| Leaky Gut, the Sympathetic Nervous System | | | | Bacterial causes are so often treated initially with |
| and the Hypothalamic/ Pituitary Axis. | | | | broad spectrum antibiotics which obviously gets |
| L-glutamine is an amino acid that research has | | | | rid of bad bacteria but also eliminates the good, |
| proven is in very short supply in Chronic Fatigue | | | | so leaving the gut in poor shape and open to |
| and Fibromyalgia sufferers. It is highly | | | | attack. |
| recommended as an advanced gut restorative | | | | Post antibiotic overgrowth of bad bacteria can |
| and for muscle function repair and recovery. | | | | result in candida yeast completely taking over the |
| Prebiotics work in a superior manner to probiotics | | | | gut and leading to leaky gut. |
| which studies have shown to have difficulty | | | | Viral damage to the sympathetics works in |
| surviving the digestive tract. | | | | reverse by inflaming the gut which it surrounds. |
| High quality prebiotics such as acidophilus and | | | | In all cases the treatment protocol is the same:- |
| bifidus reach the colon where they encourage | | | | 1- Repair the leaky gut. |
| growth of friendly bacteria. | | | | 2- Repair the lymphatics. |
| L-Glutamine is implicated in muscle weakness and | | | | 3- Replenish the mitochondria, |
| is often used in conjunction with Creatine by body | | | | 4- Reduce toxicity. |
| builders and weight trainers for muscle recovery | | | | 5- Modify the diet to remove allergenic and |
| and repair. | | | | antigenic molecules. |
| This combination of supplements has an almost | | | | 6- Supplement the thyroid with generic T3/ T4 in |
| instant improving effect on the digestive tract, | | | | the short term. |
| calming inflammation and improving absorption of | | | | 7- Allow the mitochondrial protocol time to work |
| essential nutrients, while simultaneously repairing | | | | to full effect. |
| the gut lining which is frequently thin and damaged | | | | Continuing the entire protocol for 3 to 6 months |
| in Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia sufferers. | | | | allows immune and endocrine healing and you will |
| By improving your leaky gut in this way many of | | | | be over the worst of your illness. |
| your symptoms will start to improve as the | | | | As we all know there is major problem with |
| vicious cycle of Fibromyalgia and CFS is broken in | | | | stress in chronic fatigue sufferers and again this |
| the following sequence:- | | | | dovetails precisely with the leaky gut issues. |
| The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous | | | | Stress causes severe adrenal failure over a period |
| systems calm down and return to normal function | | | | of time, normal thyroid function is dependent on |
| over several weeks. | | | | effectively functioning adrenals which again so |
| 1- H2S production will reduce to normal levels. | | | | often leads to the assumption that the thyroid is |
| 2- The hypothalamus will react accordingly to the | | | | the failing organ. |
| improvement in blood gases. | | | | Stress also almost completely shuts off the blood |
| 3- The pituitary gland function will respond | | | | supply to the gut via the flight or fight response. |
| normally to instruction from the hypothalamus. | | | | While there is inadequate blood supply, digestion |
| 4- Normalization of pituitary function will regulate | | | | cannot function properly, and bad anaerobic |
| and improve thyroid function by correcting | | | | bacterial overgrowth flourishes in the reduced |
| production of TSH. | | | | oxygen environment. |
| 5- In combination with the mitochondrial | | | | It is a very basic test, but so many sufferers will |
| supplements this will then allow efficient healing of | | | | recognize this feature, in fact many people |
| the mitochondrial cell walls which in turn allows the | | | | suffering everyday fatigue will also notice it. |
| entire organism to begin to enjoy full health again. | | | | At a time when you are particularly tired, |
| This is an adjunctive strategy, the lymphatic | | | | examine your tongue first thing in the morning. |
| protocol must continue alongside the mitochondrial | | | | Almost all fatigue sufferers have what we call a |
| repair protocol. | | | | geographical tongue, with various white patches, |
| The protocols are demanding, run simultaneously | | | | the tongue is recognized in Chinese medicine as a |
| and represent a strict regime. This is partly the | | | | very accurate indicator of poor health. |
| reason why so many doctors and national | | | | The healthy tongue of a healthy patient should be |
| strategies are ineffective in treating and helping | | | | almost entirely pink. |
| Fibromyalgia and CFS patients. | | | | If you look at the tongue of a CFS/ Fibromyalgia |
| Every sufferers case is subtly different due to | | | | sufferer you will see large areas of white and |
| the various different causal factors be they: | | | | yellow representing poor digestion, bacterial |
| . Bacterial, (damage to the gut itself) | | | | overgrowth, yeast infections and various organ |
| . Viral (damage to the gut and sympathetics) | | | | deficiencies and weakness. |
| . Toxic (damage to the nervous system) | | | | |