jealous of his biceps http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Videos/Video/133/ASK_COACH_Why_Am_I_Always_Tired.aspx?vID=133&ID=133

[gh05t]

Welcome to 40. B complex gives you a boost.

Iron also but there are reports that it's no a good idea for men over 40 to supplement it.

Amino acids maybe.

Meditation.

Just researched a product called leafsource and I'm still not sure what to make of it.

Not very expensive and worth a shot.

[Sibica]

Your comment about "eating relatively healthy and 5 small meals" sound like the problem. Unless you have an underlying medical issue, your diet is your problem.

I would suggest you try (as was mentioned) and go gluten free. Wheat is in my opinion the most noxious element in the human diet today. Before you consider evening being tested for celiac or a gluten sensitivity, I would suggest you go COMPLETELY gluten free for a month and see how you feel. If you feel better, odds are that you have a problem with gluten. Want to know for sure? You need a good blood panel done which you can't find in Canada at the moment. Here, we only look for approx. 3 markers, and as such, the test is only 100% accurate with overt villous atrophy (which means complete destruction of the little finger projections in the GI tract). If you don't have that extreme level of destruction, it is only 31% accurate, according to NEng J Med, 2003. That means, you could have celiac disease and not even know it. If that is the case, your risk of mortality is GREATLY increased, including your risk of many forms of cancer, including but not limited to lymphoma and leukemia. This is serious business, and your lack of energy is a warning sign.

If your current GP is of no assistance, find another one.

[X-Nemesis]

Thanks for the advice everyone, I will go the gluten free path for a month and see where I'm at.

[Cas77]

OP, does your definition of eating healthy mean low fat? that might be part of the problem...

[shannn]

How's your vitamin D?

Have you been getting enough sunlight?

[X-Nemesis]

I work outdoors so lots of sunlight

[shannn]

How's your sleep hygiene?

Are you a snorer?

Do you feel rested after waking up?

[X-Nemesis]

Not that anyone's ever told me...a few snorts here and there but nothing major. But yep, I would never call my sleeps restful....hmmmm, maybe I have apnea or something??

[shannn]

Not that anyone's ever told me...a few snorts here and there but nothing major. But yep, I would never call my sleeps restful....hmmmm, maybe I have apnea or something??

It's something to rule out. Are you overweight or having breathing problems or things like nasal polyps?

How is your sleep hygiene though? Do you sleep at a regular time, do you eat/drink before sleeping, how is your caffeine intake, etc...

[X-Nemesis]

Not overweight; no polyps; My sleep schedule is normal...bed by 10-10:30, up by 6:00. Don't drink coffee and pop is a minimum. I make sure I eat or drink nothing after 8:00pm.

[DiploDocus]

stop ejaculating so much

keep the chi energy inside

[X-Nemesis]

When you have Anorgasmia, ejaculating too much isn't a problem.

[Sibica]

OP, does your definition of eating healthy mean low fat? that might be part of the problem...

+1

Whenever I eat a very high fat meal, my energy levels go through the roof.