Does IBS cause fatigue? The health of your gut impacts nearly every other system inside your body. This includes the way your body produces energy. So it follows that IBS can make you feel tired. The gut-fatigue connection Do you remember how exhausted you felt the last time you had the stomach flu? If your symptoms were anything like mine, … [Read more...]
Your complicated symptoms may be from mold sickness Mold sickness symptoms are incredibly wide ranging, and unless you know what to look for they can appear completely unrelated. Here is a list of common symptoms of mold sickness: Fatigue Weakness Aches Cramps(s) Unusual pain(s) Ice-pick pain Headache Light … [Read more...]
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...]