My biggest problem is hypothyroid, not diagnosed by a doctor, but by symptom and self testing (morning temperature which I take every day). I believe that I also have weak adrenals (self tested by shining a light onto the side of the eye in a dark room and if the pupils constrict and then open up or fluctuate between open and constricted, your adrenals are considered weak).  I got much of this from http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/?PHPSESSID=adb682cfafb4f96eab854f86df74d1a9 , which is a great resource for hypothyroidism. Pretty much all of the symptoms that go along with hypothyroidism such as fatique, weight gain, brain fog, muscle weakness (lost strength in my weight training workouts, inability to complete workouts), etc., although I have been working on the hypothyroidism and the symptoms are slightly better.

 

The last couple of trips to the doctor I had normal blood pressure for the first time in my life: usually 145/85 but those past two visits were 120/80. But my cholesterol was now high. It had been around 210 to 225 but this last time it was closer to 300 (I believe that I read in a Ray Peat article that high cholesterol was actually diagnostic of hypothyroidism).

 

Since my doc is a cardiologist, he was thrilled that my blood pressure was actually 120/80.

 

That seems to be the bulk of it.

 

I have abandoned the bodybuilder diet because I felt bad and have gone back to a higher fat diet (ex: this morning 3 fried eggs in coconut oil, 8 oz of OJ not from concentrate, lunch, some leftover steak, about 3 oz., some pineapple, and a square of Lindt dark chocolate 70%, and a couple of handfulls of macadamia nuts), so this is how I'm eating in the interim for now.  I feel better eating this way than the former.

 

Thanks for taking the time Hans.

 

Will