@law59
Than you so much for the information. So you are working to keep small meals and protein oriented?
Suggestion on the sleep issues; check your iron levels; seems that even a normal but low iron level can affect sleep. You have to have a certain level to produce the byproducts needed to maintain sleep. I don't have those links close to hand but I found the info with a google search in the past.
Also, would you consider going on the Inspire Covid site and leaving some posts; I think this would be so helpful to many of them.
Thank you so much!
Ok, just got my iron levels back and asked AI to give me the ranges that are needed for good sleep here is what it said:
"For good sleep, especially if you have Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) or fatigue, ideal iron levels often mean a Ferritin above 50-100 ng/mL and Transferrin Saturation (TSAT) above 20%, indicating sufficient iron stores and transport; while standard ranges exist, optimal values for sleep are often higher than basic "normal" and should be discussed with a doctor, as low iron can disrupt sleep, but too much can also be harmful."
A supplement that is tied to deeper sleep is pregnenolone; many women use this as their HRT because pregnenolone pulls some major body levers that affect hormone production. I tried pregnenolone and loved the deeper sleep and the side effect for me of carving away adominal fat, probably because it pulled the testosterone lever. But I could not continue pregnenolone because it caused palpitations and anxiety for me. Still there are lots of people including my husband and my hormone doctor who do well on the supplement.