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From time to time we have all experienced some level of fatigue. It may have occurred as the result of some strenuous task or exercise routine we have undertaken. This is of course a perfectly natural physical response and not anything to become concerned about as it is just the body's way of saying it has had enough and needs a rest.
However, there is a syndrome known as Chronic Fatigue or CFS is an entirely different and debilitating condition. Sufferers cannot just have a rest and get up feeling fine again after a few hours as would be normal for the rest of us. This condition is an immunodeficiency problem and those who experience this problem often contract other illnesses or health problems. It has even been noted that issues such as heart disease and/or depression are connected to CFS.
Believed to be triggered by a viral infection such as flu the symptoms include fever, headaches, sore throats, extreme tiredness, joint and muscle pain. It is interesting to note that many sufferers of this condition have been found to be nutritionally deficient. CFS has also been linked to EBV (Epstein-Barr Virus). As you may or may not be aware viral infections cannot be successfully eliminated with the use of antibiotics; getting better is down to the body's own immune system's ability to overcome the virus. Thus, if the immune system is run down the sufferer can be ill for months or years even unless they take steps to start building up a strong immune system.
Boosting the immune system can be done with a combination of approaches, such as improving the quality and nutritional value of the food that is eaten as well as taking supplements such as vitamin D3, a good multivitamin/mineral combination and getting enough rest. Personally, I would recommend using both approaches for those who can afford to do so.
One very important issue to highlight here are supplements and the quality of supplements that can be bought over the counter. Buying cheap supplements is a complete waste of money. Those bottles you find in the grocery or drugstore/pharmacy that contain 5,000 vitamin pills for 99cents or 99pence or whatever, are not going to make the slightest bit of difference to the body as it is unlikely the system will be able to absorb the contents. Nurses often refer to these type of vitamin pills as bed pan bullets, they come out of the body in exactly the same state in which they entered. Whole and practically untouched. These cannot serve any helpful purpose to anyone.
In order for vitamins to do what they are supposed to they have to be processed in very special ways. It is for this reason therefore that the more you spend on a vitamin the more effective it will be. If middle of the range vitamins do not fall within an individual's budget then they should not waste money buying cheap ones, instead use that money to buy good fresh fruits and vegetables or even organic if possible; but do stay away from a million vitamins for under a dollar/pound as you could as well thrown that money down your loo/can whatever you may call it.
Returning to CFS it is more than likely that anyone who is diagnosed with it also has a weak immune system. Eating to boost your immune system will certainly not do any harm and in all likelihood you will start to feel the benefits within a couple of weeks. Your symptoms may not vanish overnight but anything that eases the unpleasant and often painful effects of CFS can only be a good thing for the person concerned.
Adding good quality protein from fish and meat will also help though if you are a vegetarian nuts and other high protein vegetables/soy etc can be eaten instead. Keeping the body well hydrated by drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water a day will also prove beneficial; aside from hydration water also helps to flush toxins out of the system.
To conclude, it is important that anyone suffering from CFS should consult with his or her doctor before self-treating with supplements or any other natural remedies.
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