The causes of CFS and a system to beat it

So, I read more than 100 books  (I am planning to write some reviews soon)

So, I tried lots of stuff and some helped a little and some didn't

But I am still really unwell

I am sure that I need a more systematic approach, I am still all over the place with my treatment tentatives even though I recently started a more thought -through approach

I think that CFS has many causes and that everybody who suffers from it has their own very individual combination of multiple causes. The trick is to find out which ones combined to wreak havoc and then test and treat and test again and treat and test again and treat and so on ...

So here's my system in an early version that's not complete at all but really just a starting point which will be updated and added to over time:



Causes                 Tests                                Treatments                     best book or website
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gut disbiosis          comprehensive stool         probiotics                          Underground Wellness
                              analysis                             prebiotics = heaps of veg        

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thyroid                  TSH                                   armour                               Dr Nathan
problems               free T3                              slow release T3                  Julia Ross
                              free T4                                                                         STTM website       
                              antibodies                                                              
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adrenal                 DHEA                               nature identical DHEA     Dr Nathan
problems              Cortisol
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sex hormone         DHEA                              nature identical                Dr Hertoghe
imbalances            Progesterone                    hormone replacement      Dr Nathan
                              Estrogene
                              Testosterone
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Vitamin D            D3                                D3                          Dr Gominak                                    
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blood sugar          fasting blood sugar          low carb  diet     blood sugar 101 website
 problems             post prandial blood sugar
                             Hb1Ac
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neuro transmitter  serotonine                        tryptophan or 5HTP       Julia Ross
imbalances            dopamine                         tyrosine

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impaired               intracellular ATP            acetyl- glutathion               Dr Sinatra
mitochondrial                                               D ribose                             Dr Conley
function                                                        Co Q10                              Dr Wahls
                                                                      Creatine                             Dr Gesswein
                                                                      Carnitine                            Dr Myhill
                                                                      Magnesium
                                                                      NADH
                                                                      alpha lipoic acid
                                                                      9 portions of veg a day
                                                                      PQQ
                                                                      folinic acid
                                                                      B12
                                                                      antioxidants
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nutrient                                                        Vitamins A-K                      Julia Ross
deficiencies                                                  Omega 3                             Dr Ali
                                                                      iron, iodine etc...


and more specifically                                   Calcium
electrolyte imbalances                                  Magnesium
                                                                      Potassium
                                                                      Sodium
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liver problems      I know next to nothing about this

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viral load           I  have to read a lot more about this                                   Dr Nathan
problems

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other causes I haven't yet heard about

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The books mentioned in this post:

Neil Nathan, MD  (2010)  'On hope and healing for those who have fallen through the medical cracks'

Terry Wahls, MD  (2010)  'Minding my mitochondria'

Stephen Sinatra MD  (2005) 'Metabolic Cardiology'

Julia Ross (2002) 'The mood cure' and 'The diet cure'

Edward Conley, MD (1998)  'America exhausted'

Majid Ali, MD (1994)  'The canary and chronic fatigue'

Lorenz  Gesswein  (2012) 'Wieder neue Kraft' (only in German)

ThierryHertoghe ,MD (2002) 'The hormone solution'


The websites:

STTM : stop the thyroid madness   http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

blood sugar 101:   http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/

Dr Myhill:   http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/

Underground Wellness:  http://undergroundwellness.com/

Dr Gominak:   http://drgominak.com/



(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. I am only searching for solutions and trying out things to improve my quality of life. Do not try anything I did. Always ask a qualified doctor for advice before trying something. All I am writing about are my personal experiences as my very own guinea pig. Everybody is different and I cannot be held responsible for anything anybody tries out.)