Synopses & Reviews
How much of our plague of low energy is due to a recognized “disease”? How much falls outside this disease model, yet is still medically significant?
Escaping The Low Energy Trap is the first to take a common symptom and examine its uncommon roots as it impacts ones energy irrespective of whether the cause is considered a disease, nutritional deficiency, medical condition or some other imbalance manifesting indefinitely and cyclically taxing ones energy reserves.
Written by a clinician speaking to his/her patient, plagued with persistent low energy to the point that lifestyle is impacted, it asks the question that ones well informed doctor should be asking. It answers them with information a lay person can understand and use, systematically checking off all possible sources, uncommon sources, presently overlooked by mainstream medicine.
Myths about low energy causes are dispelled. When is low energy a red flag? It walks you through the signs commonly overlooked and what they mean. It provides you with consequences for ignoring these signs. Obvious and not so obvious culprits are identified. It explains how allopathic medicine is designed to miss these culprits. It spells out what you can do to unveil your cause(s) for low energy. It will let you know how much you can do on your own and how to access laboratory tests that will act as guideposts for your recovery. With this life changing insight, answers and opportunities unveil to help you escape from your low energy trap!
Review
“Finally, a thorough, far reaching presentation for the layman of the vital role of cortisol and the adrenal gland in the management of stress. Plentiful evidence is outline for the importance of the diurnal circadian rhythm and its appropriate assay by serial salivary cortisol measurements.” --John J. White, M.D., C.M. Chief Medical Advisor Diagnos-Techs
Synopsis
Escaping The Low Energy Trap empowers the public to find uncommon answers to a pervasive condition that is misdiagnosed, under diagnosed, misunderstood, mistreated and under treated. Too many people are told they are fine or are left to suffer low energy while being treated for only one aspect of this condition. Escaping The Low Energy Trap will open your eyes and doors to help you escape your low energy trap and live a life of health and new vitality.
About the Author
Anna Manayan, J.D., Dipl.Ac., L.Ac., NBIMA, Dipl.ABAAHP, is a nationally recognized licensed Acupuncturist featured on national TV, MSNBC and CNN. Board certified in Internal Medicine and Anti-Aging with American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and voted Best of Bay Alternative Doctor in San Francisco Bay Area as well as the prestigious recognition of Covingtons Executive of the Year 2012, she has traveled extensively around the world to seek answers, to learn and develop innovative techniques to get to the root of immune and metabolic issues.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 -- OUR PERCEPTION OF LOW ENERGY Is Energy Just a Function of Perception? Why Is Low Energy Not Investigated &Treated More?CHAPTER 2 -- LOW ENERGY MYTHS
CHAPTER 3 -- RED FLAGS FOR LOW ENERGY Morning Fatigue
Fatigue After Meals
Mid Afternoon Fatigue
Wired and Tired
Lack of Recover After Exercise
Declining Immune Stamina
Mind Power WaningCHAPTER 4 -- EXCUSES THAT LOCK US INTO FATIGUE
CHAPTER 5 -- OBVIOUS LOW ENERGY TRAPS Lifestyle
The Thyroid CHAPTER 6 -- LESS OBVIOUS LOW ENERGY CULPRITS Insulin Resistance
Other Carbohydrate Metabolic Issues
Immune Based Nutrient Deficiencies
Chronic Hidden Viral Infection
Chronic Hidden Bacterial Infection
ATP and Your Mitochondria
Mold Sensitivities
Toxic Retention
Brain Chemistry
What About Sleep
Blood Sugar
Elevated Evening CortisolCHAPTER 6 -- YOUR INVISIBLE GLAND Your Adrenal Biorhythm
High or Low Cortisol, Does it Matter?
High Cortisol
One or More High Cortisol Values
Does the Time of Day…Matter?
Another Cause
Low Cortisol
How Do You Develop It?
Treatment For Low Cortisol
What Not To Do
What You Can Do To Improve Low Adrenal Function
What Can You Do to Improve Excessive Cortisol
Get Retested!CHAPTER 7 -- WHEN SUPPLEMENTS FAIL
CHAPTER 8 --THE LIMITS OF ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE
CHAPTER 9 -- IMMUNE MATRIX