{"id":47968,"date":"2025-07-28T05:26:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/?post_type=health-conditions&#038;p=47968"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:14:35","slug":"chronic-fatigue-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"health-conditions","link":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"47968\" class=\"elementor elementor-47968\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577a7d95 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"577a7d95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d96dbe5 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d96dbe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is defined as disabling fatigue lasting more than six months that reduces activity by more than half. No single cause for CFS has been identified. Suggested causes include chronic viral infections, food allergy, adrenal gland dysfunction, and many others; but none has been convincingly documented in more than a minority of sufferers. Contrary to the myth that there is nothing you can do to speed up recovery from chronic fatigue other than rest and wait, there are a number of proactive things you can do to help recover.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/chronic-fatigue-nutrition\/\">Nutritional discussion<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/chronic-fatigue-cns-hormone-abnormalities\/\">CNS &amp; Hormones<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/chronic-fatigue-immune-abnormalities\/\">Immune<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2904d02 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2904d02\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610d8662 e-n-tabs-mobile cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"610d8662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"1628276322\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763221\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763221\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763221\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSymptoms\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763222\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763222\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763222\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCauses\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763223\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763223\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763223\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tOnset\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763224\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763224\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763224\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tViral\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763225\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763225\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763225\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tHypotension\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763226\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763226\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763226\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSleep\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763227\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763227\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763227\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tOther causes\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763221\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763221\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-4124b5e9 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4124b5e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e131a1 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56e131a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8fb743 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8fb743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"self\">Symptoms<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49738fa4 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49738fa4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aed0a34 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aed0a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to fatigue, there may also be muscle pain, joint pain not associated with redness or swelling, short-term memory loss, and an inability to concentrate. Some people with chronic fatigue syndrome also experience difficulty sleeping, swollen lymph nodes, and\/or mild fever.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763222\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763222\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-33fb988f e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33fb988f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3740f7d6 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3740f7d6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145992fa cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"145992fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"causes\">Causes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fdf85 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63fdf85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cc219d cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69cc219d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many theories about the cause for chronic fatigue syndrome and while doctors mostly accept it as a real disease, there is a substantial controversy as to whether research should focus on physiological or psychological considerations. None of the causes explain all cases of CFS and there are no consistent means to objectively measure biological factors such as a blood test or brain scan.<\/p>\n\n<p>Experts feel that chronic fatigue may develop from a variety of factors that add up to the resulting condition or the importance of the sequence of factors, whether they act alone or in combination, and whether a genetic or other abnormality makes patients more at risk. Many cases do begin with great physical or mental stress or over work combined with a viral or other infection.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\">\n \t<li>Hereditary factors<\/li>\n \t<li>Abnormalities in the brain<\/li>\n \t<li>An over active immune system<\/li>\n \t<li>Viral and other infections<\/li>\n \t<li>Mental or emotional stress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763223\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763223\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-5d339d38 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d339d38\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b765ef e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61b765ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b63678 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11b63678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"onset\">Sudden- and Gradual-Onset CFS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5a470a cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c5a470a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some researchers classify CFS as either sudden-onset or gradual-onset, and feel that each class may have different causes. Less than 1\/2 of CFS patients experience gradual-onset CFS. It is theorized that gradual-onset might develop from emotional\/mental causes and sudden-onset by viral infection or neurological abnormality, as indicated by results of MRI scans of the brains of some patients that showed small injuries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763224\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763224\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6174ec27 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6174ec27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee8a8a5 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ee8a8a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a91f334 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a91f334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"iron\">Viral<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6f7a43 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f6f7a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chronic fatigue syndrome resembles the symptoms of viral illness that does not improve and so attention has been focused on the idea that it was at least partially caused by a virus in the first place, or that a viral infection damages the immune system which remains active after the virus itself has been defeated, or that such an abnormal immune system reactivates an inactive virus that exists in the body.<\/p><p><strong>Evidence for Viral Cause<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li>CFS begins suddenly with a flu-like condition 80% of the time.<\/li><li>CFS reportedly begins in same U.S. household, same workplace, etc, but this is not confirmed.<\/li><li>CFS in the U.K. was found that to possibly be related to previous infections.<\/li><li>Some believe that normal intestinal bacteria might be a factor.<\/li><li>CFS patients often have unusually high antibody levels for fatigue-causing viruses, such as candida, Lyme, herpes, HTVL, Epstein-Barr, coxsackie B, measles, parvovirus or cytomegalovirus.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Evidence Against Viral Cause.<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li>It does not appear to be contagious or spread in the way a cold might spread.<\/li><li>It is not spread by sexual contact.<\/li><li>No single virus or other micro-organism has been connected to CFS.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763225\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763225\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4d7fde6b e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d7fde6b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6830f773 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6830f773\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a1ca71 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a1ca71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"hypotension\">Neurally Mediated Hypotension<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e36ddc cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17e36ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li>Some CFS patients also have neurally mediated hypotension (NMH) which results in a sudden and marked drop<br \/>in blood pressure when standing. It is possible that this condition is brought about by damage to the central<br \/>nervous system as the result of infection.<\/li><li>This abnormality of the CNS tells the heart to slow so that blood pressure drops when the person changes posture resulting<br \/>in inadequate circulation and resulting in light-headedness, etc.<\/li><li>Interestingly, it is reported that patients with this NHM-connected<br \/>chronic fatigue syndrome are younger and recover more quickly.<\/li><li>Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) , a mild form of hypotension, may also be connected to CFS.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763226\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763226\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-59d5e889 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59d5e889\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1932f7e3 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1932f7e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b49f37 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76b49f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"sleep\">Disturbed Circadian Rhythms<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6879109f cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6879109f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li>CFS may result from a disordered circadian rhythm and tied to mental or physical over-exertion and stress which hampers their ability to restore their natural sleep and wakefulness cycle.<\/li><li>Experts further postulate that such abnormal sleep-wake cycle and the resulting tiredness causes the person to not get sufficient exercise, further exacerbating the condition.<\/li><li>However it has been reported that patients with chronic fatigue are just as physically fit as those without the condition. This means that CFS isn&#8217;t caused by a sedentary lifestyle, but that the activity level is low due to the condition itself.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-16282763227\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-16282763227\" data-tab-index=\"7\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-3c0efebd e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c0efebd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3a449b e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f3a449b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59cc7e62 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59cc7e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"other\">Psychosocial Factors<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2c9c22 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a2c9c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mental and emotional factors are decidedly connected to CFS in most patients. They probably are not the primary cause but certainly may contribute to vulnerability. And of course, having CFS is mentally and emotionally stressful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f727957 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f727957\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28528d43 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28528d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Central Nervous System and Hormone Abnormalities<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab7d706 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ab7d706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Abnormalities in the central nervous system have been reported. Read more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/chronic-fatigue-cns-hormone-abnormalities\/\">CNS and hormone abnormalities<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f0fda cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3f0fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Immune System Abnormalities<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45c099 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f45c099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Researchers have found a number of abnormalities in the immune system. Read more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/chronic-fatigue-immune-abnormalities\/\">immune system abnormalities<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7aec6 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc7aec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Theories<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02423cc cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02423cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Muscle Defect. CFS patients often feel as though their muscles don&#8217;t work correctly leading some to propose that a physical problem might be involved, but this has not been substantiated by chemical, physical or metabolic research.<\/li>\n \t<li>Some propose that hyperventilation, caused by asthma, infections, hyperthyroidism, and anxiety might be a factor. Although the condition has been found in some patients research has not substantiated it.<\/li>\n \t<li>The vagus nerves provide communication from the brain, through the chest to the intestines and transmits information about the condition of the organs to the central nervous system. It has been noted that after chronic fatigue patient exercise the activity of this nerve is slightly abnormal. There has been no substantive research connecting the abnormality as a cause.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/chronic-fatigue-nutrition\/#carnitine\">Mitochondria<\/a> are the energy producers of the body.Inherited mitochondria mutations cause muscle pain and fatigue and muscle pain. Such mutations might also result from environmental and infectious attacks on the body. More research is needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded1d05 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ded1d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conventional Treatment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1466f1 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1466f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medical professionals employ a combination of healthy diet, lifestyle amendments, exercise, reducing stress, and counseling. Prescription medications may also be used and include anti-anxiety drugs, antidepressants, hydrocortisone, and pain relievers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c671b8 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c671b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chronic Fatigue News<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2738b29 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2738b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to learn more? See our blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/blog\/controversy-over-chronic-fatigue-virus\/\">news on chronic fatigue<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5d2d5 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a5d2d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7bbbcb cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7bbbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/studylist\/xtra-info-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-bibliography-early-research\/\">research<\/a>\u00a0on which the above discussion is based.<\/p><p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/studies-bydisease\/alzheimers-disease\/\">additional research<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e8bc9 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17e8bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplementation &amp; Complementary Care<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef672e1 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ef672e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Nutrition<\/strong>: A number of nutritional factors may influence or contribute to chronic fatigue syndrome.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/chronic-fatigue-nutrition\/\">Read more<\/a> about specific nutrients, supplements, herbs and chronic fatigue syndrome including clinical trials and research.\n<ul>\n \t<li>Some doctors believe that for people with CFS who have low blood pressure,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/chronic-fatigue-nutrition\/\">salt should not be restricted<\/a>.<\/li>\n \t<li>Potassium aspartate-magnesium aspartate combination: 1 gram twice per day.<\/li>\n \t<li>Vitamin B12: 2,500-5,000 mcg given by injection every two to three days.<\/li>\n \t<li>L-carnitine: 1 gram taken three times daily for eight weeks.<\/li>\n \t<li>NADH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide): 10 mg per day for four weeks.<\/li>\n \t<li>Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root: 2.5 grams of licorice root daily for six to eight weeks.<\/li>\n \t<li>Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng) and Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus): One of these herbs may be taken for six to eight weeks after licorice has been discontinued.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Lifestyle changes<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Behavioral therapy<\/strong>: Highly stressful situations should be avoided by people with CFS. Coping mechanisms for dealing with stress can sometimes be maximized by behavioral therapy, which has been shown helpful for people with CFS in several controlled studies.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Acupuncture<\/strong>\u00a0is sometimes helpful.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Exercise<\/strong>\u00a0is important to prevent the worsening of fatigue. Many people report feeling better after undertaking a moderate exercise plan.However, most people with CFS are sensitive to overexertion, and excessive exercise may lead to consistently worsening fatigue and mental functioning. Exercise should be attempted gradually, starting with very small efforts. 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