Chronic Fatigue SyndromeDiet and Nutrition:Eliminate foods that cause an allergic response or to which there is a sensitivity (fast, use an elimination diet, or allergy test to isolate such foods) * Avoid sugar, refined foods, nuts, peanuts, caffeine, and all food additives and preservativesEat lots of garlic and onions Vitamins and Minerals:Beta-Carotene: 15,000 I.U. Vitamin B5: 1 - 2 gm. Folate: 2 - 5 mg. Vitamin B12: IM 1,000 - 3,000 mcg. weekly (mix with injectable B-complex vitamins) Vitamin C: 3 - 6 gm. Vitamin E: 2,000 - 2,400 I.U. Selenium: 200 - 300 mcg. Magnesium: IM 1 gm. weekly for 6 weeks Supplements:Glutathione: 65 mg. Coenzyme Q10: 100 - 150 mg. DHEA: 5 - 15 mg. Adrenal Glandular: 1 tablet BID L-Carnitine: 1000 - 3000 mg. in divided doses NADH: 5 mg. with water only on an empty stomach TID Botanicals:Rejuvenate - Centella asiatica, Ginkgo biloba, Eleutherococcus senticosus, *Urtica urens, *Rosmarius officinalis, Fucus vesiculosus, *Zanthoxyllum clava-herculus: 1/4 tsp. TID between meals Individual botanicals to be considered for this condtion:Allium sativum
(Garlic) Homeopathic Remedies:Chronic fatigue syndrome, general: ALUM, ambr, AM-C, apoc, ars, ars-i, aur, bar-c, bapt, CALAD, CALC, cann-s, carb-v, CARC, caust, chel, CHIN, chin-s, cocc, CON, dig, FERR, ferr-ar, ferr-p, GELS, GRAPH, helon, hyos, kali-c, kali-n, kali-p, LACH, laur, lyc, mag-m, mang, merc, mur-ac, nat-a, nat-c, nat-m, nit-ac, nux-m, NUX-V, op, PH-AC, phos, PIC-AC, psor, puls, sel, seneg, sep, SIL, stann, staph, stram, stront-c, sulph, SUL-AC, thuj, valer, verat Chronic fatigue syndrome aggravated by exertion: arn, ars, calc, cann-s, chin, gel, helon, nux-v, ph-ac, SIL, thuj Chronic fatigue from mononucleosis: bapt, calc, CARC, gels, merc, ph-ac, sil thuj (For an overview of Homeopathy, click here.) Other Therapies:Antiviral IV therapy: 2/week Tonic IV therapy Branched amino acid IV therapy Constitutional hydrotherapy Eliminate candidal infection if necessary Eliminate as many responsibilities as possible Stress reduction is critical to recovery. Use relaxation methods (yoga, massage, tapes, etc.). Consistent, graded, aerobic exercise - walking, swimming, cycling, etc. * Consider treating for leaky gut syndromeLabs:Thyroid panel Glucose - for hypoglycemia Adrenal function Food allergies * The recommended use of this supplement or therapy is based on a physiological mechanism or empirical data and is not necessarily supported by peer-reviewed research studies.
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