Four Things That Helped Me Manage My Chronic Fatigue

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is horrid, and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Initially, it’s a whole host of confusion, wondering what’s wrong with you and why the doctors aren’t helping. Then, after numerous tests (months of tests, sometimes even years), the doctor eventually tells you that you have CFS.

The diagnosis is both a blessing and curse, a blessing, because you finally have answers, but a curse, because you have CFS and it takes a lot of effort to try to live a normal life. Over the years, I’ve learned to manage my CFS fairly well, and I wanted to share a few things with you.

Pacing

Yep, all doctors will recommend this and it’s true, it does work. It takes a long time to get right, though. And most people try to push themselves too far.

The key to successful pacing is stopping before you become tired! Don’t stop once tiredness sets in: stop before it sets in. Even if you only mange 10seconds a day to begin with, it’s an upward trajectory if you stop at the right time, i.e. before you become tired.

Supplements

Doctors tend not to recommend supplements, but I’ve found a few that work. These are Oxygen element max, magnesium, Co-Enzyme Q10, Iron, and folic acid.

The technique I use is to mix them up and not take them every day regularly. For example, on a Monday, I might take Oxygen element max, on a Tuesday some Iron, Wednesday Q10, and magnesium, Thursday magnesium again.

This intermittent consumption of supplements seems to work much better than taking the same supplement every day. I think when I take it every day, my body somehow gets used to them and doesn’t process them in a way that gives me energy.

Good Diet

A good diet has given me so much strength to deal with CFS. I make sure that I eat plenty of fruit, veg, starch, and meat. I avoid junk food where I can. Yes, junk food is lovely, but unfortunately, eating it tends to make me feel bad the next day.

Meditation and Self-Help Books

Finally, I realised that I needed my brain to function as rationally and calm as I could muster. I used to be stressed about the CFS, but with these exercises, I feel so much better. I personally recommend the Dr Claire Weekes books and the Headspace app. They’re both fantastic. 

Bread Booze And Thrush

Without yeast we would only have unleavened bread and no beer and wine. On the positive side, we would have no irritating candida to put up with.

These strange single celled microorganisms collectively called yeast have been around far longer than humans. Naked to the eye, yeast is a fascinating piece of work. They eat the sugar to create carbon dioxide and alcohol.

Along with a thousand different variety of bacteria they live in our gut and on our skin. They do us no harm unless there is an overgrowth that is usually of our own making.

Without doubt a prolonged course of antibiotics will increase the risk of an outbreak of candida albicans. This manifests itself in the form of white creamy and irritating substance at the back of the throat or the genital area.

Albicans simple means white in Latin and although this version is not the only one it is by far the most common we can suffer from.

Antibiotics whilst having saved the lives of millions for nearly a century has now become a contentious issue. The problem is that it can rid us of the bad bacteria but doesn’t discriminate and so also destroys good bacteria.

Certain bacteria is essential to our digestive system that in turn keeps our immune system healthy. We’re not born with any but from delivery into this world they invade until we reach a peak of around two kilos or more by the time we are adults.

If we ask what is candida then the answer must be our friend and our foe. It just needs to be at a controlled level. Every microorganism in our body is there for a reason even if science is still not sure of the actual purpose.

For many years nobody had a clue as to the point of the appendix. It was thought to be of no use at all. But now the thinking is that it acts as a reservoir of bacteria to be released into the gut to maintain levels of good digestive bacteria.

What Are the Benefits of Having a Clean Colon?

Well, it’s not the pleasantest of conversations, but it is nonetheless an important one to have. Many people fail to realise the huge and varied role that the colon plays in overall health. It’s one of those things that doesn’t draw the attention until it is too late.

The colon is partially responsible for absorbing nutrients, vitamins, and minerals from the food that we eat. You can appreciate the widespread effect an unhealthy colon will have on the body. It will affect every other system.

The best way to keep it healthy is to keep it clean and create a good environment for friendly bacteria to flourish, and dangerous pathogens to die off. You can do this by ensuring that you eat a healthy, well-balanced diet; by taking a colon cleansing supplement, such as Colosan; and by eating foods that contain probiotics.

OK, so you now understand why it’s important to clean your colon, and how you can do this, but now it’s time to find out what the benefits are:

1. Regular bowel movements

If your colon is healthy, it will allow you to process foods at the correct speed. If you process them too fast, you can suffer with diarrhoea. If you process them too slowly, you can suffer with constipation. A health colon will ensure that you're regular and that stools are easy to pass.

2. Greater energy levels

Naturally, a healthy colon will enable you to absorb a greater number of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. This will help to provide your body with sufficient and optimised energy.

3. Better weight management

Part of the reason why so many people overeat is that their bodies are not receiving the correct amount of nutrients, minerals, and vitamins from their food. This leads the body to crave ever-increasing amounts of food and we put on weight.

Our bodies are able to absorb the calories from the food, but not so much the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. Therefore, we end up with an overabundance of calories, which are then converted into fat for use at a later date.

Modern lives are relatively sedentary, and so we do not use up all these calories (partially because we don’t have as much energy too) and that can lead to obesity. A supplement such as Colosan can help address the issue and kick start the colon cleansing.

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