If I had a dollar for every night that I did not sleep over the past 18 years since developing CFS, I would nice lump sum of money to spend!
Sleep disorders are one of the most frustrating symptoms of CFS, next to the debilitating fatigue.
There are prescription medications as well as more natural and supplement alternatives that can be used to treat the sleep disturbances in CFS. I wrote two articles that detail each treatment method in great detail:
The winter months hinder our fresh fruit and fresh vegetable selections, but we do have other alternatives. I know many people, myself included, have a habit of getting in a rut with food and we tend to gravitate towards the same types of foods all of the time.
It is always healthier to incorporate fresh choices for fruits and veggies instead of purchasing canned or frozen. Some great fruit choices for winter are persimmons, pineapple, pears, dates, raspberries, grapes, cranberries and apples.
CFS and Fibromyalgia patients often gain weight once they become ill because they are too fatigued and in too much pain to be as active as they once were. There are other issues that cause the weight gain, though. Hormonal imbalances play a big part in weight gain in these patients as well as the sleep disturbances. Click here to read more on this subject!
I never realized until I was diagnosed with a serious Vitamin D deficiency what all problems this could cause. My doctor was very concerned because my levels were dangerously low and he immediately put me on a high dose Vitamin D supplement. Some other health problems my doctor told me Vitamin D deficiency could cause include heart disease, chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, hypertension, arthritis, depression, inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, PMS, Crohns Disease, cancer, MS and other autoimmune diseases.
Probiotics are beneficial bactera that is added to foods, such as yogurt and cereal, because they can boost your immune system.
