At 12:55 AM 12/7/97 -0600, you wrote:
>I am a 17 year old male. I am about 50 or 60 pounds overweight. I
>exersize about 1 hour a day 5 days a week. I eat less than most people
>my age. I watch what I eat, and attempt to eat low fat foods. There is
>nothing I can do to take off weight. I am also very tired a lot. Even
>when I get 8 hours of sleep or more I am tired and have very little
>energy to do anything. I don't understand it. Do you think that I
>should get a thyroid test? My aunt has hyperthyroidism, or something
>like that. I don't know about any other family members. Thanks for the
>help.
Yes, get a Thyroid test. It is a simple blood test, neither complicated or
expensive. Your doctor should have suggested it. If that isn't the
problem you might want to see a good naturapathic doctor. They are much
better at fine tuning a body than allopathic doctors.
Alice K. Shawyer
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