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