| There was an episode of the "Golden Girls" where | | | | to pump us up, what can we do about it? |
| Dorothy wasn't quite feeling right. She didn't know | | | | Fortunately, I have discovered, through my own |
| what it was, but she knew something was wrong. | | | | relentless search for natural cures for a number |
| She was tired, couldn't concentrate, and basically | | | | of problems that I had, that chronic fatigue |
| was out of sorts. She went to doctors to see if | | | | syndrome can easily be treated by making a few |
| they could find anything wrong with her. All the | | | | lifestyle changes. The majority of these changes |
| tests came back normal. They told her that there | | | | involve diet, though there are other things you |
| was nothing wrong with her and suggested that | | | | should do as well. |
| she seek psychiatric help. Finally, Dorothy went to | | | | For starters, and this is very important, get |
| a doctor who diagnosed her as having chronic | | | | plenty of rest. Studies show that you will actually |
| fatigue syndrome. He pointed out to her that | | | | live longer if you don't sleep eight hours a night. |
| many doctors do not even acknowledge that this | | | | This is true. Six hours of sleep a night is more |
| disease exists, but it does. He made some | | | | than enough to wake up refreshed and ready to |
| suggestions to her as to how to treat it, as there | | | | face the day. |
| was no cure and nobody really understood what | | | | Another thing that is very important is to get |
| causes it. | | | | plenty of exercise. While you might be tempted |
| That was my first experience with something | | | | to think that exercise will tire you out even more, |
| that I eventually ended up having myself. I | | | | it won't. Exercise, in moderation, will help circulate |
| recognized it right away when it came on and | | | | the blood better and actually end up giving you |
| immediately sought natural methods to battle it, | | | | more energy. |
| as I knew the doctors weren't going to be much | | | | Most people who suffer from chronic fatigue |
| help, though at least today it is more widely | | | | syndrome are deficient in many vitamins, including |
| acknowledged and for the most part, the causes | | | | B complex, C, D and iron. It is important to eat |
| generally known. | | | | plenty of fruits and vegetables regularly. Stay |
| It has been determined that fatigue, especially | | | | away from junk food, fried food and sweats. |
| chronic fatigue is caused by a high-fat and refined | | | | There are also several herbs such as American |
| carbohydrate diet. Emotional stress also adds to | | | | ginseng, lavender, rosemary, sweet flag, and |
| the problem. And those who smoke, drink, take | | | | pasque flower that are excellent for treating this |
| drugs and eat poorly are also at risk. In other | | | | disease. |
| words, it is because of the way we live that we | | | | By simply eating a balanced diet and getting |
| come down with chronic fatigue syndrome. The | | | | plenty of rest and exercise, you will find that your |
| question is, if medical science doesn't know how | | | | chronic fatigue syndrome will be a thing of the |
| to treat it other than to give us dangerous drugs | | | | past. |