Chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia are autoimmune diseases that are present with low thyroid activity. When the thyroid under produces the hormone thyroxin the metabolism in the body becomes sluggish. The thyroid is the gland centered in the neck directly above the collarbones. A normal acting thyroid creates a balance between the rate the body uses […]
Healthy liver function is critical for an individual with chronic fatigue syndrome. The liver is responsible for receiving and processing all nutrients that enter the body. An individual with this disorder has a depleted immune system and if this same individual weakness the livers ability to filter nutrients properly then the symptoms worsen. One of […]
Inflammation, damaged liver function and bowel toxicity are present in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and psoriasis. With the presence of these malfunctioning bodily processes negative side effects occur. Psoriasis is the condition where skin cells produce rapidly and the body no longer has the ability to slough off excess cells. The result is dry, […]
Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome have a higher risk of getting osteoporosis. This is a condition where the body is depleted of calcium so it absorbs needed calcium from its bones. This results in the bones becoming thin and weak. Broken hips, spine and non stress fractures increase. Osteoporosis is a silent disease in that […]
Chronic fatigue syndrome patients experience a condition commonly called leaky gut. The technical term for this is intestinal hyper permeability, which means the intestines have lost the ability to prevent food particles and toxins from entering the blood stream. This leaking of nutrients and particles into the bloodstream stimulates the immune system to take a […]
Overabundances of free radicals attack the immune system of individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome. Free radicals are oxygen hungry molecules that are unstable. This makes them dangerous when set loose inside the body. They bombard healthy tissue in search of available oxygen to make them stable. When the ratio of free radicals to normal cell […]