Don't expect miracle treatments from natural health practitioners. Their methodologies may be equally as ineffective as the antidepressants prescribed by your doctor. If you haven't already, be sure to check out part 1 of this post. After struggling through the conventional medical system, most chronic fatigue patients end up at a natural … [Read more...]
Are your chronically low levels of energy due to adrenal fatigue or chronic fatigue? How can you tell the difference? Aren't they the same condition? Think of adrenal fatigue (AF) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as two separate but overlapping circles - like the ones found in a Venn diagram. CFS and AF may be two separate conditions. But … [Read more...]
Could your chronic fatigue and other strange symptoms be caused by old dental fillings made from mercury amalgam? In conventional medical settings, mercury toxicity is underdiagnosed and rarely (if ever) treated. In alternative medicine circles, mercury toxicity is diagnosed for just about every strange cluster of symptoms. The truth about mercury … [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...]
Are you one of those people who can't function in the morning until you've had your coffee? If you are, that delectable brew could be quietly contributing to your fatigue. But don't panic! For some of you, coffee could be one of the healthiest foods you eat each day. Coffee is controversial. Some websites describe the negative health effects … [Read more...]
At Flourish Clinic, we don’t believe in treating symptoms. Your body functions as a whole and we believe it should be treated that way. We like to think of a Functional Medicine practitioner as a “health detective.” This is because our Cochrane Functional Medicine practitioner Mark Volmer focuses on identifying and addressing the underlying … [Read more...]
Can SIBO cause fatigue? In my experience, SIBO fatigue is very real. But does SIBO cause fatigue? Small intestine bacterial overgrowth or SIBO is a diagnosis that is relatively new, so the medical community still has lots to learn. But if you've been struggling to find a cause of your unexplained fatigue, SIBO could be the answer you're … [Read more...]
Do you experience chronic pain throughout your body? Is this pain unexplained and unchanged in at least three months? Fibromyalgia syndrome affects approximately 2-3% of the population or more than seven hundred thousand Canadians. It is not specific to any one ethnic or financial demographic and has been reported at the same rates … [Read more...]