Home Remedies for Fatigue Syndrome

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Home Remedies for Fatigue Syndrome
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Introduction

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic
  Encephalomyelitis (CFS or ME) is a condition
  resembling chronic active Epstein-Barr virus
  (EBV) infection but without a known cause
• It may be related with the previous infection and
  CFS lasts for 6 months, accompanied by cognitive
  problems like short-term memory and loss of
  concentration.  Guilt, anger, and anxiety are the
  common emotional responses of the people
  suffering from CFS.

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Causes

• A new study, reveals that CFS is a debilitating
  disease without unknown cause and discovered that
  there is a crucial link between CFS and lower
  levels of key thyroid hormones raises hopes for
  treating this.
• Also, recent studies and research associates this
  disorder with after-effects of some infections
  that has its impact on the immune system

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Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• Fatigue
• Loss of memory and concentration
• Enlarged lymph nodes
• Un-refreshing / non-restorative sleep
• Pain in muscles and joints
• Transient pain
• Extreme exhaustion

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Treatment 

• There is no cure or approved treatment for this
  disorder. But some symptoms can be treated or
  managed with self-care to get some relief.
• Graded exercise therapy
• Increase your sleep time
• Increase potassium and magnesium intake
• Essential fatty acids

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Graded exercise therapy (GET)

• tudies proved that graded exercise therapy helps
  people with chronic fatigue syndrome. Graded
  exercise therapy is a physical activity, and it
  is a primary method of treatment for CFS/ME. It
  reduces pain, fatigue, stiffness and helps the
  patients to gain strength. It gives a higher
  level of fitness and improves their mood as well.

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• Increase your sleep time
• Un refreshing or non-restorative sleep is the
  hallmark of CFS. A wide range of sleep problems
  including
• Excessive daytime sleepiness
• Disrupted / un refreshed sleep
• Waking or feeling tired even after sufficient or
  prolonged periods of sleep

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• Thank You
• BY S.vijay Sudarsanam