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Mar 24th, 2022 | 32:26

Tired and with low energy Part 2

Are you tired? Still worn out? Feeling like a lack of energy? During Cocoa Pods dual portion interview with Dr. Raj Gupta; after he encourages young brilliant minds to follow his foot steps to change lives in the specialty of oncology, he reveals the underlying issues constant tiredness as it relates to the blood and gives tips on how health care professionals can treat the symptoms of fatigue and weariness as well as how everyday people can address their own experiences of lethargy. More specifically Dr. Gupta discuss the function of the platelets and the purpose of obstetricians watchful eye on the platelet level when caring for a pregnant woman. The hematologist warns about blood thinners during pregnancy and the mechanisms that would be damaging to the unborn child. He does this to transition the conversation into informing the audience about the dangers of blood clots. Dr. Sogade then inquires about the sickle cell disease in pregnancy and investigates why this adaptive mutation to combat malaria can further heighten the risks for anemia in pregnancy which would limit oxygen for the unborn baby. This episode of the podcast becomes most impactful to all listeners when Dr. Raj Gupta talks about the most common conditions of cancer that affect young women and pregnant women because with this knowledge listeners can be proactive to subject themselves to regular and recurrent screenings to catch signs and signals of cancer as early as possible. #PlateletsInPregnancy #Preeclampsia #ITP #TTP #Blood #BloodThinner #DVT #PE #SickleCell #Anemia #Cancer #DelayedDiagnosis #IronSupplement #Fe #FolicAcid #GoodNews