Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Diet 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
preservatives
Eat 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)
Centella asiatica (Gota kola)
Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng)
Fucus vesiculosus (Bladderwrack, Kelp)
Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo)
Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice)
Medicago sativa (Alfalfa)
Rosmarius officinalis (Rosemary)
Urtica urens (Nettles)
Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha)
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis (Southern prickly ash)
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 syndrome
Labs:
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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