Gluten makes you sick, but you don't have celiac disease. What do you do now? You think you are allergic to gluten. Every time you eat it you get brain fog, fatigue, and intense abdominal bloating. However, when your doctor ran a celiac blood test, the results came back negative. You do not have celiac disease. You may have gone back … [Read more...]
Are you convinced you have adrenal fatigue? Or, maybe you did get diagnosed with adrenal fatigue. But whenever you try treating it, you end up feeling worse... Let's say you have all the symptoms of adrenal fatigue. You'll get completely different testing options from a family doctor versus a functional medicine practitioner. And even most tests … [Read more...]
What exactly is gluten? And why is there so much buzz around gluten intolerance? Is being intolerant to gluten even a real thing? Even though a gluten-free diet is all the rage these days, there is legitimate research that stands behind the hype. Research that suggests yes, there are specific symptoms of gluten intolerance. And that gluten … [Read more...]
After medication, what steps should you take to reclaim your energy for good? After reading the first article of this series, you know how to best manage your fatigue symptoms. Even though I write from a holistic or natural point of view, I am by no means opposed to medication. And in the context of chronic fatigue syndrome, I think medication … [Read more...]
According to the CDC, there is no cure nor approved treatment plan for chronic fatigue syndrome. (1) So what should you do to overcome this debilitating illness? Most readers of my blog will have a strong bias towards alternative/natural medicine over conventional/Western medicine. I'm of the mind that this should not be an either-or debate. … [Read more...]
Adrenal fatigue describes a condition where your body struggles to produce enough cortisol. But other conditions, like high cortisol levels, could actually be what's causing your symptoms! So, you visit a natural health practitioner in hopes of treating your adrenal fatigue. All your symptoms fit so well. But after testing, you don't have the low … [Read more...]
When you're chronically fatigued, if your practitioner tells you that standing on your head and drinking water 5x per day will increase your energy, you just might be willing to try it. Have you gotten to the point where you're willing to try anything to improve your fatigue levels? This can be a dangerous place to be in your healing journey. It … [Read more...]
As counterintuitive as it may seem, marijuana may actually improve the function of your mitochondria. Resulting in lower fatigue levels. I'm sure most of you know marijuana/cannabis as a sedative. It relaxes you. How could it possibly be beneficial for a condition like chronic fatigue? CFS patients don't need any more sedation. They need … [Read more...]