Supplement-taking friend is tired

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Hi all,

I was visiting with a 60yo friend yesterday about health issues. She

had cancer years ago and was " cured " . Since then, she tries to take

care of herself. She takes quite a few supplements and is not a

vegetarian. She does eat eggs every day, and they're pretty close to

raw. I'm not sure she eats much red meat, though, and she hasn't

perked up when I've mentioned animal fat. She said her cholesterol

tested high recently (over 230, I think), but she is resolved to

avoid cholesterol-lowering drugs.

She has been tired recently and even got her thyroid tested to see if

that was the reason. They told her yesterday that it tested normal

(of course, they may not have done the most revealing tests).

I suggested she eat some liver (preferably raw), but she turned up

her nose at that idea. ;-)

My question is this: Are any of the commonly-touted supplements (you

know, gingko, sublingual B12, that sort of thing) likely to leave you

worn out if you depend on them too much? Especially if you're not

eating NT style, with organ meats, animal fat, and bone broths?

I also suggested that if she had been experiencing too much stress

lately, that could be her problem. She did talk like she didn't have

any " down time " . Also, it's been hot lately, and she has been doing

heavy chores outside at home.