Diet and Nutrition:
Eliminate foods that cause an allergic response or to which there is a sensitivity (fast, use an elimination diet, or allergy test to isolate such foods)
*Avoid sugar, refined foods, nuts, peanuts, caffeine, and all food additives and preservatives
Eat lots of garlic and onions
Vitamins and Minerals:
Beta-Carotene: 15,000 I.U.
Vitamin B5: 1 - 2 gm.
Folate: 2 - 5 mg.
Vitamin B12: IM 1,000 - 3,000 mcg. weekly (mix with injectable B-complex vitamins)
Vitamin C: 3 - 6 gm.
Vitamin E: 2,000 - 2,400 I.U.
Selenium: 200 - 300 mcg.
Magnesium: IM 1 gm. weekly for 6 weeks
Supplements:
Glutathione: 65 mg.
Coenzyme Q10: 100 - 150 mg.
DHEA: 5 - 15 mg.
Adrenal Glandular: 1 tablet BID
L-Carnitine: 1000 - 3000 mg. in divided doses
NADH: 5 mg. with water only on an empty stomach TID
Botanicals:
Rejuvenate - Centella asiatica, Ginkgo biloba, Eleutherococcus senticosus, *Urtica urens, *Rosmarius officinalis, Fucus vesiculosus, *Zanthoxyllum clava-herculus: 1/4 tsp. TID between meals
Individual botanicals to be considered for this condtion:Allium sativum (Garlic)
Centella asiatica (Gota kola)
Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng)
Fucus vesiculosus (Bladderwrack, Kelp)
Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo)
Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice)
Medicago sativa (Alfalfa)
Rosmarius officinalis (Rosemary)
Urtica urens (Nettles)
Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha)
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis (Southern prickly ash)
Homeopathic Remedies:
Chronic fatigue syndrome, general:
ALUM, ambr, AM-C, apoc, ars, ars-i, aur, bar-c, bapt, CALAD, CALC, cann-s, carb-v, CARC, caust,chel, CHIN, chin-s, cocc, CON, dig, FERR, ferr-ar, ferr-p, GELS, GRAPH, helon, hyos, kali-c, kali-n, kali-p, LACH, laur, lyc, mag-m, mang, merc, mur-ac, nat-a, nat-c, nat-m, nit-ac, nux-m, NUX-V, op, PH-AC, phos, PIC-AC, psor, puls, sel, seneg, sep, SIL, stann, staph, stram, stront-c, sulph, SUL-AC, thuj,valer, verat
Chronic fatigue syndrome aggravated by exertion:
arn, ars, calc, cann-s, chin, gel, helon, nux-v, ph-ac, SIL, thuj
Chronic fatigue from mononucleosis:
bapt, calc, CARC, gels, merc, ph-ac, sil thuj
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Other Therapies:
Antiviral IV therapy: 2/week
Tonic IV therapy
Branched amino acid IV therapy
Constitutional hydrotherapy
Eliminate candidal infection if necessary
Eliminate as many responsibilities as possible
Stress reduction is critical to recovery. Use relaxation methods (yoga, massage, tapes, etc.).
Consistent, graded, aerobic exercise - walking, swimming, cycling, etc.
*Consider treating for leaky gut syndrome
Labs:
Thyroid panel
Glucose - for hypoglycemia
Adrenal function
Food allergies
* The recommended use of this supplement or therapy is based on a physiological mechanism or empirical data and is not necessarily supported by peer-reviewed research studies.
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