Understanding Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (FMS, CFS & ME)

Understanding Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (FMS, CFS & ME)

Imagine your body is a car. A car has a motor that requires the right type of fuel in order to move. The quality of the fuel also determines how efficiently your car will run. Now imagine the fuel as the foods you eat. The foods nutritional value mirrors its quality.

Each cell in your body has its own little fuel burner (mitochondria). This is where calories (fuel) are burned and turned into the human body’s energy currency – ATP.

In sufferers of CFS there’s a furnace malfunction. To get these turbocharged the first step is to insure you are consuming the right fuel. The nutritional support program helps you making the right choices of foods and advises on supplementation. The main focus is optimising energy production.

Although there are differences, FMS, CFS or ME are related and overlap. Whether FMS, CFS or ME, all diagnostics respond well to exercise at different levels of exertion. We shall be referring to CFS to cover all three.

What it feels like…

Widespread pain with different levels of severity may sound familiar…  If you are reading this it is likely that either you or someone close to you is struggling with symptoms.

Most common symptoms include;

1. Overwhelming fatigue
2. Severe insomnia, brain fog
3. Achiness and pain.