Fatigue Supplements


by Stewart Hare - Date: 2007-02-20 - Word Count: 227 Share This!

No single cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been found, so the exact cause of is unknown. Your healthcare practitioner will try to rule out other conditions that cause fatigue such as:

• Food allergies
• Viral infections
• Adrenal gland dysfunction

The symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are at least 6 months of disabling chronic fatigue which symptoms may include:

• Difficulty sleeping
• Lack of concentration
• Joint and muscle pain
• Mild fever
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Short term memory loss

Changing the diet may help with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS):

• Avoid salt
• Avoid sugar
• Avoid stimulants such as tea, coffee, chocolate and alcohol
• Eat little and often, carbohydrates and fruit

Some individuals suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) found that exercise helped. This exercise has to be gradual and in very small amounts, one study found that an exercise of 30 minutes consisting of 3 minutes walking and 3 minutes resting was beneficial.

The following supplements may help if you are suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

• A combination of potassium aspartate and magnesium aspartate
• Antioxidant complex
• Astragalus
• B complex
• Co-enzyme Q10
• Echinacea
• Evening primrose oil
• Fish oil
• Korean ginseng
• Lapacho
• L-carnitine
• Liquorice root extracts (should only be taken under supervision from a healthcare practitioner as it can cause water retention and high blood pressure)
• Magnesium
• Multivitamin and multi-minerals
• Olive Leaf Extracts
• Siberian Ginseng
• St John's Wort
• Vitamin B12
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin C


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