| son tackling a leaky gut is so important is that it | | | | Respiratory weakness. |
| could in some cases be the first link in a chain of | | | | Slow metabolism, constipation. |
| symptoms that result eventually in total | | | | Menstrual problems. |
| mitochondrial failure. | | | | Depression. |
| We know already that the sympathetic nervous | | | | Poor skin and hair quality. |
| system is in disarray in Chronic Fatigue and | | | | All these symptoms are of course frequently |
| Fibromyalgia patients. We also know that these | | | | misdiagnosed for other illnesses. |
| systems are physically situated around the gut, | | | | We have all experienced the agony of trying to |
| the intestines, the digestive system and the | | | | get an accurate diagnosis for our condition. |
| bowel. | | | | Trying to get a prognosis as you will have found |
| What we have is a chicken and egg dilemma:- | | | | is even more painstaking and this will continue to |
| My opinion is that there are 2 possibilities. This is | | | | be one of the most difficult and painful features |
| not a particular concern as the course of | | | | of these horrid diseases CFS and Fibromyalgia. |
| treatment is the same irrespective. | | | | The good news is that as we get closer to |
| 1. There has been internal organic damage to the | | | | identifying cause and effect for these conditions |
| intestinal digestive tract resulting in inflammation | | | | we can provide genuine intervention based |
| being transmitted to the sympathetic and | | | | treatments that interrupt the chain of systemic |
| parasympathetic nerve endings in the vicinity of | | | | failures. |
| the damage. | | | | What I have always proposed throughout my |
| 2. There has been viral inflammatory damage of | | | | work is that it is most logical to try and identify |
| the sympathetic nervous system nerve endings | | | | the root cause of any illness. |
| resulting in inflammation of the gut and | | | | Treating the root cause of Chronic Fatigue and |
| consequent symptoms of leaky gut. | | | | Fibromyalgia is the obvious place to start to |
| Both of the above scenarios can lead to CFS and | | | | achieve the best, most effective and long term |
| Fibromyalgia symptoms as a result of over | | | | recovery results. |
| production of Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) which then | | | | I also believe that to achieve lasting full recovery, |
| starts a vicious cycle in the sufferers body. | | | | all organ systems have to be repaired |
| The H2S in excess can cause further severe | | | | simultaneously to avoid the negative feedback |
| irritation of the sympathetic nervous system. | | | | cycles and vicious circles which can start up again |
| The sympathetics in turn control the lymphatic | | | | at any time and result in failure of the CFS and |
| system which becomes very sluggish and | | | | Fibromyalgia recovery and treatment plan. |
| lethargic in CFS sufferers. | | | | My protocol to date aims primarily at lymphatic |
| Lymphatic congestion has been identified as a | | | | and mitochondrial repair, which then encourages |
| major cause of the increased toxicity in the blood | | | | natural healing of the sympathetic and |
| of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients because | | | | parasympathetic nervous systems (the autonomic |
| they are so closely intertwined with the digestive | | | | nervous system). |
| system. | | | | We achieve a high percentage of success. |
| Research studies has shown emphatically that | | | | I propose that in addition to the lymphatic and |
| H2S has a severe impact on various other organ | | | | mitochondrial protocols that patients experiencing |
| systems in Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia | | | | any moderate to severe digestive involvement or |
| sufferers. | | | | with any history of digestive problems adopt the |
| Particularly affected is the hypothalamus which | | | | following protocol. |
| detects minute changes in blood gases as blood | | | | 10g free form L-Glutamine daily. |
| passes around the brain. | | | | Advanced probiotic and prebiotic supplements |
| The hypothalamus in turn has direct control of the | | | | providing bifidus and acidophilus in a form not |
| endocrine system by controlling pituitary function. | | | | destroyed by normal digestive transit. |
| And finally the pituitary gland is directly responsible | | | | L-Glutamine is an amino acid that research studies |
| for metabolic control by determining blood levels | | | | indicate is in very short supply in Chronic Fatigue |
| of thyroid hormone production, Thyroxine (T4) | | | | and Fibromyalgia sufferers. It is highly |
| and Triiodothyronine (T3). | | | | recommended as an advanced gut restorative |
| The pituitary controls the thyroid gland through | | | | and for muscle function repair and recovery. |
| production of its own thyroid stimulating | | | | Prebiotics work in a superior manner to probiotics |
| hormones. (TSH) | | | | which studies have shown in some cases have |
| Lowered thyroid function eventually results in a | | | | difficulty surviving digestive transit. |
| host of symptoms entirely concurrent with many | | | | High quality prebiotics such as acidophilus and |
| of the symptoms of Fibromyalgia and Chronic | | | | bifidus reach the colon where they encourage |
| Fatigue (CFS) namely. | | | | growth of friendly bacteria. |
| Homeostasis, (temperature control), | | | | L-Glutamine is implicated in muscle weakness and |
| Fatigue and lethargy. | | | | is often used in conjunction with Creatine by body |
| Muscle pain and weakness. | | | | builder and weight trainers to aid and assist rapid |
| Memory loss and poor concentration. | | | | recovery from strenuous workout regimes. |
| Low exercise tolerance | | | | |