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Originally Posted by ladida
My question was aimed mostly at what test to ask for  . If she went to the doc and said "hi, i work out, can't lose these 2-3 lbs i try for a year and i eat this and this" he'd tell her to go to a nutritionist or some personal trainer . If you know which tests you were aiming at, thats what i was curious at.
Shes 30, had 1 child. |
Thyroid (minimum tests): TSH, Total T4, Free T3
If her metabolism is slow, the rest of her hormones will also likely suffer.
See if she has any symptoms of hypotyhroidism (intolerance to cold, dry skin, cognition problems, constant fatigue, brittle hair and nails, cold hands and feet).
A test she can do at home to get an idea of her current metabolic state is to have her take her temperature 3 hours after waking up, 3 hours after that, and 3 hours after that. Get the average temperature. If it is well below 98.6F then this could be a sign of an impaired metabolic state since our body temperature is regulated by our metabolism.
Slower metabolism = lower body temperature.