The horrible fatigue and malaise i felt after returning from "back east" in August started me reading on Histamine Intolerance and CFS/ME -- both fields rather in the hinterlands of medical acknowledgement, and not having a long history of study and research. The latter, especially, is complex and murky. Chronic Fatigue has no one cause or characteristic, just a set of basic symptoms and common infections that most sufferers seem to share, and because of this, the more stuck-in-the-mud members of the medical industry tend to treat it more as a psychological disorder than a physiological one.
I was lucky enough to happen upon a very helpful book, though, which gave me an overview of the problem -- "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Treatment Guide" by Erica Verrillo. SO much material is in it, i hardly knew where to start, but a combination of circumstances caused me to focus on Rich van Konynenburg's approach to treatment. His simplified program would only make me add a couple of new supplements -- that argument was impossible to resist! ;-) I procured a superior B-complex vitamin and some high-powered glutathione (decided i'd add the phosphatidyl serine later if i needed to), and away i went....
And it was amazing. I felt more energetic immediately, and i could hardly credit that the glutathione could get to work SO FAST, but Sidereal assured me that it really has that ability. I've been using it for just over a month, and it continues to give satisfaction!
Occasionally i experience what RvK considered detox symptoms, minor flareups of old ills. A few days i had some recurrence of inflammation here and there, some body aches, some weariness, but NOTHING like i experienced just a couple of months ago. Mood, endurance, sleep, clear head -- it's been truly rejuvenating.
I started reading additional sites to learn about the experiences of others, too. Stumbled across the Freddd protocol as well, and there's a LOT more out there. Here is a good place to begin, if you'd like to hear more: http://drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/CFS_-_The_Methylation_Cycle
Outstanding! Congragulations!
ReplyDelete:-) thanks, Lori!
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ReplyDeletePleased for you Tess, and it's always helpful to hear about books/reviews etc that other readers may find to be helpful
All the best Jan
thanks, Jan! what i'm here for is passing along what i've actually found HELPFUL, not just ideas of what MIGHT be.... (oh, except for the occasional rant, just to get stuff off my chest) ;-)
DeleteInteresting. Growing up as a child I had very bad teeth. I had a mouthful of "silver" dental fillings. I was often sick (neverending colds throughout the year, stomach pains, migraines...etc.) I never realized that those "silver" amalgms weren't silver after all, but a mixture of metals that contain MERCURY. I think more people should be informed about the potential dangers of toxic metals in their enviroment. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteLooking back, I often detected a metallic taste in my mouth whenever I ate something hot or soupy. My dentist always reassured me that it was "all in my head". If only I had known! All these years of swallowing mercury vapour without knowing :(
ReplyDeleteunfortunately, it looks like getting one's old fillings removed only stirs things up (as well as being outrageously expensive). i guess i'll hang in there ... but younger folks need to bear this information in mind!
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