| Since the release of a book called" beat chronic | | | | goo running a slightly high temperature for no |
| fatigue the natural" many people are turning to | | | | apparent reasono feeling of faintness and |
| the natural substance omega 3, and in particular | | | | dizziness |
| pure ethyl epa to help treat the debilitating | | | | Omega 3 fish oil EPA and chronic Fatigue |
| condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome. | | | | syndrome |
| WHAT IS CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME? | | | | The most recent study that has been performed |
| We all get tired. Many of us have felt depressed | | | | was published in the journal Acta Psychiatrica |
| at times. But the mystery known as chronic | | | | Scandinavica. In the study Doctors from London |
| fatigue syndrome (CFS) is not like the normal ups | | | | found that in the brains of people with chronic |
| and downs we experience in everyday life. The | | | | fatigue syndrome there are high levels of two |
| early sign of this illness is a strong and noticeable | | | | key chemicals, choline and creatine. |
| fatigue that comes on suddenly and often comes | | | | Choline is important for controlling fat levels in |
| and goes or never stops. You sometimes feel too | | | | brain cells while creatine provides energy |
| tired to do normal activities or are easily | | | | The doctors said the findings suggested CFS |
| exhausted with no apparent reason. Unlike the | | | | patients had abnormal phospholipid metabolisms. |
| mind fog of a serious hangover, to which | | | | Phospholipids are special types of fats which are |
| researchers have compared CFS, the profound | | | | an essential component of cells. They are |
| weakness of CFS does not go away with a few | | | | protected by certain types of fatty acids. |
| good nights of sleep. Instead, it slyly steals your | | | | The Doctors in London believe fatty acid |
| energy and vigour over months and sometimes | | | | supplements could help to restore the chemical |
| years. | | | | imbalance in the brain and alleviate the symptoms |
| Who gets chronic fatigue syndrome? | | | | of CFS. EPA which is found in omega 3 fish oil |
| Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) affects both men | | | | supplements may be particularly useful. |
| and women, and its incidence cuts across a wide | | | | The lead Dr said: "This study suggests that if |
| gap of age, racial and socio-economic groups. It | | | | patients with CFS take a high-EPA fatty acid |
| was first described in the 1930s; CFS received a | | | | supplement, then this should have a beneficial |
| flurry of publicity in the mid-1980s when the | | | | action on the chemical imbalances in the brain |
| syndrome was erroneously associated with the | | | | which we have identified." |
| Epstein-Barr virus. In the early to mid 1990s it | | | | Conclusion |
| was being described as "yuppie flu". | | | | Since this study was published more and more |
| Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndromeo muscle | | | | people are turning to high grade ethyl EPA fish oil |
| aches and pains, especially after physical exertiono | | | | to help with this debilitating condition. Whether this |
| feeling depressed and emotionalo poor sleep, | | | | will lead to a main stream treatment for chronic |
| difficulty getting off to sleep, frequent wakings, | | | | fatigue syndrome remains to be seen. However a |
| and not feeling refreshed after sleepo nausea and | | | | large majority of people who are trying this as a |
| loss of appetiteo a recurrent sore throat, feeling | | | | form of treatment are reporting some very |
| of enlarged glands in the neck which come and | | | | interesting and very good results. |