Chronic Fatigue from http://www.price-pottenger.org/Articles/ChrFatigue2.html
The Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation
by Tom Cowan, MD
"... my view of chronic fatigue syndrome .... That is, our energy level, or our energy resource, is like a flowing river, This river has many tributaries or areas to which our energy is diverted. The main energy drain for most of us is the digestion of our food. When we ease this energy drain going to digesting our food, we suddenly have a huge reserve available for tasks such as muscle function, thinking, exercise or other more creative pursuits. This is the essence of chronic fatigue syndrome. ...
"... eat no more than 10-15% of their diet as carbohydrate-type food, including grains, pasta, flour, fruits, sugars, fruit juice, etc. and the only allowable grains are either fermented (sourdough) bread or whole grains... for six months. In this time the bulk of their food is various organic organ meats, fish, fowl, cultured raw milk products, raw butter, yogurt, olive oil, flax seed oil and some coconut milk on a daily basis. To this is added as many fresh vegetables as can be eaten and prepared in a variety of ways. Second, on a daily basis, use some fermented food or drink.... Third, use Celtic sea salt only, as this is the only salt with the trace elements present that are so vital to proper enzyme functioning. Fourth, daily castor oil packs over the liver area for one hour each day. These packs aid digestion, detoxify the bowels, and cleanse the liver. ..."
"The Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, a non-profit educational organization, is a clearinghouse of information on healthful lifestyles, ecology, sound nutrition, alternative medicine, humane farming and organic gardening." [I would recommend this foundation as one of the best resources on diet and nutrition.]
http://www.nutritiondata.com/inflammation.html
http://www.texasgrassfedbeef.com/id91.htm
Why are the people who eat the Hunter Gatherer diet (Best and Worst Foods) fit and trim? Primarily it's because their cell membranes have the same essential fat ratios as the green leafy plant. Their vitamin levels and other nutrients for optimal health and body function are perfect. Peer reviewed, professionally published reports of controlled studies of laboratory animals show that incidences of chronic disease (including obesity) accelerates dramatically as the ratio of Omega-6 fatty acids to Omega-3 fatty acids in the membranes of their bodies’ cells moves higher than 4:1. This is quite disturbing when we note that nutritional scientists estimate that the ratio for the average American is somewhere between 20:1 and 30:1 and the optimal ratio is 1:1.
When the ratio of O6 to O3 fatty acids exceeds 4:1 in the membranes of a body's cells, over time the cells start "misfiring." The misfiring cells result in body failure. All body failures are called Chronic Diseases and 70% of all deaths in our country are caused by Chronic Disease. Most other deaths are from various causes and virtually no one in America dies of natural causes. (See http://www.cdc.gov/ for more statistics regarding death and disease.)
Grains skew the fatty acid ratios of cell membranes away from the ideal balance of 1:1. The reason is grains are mostly Omega-6 sources. For instance wheat's ratio is around 9:1, rice is around 30:1, and corn is around 59:1. Grain-fed beef is about 15:1. Grain-fed skinless chicken breasts are 18:1. Grain-fed chicken eggs are 20:1. Compare those ratios with grass-fed meats and grass-fed eggs that hover around 1:1.
Here's what Dr. Jonathan Wright said about it: "Adrenal-function test shows if weak adrenals may be the main cause. If weakness of the adrenals is a major problem, he recommends cortisol, DHEA, and salt. Salt is needed for the productions of a hormone called aldosterone. If we eat plenty of salt, the adrenal glands don't need to make aldosterone."
"People with weak adrenal glands should never follow a low-carbohydrate diet. Incorporating six or more pieces of licorice slows the liver's breakdown of steroid hormones."
Other useful supplements: "Vitamins A, E, B complex; and Adren-Plus (adrenal glandular)."
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gnxfan/bio.html Here is how Bob Mantz cured himself of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Go to the website for the complete story but here are parts of it:
"I’ve gone through years of suffering with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), A distended bladder combined with insomnia, headaches, Leaky Gut Syndrome, tonsillitis, depression, etc....I felt like I had the flu every single day for the next 2 years. Weakness permeated everything.....I knew it wasn’t depression causing me to feel like crap. It was feeling like crap making me depressed! But the docs just didn’t get it – all those different anti-depressants not doing squat logically meant that depression wasn’t my issue, but sometimes logic and medical just don’t mix. As a matter of fact the only thing that ever came back ‘out of range’ was my temperature. I was always running low, 97.5 or so, but that never concerned anyone.
...I went to see a local internist. I was now approaching 3 years of sickness. . He diagnosed me with CFS. Finally. I felt a little better just hearing that. I had a name for this demon....I stumbled upon an incredible site called Curezone (www.curezone.com) I delved deeply into its pages on Dr. Richard Schulze aka Professor Cayenne (Click to see Dr. Schulze's Products). I was fascinated by his talks on this hot spice and I began to think that this could be something. A food with hot properties. I bought myself some cayenne pills and began taking them....Dr. Schulze says that one credential even the most educated MD may not have is experience. He went through heart disease, burns and possibly crippling injuries – all cured through Natural Healing. I went through the difficult years of CFS, Depression, and IBS. I really know what some of the writers are feeling and knew that I had to help whoever I could.
"I noticed that I was feeling much better. I was feeling better and not taking any prescriptions at all. Headaches, which had been a major issue, were a thing of the past. The cleanses and the cayenne were my cure....So, my allergies were cleared. My gut was good. CFS was ever subsiding. Schulze and Curezone were my heroes!...POSTSCRIPT - ok, it is now 2005 and I haven't felt weak since writing this. Yep, my CFS is dead, gone, cured!"
A few years ago when I was doing research for a website and my own health, I came across Dogtor J. He is a veterinarian. His research fits with the majority of the health problems we face and his cure fits with the "revolutionary" new diets that are out there that have been found to improve health. The following is from his 40-page report. I would urge you to go directly to his website and read the entire report!
The Answer- to "Why is the Plane of Our Nation's Health in a Death Spiral?" is a fascinating but long, detailed, extremely well researched, on why we are so sick. It contains an "
"...This paper is based on exam room lectures that I have given over the past year and a half. In addition to the accumulation of data from both my pets and clients, these exam room sessions taught me what I believe is the best way to convey this message. Questions raised about the logic behind this concept forced me to the veterinary medical, human medical, and history books to satisfy their and my curiosity.
"What I found should astound you as it did me. The paper is filled with historical evidence, medical facts, and personal insights that arose from applying the knowledge that I had acquired...."
1) Avoid all gluten grains, dairy, and soy
2) Avoid all aspartame, artificial sweeteners, and MSG
3) Limit corn and sugar consumption
4) Become familiar with the glutamate- rich foods if you are battling pain, ADHD, insomnia, or epilepsy.
5) Become familiar with the terms casomorphins and gliadorphins, those morphine-like protein chains that we form in our (incomplete) attempt to digest the gluten grains and dairy products. They explain MUCH.
6) Example foods for meals:
Breakfast: free-range eggs, wild meats, gluten-free/casein-free breads, sautéed veggies, oatmeal and other oat or rice based cereal, almond or rice milk, and fruits. Consider lunch or dinner foods if all else fails. (Forget your self-imposed food rules for a moment.)
Lunch: Salads, sandwiches with GFCF bread, Taco Bell (tacos, steak bowl...no cheese or jalapeno sauce), dinner-type foods (hamburger patties, free-range chicken, sweet or baked potatoes, more veggies). Note: Most soups (like Campbell’s) have MSG in them.
Snacks: Fruit, trail mix, nuts (remember the glutamate-rich ones, like peanuts), potato chips from the health food store (no trans fats), GFCF baked goods.
Dinner: Meats, veggies, salads, potatoes (sweet or baked), rice, limited corn, GFCF breads. I eat a lot of chicken these days. I steam most of the veggies or eat them raw. I snack on olives, carrots, celery, apple, etc while I’m cooking if I’m really hungry.
Desserts: GFCF baked goods (cakes, cookies, brownies), trail mix, fruits, semi-sweet or dark chocolate (avoid milk chocolates). Just be careful what you eat before bedtime if you are having trouble sleeping. It is the desserts that are keeping us up most of the time...the sugar and glutamate combination can be a killer.
Always keep in mind what you are trying to accomplish. If you are fighting insomnia, chronic pain, ADHD, or epilepsy then you need to pay close attention to the glutamate-rich foods, caffeine, aspartame, and sugar. If allergies are the problem, then identify the offending foods and strictly avoid them, as it takes very little to trigger the immune response. Chronic colon problems can be aggravated by any of the foods that can be “seen” the next day...peanuts, corn, etc.
Here are a few rules-of-thumb. Most soups have MSG as do 60% of prepared foods (frozen foods, etc). Many “ethnic” foods also have MSG, not just Chinese. Mexican foods, Italian foods, and Japanese foods have it many times as well. But, so do many of the franchise restaurants that serve steaks and chicken dishes. 90% of prepared foods have hydrogenated oils, including frozen dinners, fast foods, snack foods, and candy bars. Hydrogenated oils are not only the single-most important factor in strokes, heart attacks, and type-2 diabetes but they magnify the problems in just about every other medical condition known to man, including ADHD, epilepsy, pain syndromes, “autoimmune disorders”, and cancer. Their negative effects are HUGE in scope.
Remember to consider any secondary food allergies as you start the recovery process. Once the main things are eliminated, you may notice how other things upset your stomach, like bananas and apples did mine. All of the wheat and dairy products may have been obscuring the reaction to these other foods. The good news is that once you have been off the main culprits long enough (months to years, depending on your system) you may be able to return to eating those things that should be healthy for you, like eggs, bananas, tomatoes, etc. Common sense really dictates what is a primary versus secondary allergen, doesn’t it?
This should ALL make sense. If it doesn’t, then please Email me at dogtorj@bellsouth.net. I will try to answer any questions you might have.