Originally Posted by
UFO-flying-Airbus
I have tried many forms of redress. Diet, exercise, meditation, mindfulness, behavioral changes etc. to little avail.
Not answering your question, but a few suggestion to further diagnose possible causes:
- take a Sleep Apnea Test
- self-monitoring your blood glucose levels (at hourly intervals), As this might be unpractical during active duty, then simulating as much as possible the activities/routines of an early morning roster (driving to the airport, picking up a snack or a coffee, some task with increased stress levels / requiring mental focus, etc.). If needed repeat & compare the glucose levels with a simulated afternoon duty. At state of pre-diabetes can go undiagnosed for 10 or more years.
- you mentioned 'diet', only in the calorie restriction meaning? If so, allergy elimination diets might be worth a try. Or evolve very gradually to some schedule of intermittent fasting, for e.g. with a fasting window of 7pm to 11am. You might be surprised to see the impact of the digestive tract on physical and mental acuity.