Restore Your Energy. Reclaim Your Life.
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...]
Ensuring your blood sugar is balanced will prevent diabetes. But did you know that irregularities or fluctuations in your blood sugar could also lead to chronic fatigue syndrome? The blood sugar-fatigue connection is not as simple as the relationship between cortisol and insulin. A quick reminder for new readers, insulin is a hormone that is … [Read more...]
Are you convinced your adrenals are fatigued? But what exactly does a fatigued adrenal even mean? And more importantly, is adrenal fatigue even a real condition? You may have read an article regarding adrenal fatigue and felt that the listed symptoms described you perfectly: Difficulty getting out of bed each morning, even after a restful, … [Read more...]
The wheat industry wants you to believe that gluten and other grain-based foods are healthy. The gluten-free crowd wants you to believe that gluten is evil. But how healthy is either of these products, really? I'm confident it will come as no surprise to you that in order to beat fatigue and start flourishing you're going to need adequate levels … [Read more...]
Did you know: a leaky gut could be behind your chronic fatigue. Intestinal permeability or, leaky gut, has recently emerged as a potential culprit in chronic fatigue syndrome. In this post, we'll explore exactly what a leaky gut is (not what the media wants you to believe) and exactly how a leaky gut contributes to fatigue. Let's jump in! What's … [Read more...]
Red meat causes cancer, diabetes, and heart disease - so says the media. But is that what the research suggests? There's likely no more controversial food than red meat. There are those who believe that you should never consume red meat. And others who think you should follow a carnivorous diet - eating almost exclusively red meat. As always, … [Read more...]
If you've been diagnosed with celiac disease, have a family history of chronic illness, and generally feel awful every time you eat bread, it's safe to say that gluten adds to your fatigue. But what about if your only symptom is a mild level of fatigue? Could gluten be the hidden cause of your fatigue? The simplest answer is: maybe. If you … [Read more...]