| Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia are both | | | | probably still feels frustrated and keep looking for |
| destructive and disabling diseases that the medical | | | | help from other sources. People who suffer from |
| community recognize as to be different | | | | chronic fatique are in the beginning stages of |
| manifestations of the same disease. Chronic | | | | degeneration, because of oxidative stress. They |
| fatigue patients suffer severe fatique but have | | | | should have a serious look at their lifestyle and |
| more sore throats, swollen glands and fever; | | | | enviremental factors that may develop oxidative |
| fibromyalgia patients suffer from severe fatigue | | | | stress. When people are victims of oxidative |
| and total body pain. They both share a common | | | | stress, this not only creates fatique, but it also |
| cause: oxidative stress. | | | | weaken their immune system. With the use of |
| The first time a victim of chronic fatigue visit a | | | | nutritional supplements, patients overcome |
| doctor, he usually recommend a comprehensive | | | | oxidative stress and they start to function |
| medical examination. On the next visit the doctor | | | | normally, which makes them feel much better. |
| will listen to the patient's complains again and | | | | The number of people suffering from fibromyalgia |
| review past, present and family health histories. | | | | in the US alone are close to 8 million, more than |
| He will direct another physical examination and | | | | 80% are women. Those people are usually living in |
| after valuation is complete, the doctor will | | | | total pain or extreme fatigue and suffer from lack |
| carefully examine the results, occasionally he | | | | of sleep. They may wake up stiff, experience |
| discovers evidence of diabetes, anemia, | | | | mental confusion, irritable bowel and TMJ |
| hypothyroidism or some other dsease process | | | | syndrome. Many develop fibromyalgia after a |
| that is the cause of these fatique symptoms. But | | | | serious illness, a major injury or a stressful time in |
| mostly he finds nothing wrong and the doctor | | | | their lives. As you could have read in my previous |
| may even suggest that it's all in the patient's head. | | | | articles, all these situations increase the production |
| The doctor may say: well, you are really in | | | | of free radicals in our bodies. Once this disease |
| excellent health. Give it some time and see if you | | | | starts, holding in seems impossible. Because this is |
| feel better. But the patient is certain that he has | | | | a chronic, lifelong disease, it takes time , at least |
| given it already plenty of time before he went to | | | | six months, to regain one's health. Starting with a |
| the doctor the first time. The patient feels | | | | nutritional supplement program, combined with a |
| frustrated and starts to look for an alternative | | | | healthy diet, a moderate aerobic exercise |
| soluton in a more natural way. He may visit a | | | | program with a light-weight-resistance program. |
| natural therapist who does a hair or eye analyses, | | | | When people are starting to improve, the first |
| blood and urine tests and usually recommend | | | | thing they notice is that they can think and |
| certain herbs, diet changes and nutritional | | | | concentrate better. Also they sleep better and |
| supplemens to correct the problem. | | | | finally the pain starts to leave. Most doctors |
| The patient has finally found someone who has | | | | recognize the benefits of a healthy diet and a |
| diagnosed the problem and although it seems his | | | | moderate exercise program. However, these |
| health and sense of wellbeing may improve | | | | doctors don't fully understand the consequences |
| because of lifestyle changes,he is "not himself" | | | | of oxidative stress. Otherwise they would |
| and may even start feeling depressed. Alternative | | | | recommend strongly the use of nutritional |
| practitioners are trying to find out which nutritional | | | | supplements. The result would be a significant |
| deficiencies the patient may have and than try to | | | | improvement in their patient's health and a decline |
| correct them. But they are not correcting the | | | | in patients who are looking for alternative health |
| root of the problem, which is oxidative stress. He | | | | care. |