Chronic Fatigue

The Soft Overcomes the Hard: Walking the Spiritual Path with Excruciating Humility

Mariana Caplan, Ph.D. | Posted 05.01.2012

Mariana Caplan, Ph.D.

We convince ourselves that we are practicing heroically by setting up routines and disciplines that are ultimately unsustainable -- emoting and meditating so intensely that we are actually distracted from a subtler and softer level of feeling.

Follow The Boomer Money: End Of Sarcopenia, Compression Of Morbidity

Brent Green | Posted 02.05.2012

Brent Green

Strong muscles mean stronger, sometimes longer lives. Through sarcopenia mitigation, Boomers can compress their morbidity -- thereby lessening the burdens of old age illnesses by compressing an unwanted time of life into the shortest period possible before the final exit.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- A Treatable Autoimmune Disease

Matthew Edlund, M.D. | Posted 12.26.2011

Matthew Edlund, M.D.

The argument that CFS is not related to the immune system may now be less stridently asserted. That would be real progress.

7 Ways To Beat Mental Fatigue

Leslie Davenport | Posted 01.21.2012

Leslie Davenport

As the old Zen saying goes, "If not now, when?" There is no better time to start or revive a practice to nourish your body, heart and spirit, actively shaping your vital life.

Exciting New Discovery In Treating CFS And Fibromyalgia

Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. | Posted 08.04.2011

Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.

New research suggests that statins might have a very helpful antiviral effect at high dose, and they may even hold promise as an effective new treatment for CFS and fibromyalgia.

Mouse Virus Link To Chronic Fatigue 'Seriously In Question'

AP | By LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 07.31.2011

WASHINGTON -- Two new studies say a link between a virus and chronic fatigue syndrome probably was a false alarm caused by laboratory mistakes, yet an...

Five Common 'No No's' for People With Fibromyalgia

Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. | Posted 06.01.2011

Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.

Here are five common 'no no's' people mistakenly do when trying to manage fibromyalgia.

To What Extent Can The Mind Heal The Body?

Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.

By now, many of you have heard news reports about the PACE study out of the UK, suggesting that cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise are helpful for chronic fatigue syndrome, and misguided and misinformed media reports suggesting that this shows that the illness is all in people's minds.

How To Treat Chronic Fatigue And Fibromyalgia

Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.

Low thyroid, which reflects as fatigue, weight gain, cold intolerance and even unexplained infertility, is especially common in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.

Genetically Modified Soy Diets Lead to Ovary and Uterus Changes in Rats

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeffrey Smith

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/235 If you're still eating genetically modified (GM) soybeans and you plan on having kids, a Brazilian study...

Mouse Virus Link To Chronic Fatigue Looked At

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

WASHINGTON — A U.S. government study has uncovered a family of mouse viruses in some people with chronic fatigue syndrome, raising still more qu...

New Suspect In Gulf War Syndrome

Dr. Douglas Fields | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Douglas Fields

The Veterans Affairs Department announced that it will re-examine the disability claims of thousands of Persian Gulf War veterans suffering from the mysterious Gulf War illnesses decades after the war ended

My Friend has 500 Jobs...

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 05.25.2011

Arjuna Ardagh

Today there is really only one thing on my mind that I want to talk about with you more than any other, and that is: my liver.

Want To Be Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? Be A Better Napper Than A 2-Year-Old

Amy Hertz | Posted 11.17.2011

Amy Hertz

I was a year old when I stopped napping. They say I wouldn't sleep because I didn't want to miss anything. Truth is I didn't trust the adults to handle things without me. My parents had just turned 22, can you blame me?