Family Medical Centre Rockhampton

Feeling tired every so often is a normal part of everyday life. However, if you’re feeling constantly or extremely fatigued it’s important to ensure there isn’t an underlying reason, such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Causes of your fatigue or tiredness could range from psychological stress to an internal issue, such as infection, reduced detoxification ability of the body, poor gut health, ongoing mold infections, or heavy metal toxicity. 

Hormone imbalances – estrogen and progesterone in women and testosterone in men – can see a wide range of effects, including weight gain or weight loss, weakness, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, and more. Hormone deficiencies can be corrected by improving the body’s detoxification ability, correcting underlying gut issues and oral and topical hormone replacement therapies.

Commonly abbreviated as BHRT, bio-identical hormone replacement is a treatment used to balance hormonal imbalances using identical duplicates of hormones from plant sources. BHRT can be used to treat imbalances in both men and women. BHRT can also be used to treat conditions including resistance to insulin, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, and thyroid disorders. (Once your gut health and detox processes are fired, and you are on a proved detox diet.)

Immunodeficiencies can have a range of symptoms such as frequent infections and low blood platelet counts. Chronic immune deficiencies can also be indicative of a wider, more serious problem, so don’t let the problem go untested. Many of these patients may not have any detectable abnormality in routine blood tests.

A long-term condition that results in the kidneys working improperly or ineffectively, CKD does not tend to have symptoms during the earlier stages. Later stages of CKD have symptoms including blood in your pee, tiredness, headaches, feeling sick, and muscle cramps. This can be easily detected in a routine blood test.

If you happen to take multiple medications due to various reasons, that also contributes to chronic tiredness.

Due to chronic illnesses, toxins or chronic infections etc. Our cells will not be able to produce enough energy (due to mitochondrial dysfunction.) In such a situation, your body has to be detoxified first, then supplements must be given to improve mitochondrial functions.

If you suffer from mental disorders, and if they are lasting more than 12 months, further strategies may include:

psychotherapy, medication, or recommendations for lifestyle changes. Signs that you may require additional help from an expert include inability to manage your everyday routines, extreme frustration, sadness, paranoia, or irritability, and frequent, uncontrollable outbursts.

Autism and ADHD can be difficult to diagnose – especially in adults. Symptoms of ADHD include executive dysfunction, inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness. The symptoms of autism are far wider and are diagnosed on an individual basis.

Migraines and non-resolving headaches can be incredibly distressing and disruptive to your daily routines. Diagnosis of whether or not you suffer from migraines can allow for appropriate treatment, including medication and the advising of coping techniques. Many of these patients may suffer from gut issues, detoxification errors and mitochondrial issues which are connectable with natural therapies.

If your mitochondria don’t work as well as they should, it’s usually down to another underlying condition or disease. Symptoms of mitochondrial dysfunction include poor growth, liver, kidney, or heart problems, muscle weakness and pain, vision problems, and respiratory problems. Many would suffer from unexplained fatigue. In a lot of the patients, this can be treated with diet, exercise and natural therapies.

Everyone suffers from acid reflux or bloating from time to time. However, if your gastrointestinal problems don’t seem to resolve themself over time or using over-the-counter methods such as taking antacids, it may be wise to see a professional that can investigate for any underlying causes.

There are natural therapies to fix these issues. In many of the instances either gastroscopy or colonoscopy may not shine any light to the cause of these issues. Functional medical assessments, diet and lifestyle management and natural medical treatments are successfully used at Wandal Medical Centre to treat these issues.