Posted by TENA/MERMIE on 7/29/2007, 12:55 am, in reply to "Re: CFIDS#7" Other symptoms typical of Yin deficiency include *****Of fundamental importance here is the fact that CFS sufferers "almost The fact that the sensation of feverishness is usually not accompanied by an From a Western point of view, an Excess condition may also be compared with a According to Poesnecker the only way the CFS patient with weak adrenal glands It is this condition of overcompensation which greatly complicates the treatment Once this stage commences, usually during the counter-shock phase and the Stage Adaptogens, adrenal tonics and synthetic adrenal hormones may considerably Although in the short term treatment may be necessary to reduce this adrenal This represents a struggle within the body that will obviously be unsuccessful During recovery, these changes will move in the reverse direction, with the This is an additional reason why a purely symptomatic approach should be If the symptoms experienced by a patient are the result of the body trying to Since healing symptoms are associated with a recovery process and the associated Exercise Intolerance in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome *****It is interesting to note that many health care professionals have had The fact that exercise intolerance may be due to a compromised ability to adapt It should be emphasised that the condition of exercise "tolerance" (ie. In other words, the two essential requirements, if a person is to attain a It is therefore clear that exercise intolerance due solely to a lack of fitness While an inability to adapt to exercise because of serious diseases such as By definition, if a person does not adapt to exercise, then he/she will For instance, if the weakness is in the lungs, breathlessness will be a It is rather surprising then, that exercise and fitness routines are still The reasons for this from a cause-based or scientific point of view, do seem The fact that exercise may be used as a "treatment" for depression or for . Interestingly, the mood elevating effects of exercise are believed to be due The benefits of exercise are therefore, based upon an assumption of Especially since it is generally accepted that CFS (which is often referred to After all, exercise would not normally be seen as a treatment for influenza, in *****Glyconutrients, so the claims stated, could alleviate CFS by giving Conversely, cessation of treatment, so I was informed, would result in a Since the nutritional theory underpinning the use of glyconutrients seemed quite This however was short lived. As I continued taking the product I felt increasingly as though I was taking a As my reserves became more depleted I found that the symptoms of CFS were My deterioration forced me to discontinue the treatment after only one week. When I ceased taking the product, much to my amazement, I experienced a severe After this two day period I felt better than when I was taking the product. In my case, the results of glyconutrient treatment were most unsatisfactory,
*****Symptoms of CFSwhich could be due to an Excess condition include, cold
intolerance,
abdominal distension,
a feeling of feverishness,
and an accelerated heart rate.
burning hands or feet,
insomnia, dizziness,
night sweats,
feverishness,
flushing of the cheeks,
and palpitations.
always experience abnormal sensations of body temperature, which is a typical
sign of Yin/Yang imbalance.
elevated temperature ( 2 ), is hardly surprising if it is caused by a Deficiency
(Yin) rather than an Excess.
condition of excessive adaptation
Although this may seem rather paradoxical, it seems, as previously mentioned,
that an inherent adrenal weakness may result in a condition of overcompensation.
can function is to rely upon excessive HPA stimulation.
of CFS
of Resistance, then the "stress" of this overcompensation may become a disease
in itself.
aggravate this condition.
overcompensation, preventative or long-term treatment should seek to address
any underlying deficiency rather than simply increase hormone levels.
The concept of an Excess condition also has important ramifications for
understanding the way in which the body attempts to cope with illnesses. When a
significant systemic infection occurs, the internal Qi of the body increases in
an attempt to overcome the "pathogenic" or "evil" Qi (ie. or virulence) of the
infecting organism or disease.
if the internal Qi of the body is not strong enough to overcome the pathogenic
Qi. In this event the disease will progress from an acute "Exterior" disease to
a chronic "Internal" disease.
disease once again becoming acute and External.
avoided.
eliminate toxins and restore normality, then any attempt to suppress these
symptoms would clearly not be helpful. I should emphasise here that it is
vitally important that disease symptoms are not confused with healing symptoms.
improvement in vitality, they will be readily identified by a suitable
practitioner.
difficulty understanding and accepting the intolerance of exercise which is
commonly considered to be the very hallmark of CFS.
to the stresses that exercise imposes upon the body seems to have received
little recognition from non-holistic practitioners.
"fitness") merely represents the end result of successful adaptation to
exercise.
condition of fitness or exercise tolerance, are exercise, and an ability to
successfully adapt to that exercise.
could not cause the severe and progressive ill-effects which are possible if
adaptability is compromised.
heart disease or respiratory disease is generally accepted, it is obvious that
any other reduction in metabolic efficiency also has the potential to reduce our
adaptability.
experience physiological "stress", the nature of which will reflect the type and
the degree of the underlying metabolic abnormality.
prominent symptom.
sometimes recommended as a fundamental part of CFS treatment.
rather unclear, although there is no doubt that limb and mobility exercises may
be beneficial for persons who have been immobilised.
conditions which are caused by a lack of fitness, hardly seems relevant to CFS
sufferers
to the fact that exercise is a stressor which may stress the body and cause the
body to produce an adaptive (hormonal) response which may, in turn, have a
pronounced effect on mood.
insignificantly compromised adaptability.
as "Post-viral Syndrome") is caused or triggered by viral infections such as
influenza or glandular fever, the whole debate about exercise does seem rather
irrelevant.
spite of the fact that this illness may cause considerable exercise intolerance
(and depression).The Use of Glyconutrients in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
sufferers an improvement in vigour and sense of well being.
relapse, even after many months of treatment.
logical, I decided to give this new discovery a trial.
Within a day or two of commencing the treatment, at the recommended dosage, I
did indeed feel an improvement in energy and feeling of well being.
stimulant which was actually draining my energy reserves and making me worse.
deteriorating and I could not sustain my previous level of energy and well
being.
"crash" and went through two days of severe withdrawals, during which I had to
fight the constant urge to resume the treatment.
although it did seem as though there were dual effects (ie. both good and bad).
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