Welcome to this week’s video blog. We are very excited to be sharing the first of a new series of videos with Anna (Director of Psychology) and Tanya (Director of Nutrition) discussing each of the range of symptoms of ME and CFS from the perspectives of both departments at the clinic. These videos are a […]
Welcome to this week’s video blog. When the first draft of this was written, the sun was shining in London, England were still in the world cup and it hadn’t yet rained at Wimbledon. Alas, one of these has already changed at the time of sending. It just goes to show how much can change […]
Welcome to this week’s video blog. You may have noticed that our video blogs have been a little less frequent the past month. This has been because we have all been madly busy setting up our new Head Office in North London (same building, just more rooms!) and also recruiting some additional practitioners. We’ll let […]
Welcome to this week’s video blog. This week’s blog is with Sanna Anderson from our nutrition team, and clinic founder Alex Howard, talking about insomnia and sleep problems in M.E. covering it from both the nutrition and psychology side. You can view the video here: [youtube SCLz36mt7ks]
What is pacing in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and ME? Pacing, like many aspects of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS is not clearly defined and as a result, there is variation in the meaning and use of the term. In addition, it is actually a controversial therapy for chronic fatigue patients because the medical community and the […]
Some of the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and menopause overlap. Joint pain, headaches, lack of energy, depression and anxiety are present in both conditions. Menopause patients experience hot flushes, decreased libido and aging skin. The three stages of a women’s lifecycle are pre, peri and post menopause and all three of these stages can […]
Chronic fatigue can be treated with far infrared sauna therapy. The concept of the sauna has been around since ancient times. Saunas provide a dry hot temperature to raise the body’s temperature to promote the dilation of blood vessels which leads to perspiration through the pores of the skin. This activity releases toxins from the […]
This is an excerpt from an interview with Niki Gratrix filmed for Conscious TV last year. In this clip, Niki talks about why integrating treatments together is so important, including sharing a key story from “The International Symposium of Functional Medicine” in California last year. [youtube e7Iy_eSZbd0]
Any chronic fatigue doctor will tell you that sugar is a poison that everyone with this illness should avoid completely. Glucose is sugar in its simplest chemical form. Carbohydrates are all foods that break down into glucose when eaten and include sugar and starch. They are broken down into glucose –the only form in which […]
Chronic fatigue syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that Time magazine in 2004 chronicled as a link between heart attack, cancer, and Alzheimer’s. This syndrome is included with other autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, and Parkinson’s disease. The common symptom of these diseases including chronic fatigue disease is inflammation. The assumption is inflammation […]