| Sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that carry | | | | essential vitamins and minerals. |
| extra weight may be able to speed their | | | | Eat 5 or more portions of fresh fruit and lightly |
| recovery by reducing some of this excess. | | | | boiled vegetables (try steaming them) each, with |
| Obesity levels in the developed world have | | | | a good balance of protein and carbohydrates. |
| reached unprecedented levels in recorded history. | | | | Eat whole grains and other high fiber foods. This |
| It is also accepted that the lifestyles we lead are | | | | helps avoid constipation which itself can cause |
| often causes of stress. | | | | fatigue |
| Is it a coincidence that these new peaks of | | | | Eat red meat sparingly. Chicken and fish are a |
| obesity and stress correlate directly with an | | | | better alternative. |
| increase in the occurrence of "modern" or "new" | | | | Avoid refined sugar. Fresh fruit contains all the |
| diseases ? | | | | natural sugars you need. |
| Heart disease, cancer, and others illnesses including | | | | Restrict high fat dairy products - use the low fat |
| Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have | | | | alternatives. |
| increased along with our unhealthy way of life. | | | | Avoid alcohol. The load on the liver, kidneys and |
| There was a time when the medical profession | | | | stomach won't help. |
| was so blinkered as to suggest that Chronic | | | | Take a daily supplements of multi-vitamins and |
| Fatigue Syndrome didn't really exist and was | | | | multi-minerals |
| simply caused by the sufferer's state of mind. | | | | Eliminate caffeine - use decaffeinated drinks |
| Thankfully, we have moved past this stage | | | | instead |
| Carrying too much weight will aggravate the | | | | Drink plenty of water - this will help flush out |
| balance of our musculoskeletal system and in | | | | toxins |
| combination with a certain genetic tendency | | | | At a later stage as toxin levels fall, the immune |
| appear to start the onset of Fibromyalgia and | | | | system recovers, and digestive stress is reduced, |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in certain individuals, | | | | a weight loss program can be considered and |
| while others who suffer the same initial condition | | | | undertaken - but gradually. |
| recover relatively unscathed. | | | | Due to the very nature of Chronic Fatigue |
| Once effected with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, | | | | Syndrome it is important to avoid activities that |
| carrying extra weight might cause your condition | | | | involve laborious exercise. This is due to the fact |
| to last longer and result in you being more | | | | that with CFS, severe fatigue can be made |
| effected than in patients of normal weight | | | | worse with high levels of activity, so the point is |
| The Autonomic Nervous System will be damaged | | | | to start very slowly and for short periods then |
| by the initial condition that brough on CFS, | | | | build up the exercise levels as the condition |
| thereby effecting your homeostasis (your internal | | | | improves. |
| environment), digestion, and organs such as the | | | | Patients suffering Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
| kidneys and liver. These areas will already be | | | | should never attempt to waste what energy they |
| under additional stress in individuals who are | | | | do have on hard exercise. The only energy to |
| overweight or obese. | | | | expend is on essential daily activities, and relaxing |
| Sufferers probably don't want to hear when they | | | | walks or hobbies which will reduce your |
| are struck with the early stages of Chronic | | | | susceptibility to depression. |
| Fatigue Syndrome that they need to lose weight | | | | In summary, eat healthily - avoid foods high in |
| - it's probably the last thing on their mind, but it is | | | | sugar and fats, just as in any weight loss diet and |
| advised that they eat a well balanced diet. | | | | you should gradually reduce the level of excessive |
| The foods you eat should be natural and | | | | weight, which in turn should help recovery from |
| unprocessed whenever possible and rich in all the | | | | CFS. |