Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - second edition

Since its publication in April 2014, Dr Myhill s guide to understanding and overcoming CFS/ME has become a must-read for sufferers from this poorly understood condition. As the 99 5-star reviewers on Amazon say: This is the first book I ve read that really provides hope for medical treatment of CFS/ME ; If you have CFS or ME this is the book you absolutely must read. I have been suffering from CFS for over two years and I don t know where I would have been without this goldmine of information and guidance ; Applying the advice in this book is gradually changing my life and I can t recommend it highly enough to anyone else who suffers from this terrifying illness. Thank you Dr Myhill I will forever be in your debt. But in those two years both new research and new clinical findings have thrown further light onto a condition that for sufferers is life-stopping but for many doctors is all in the mind . Dr Myhill has revised, updated and expanded her original book to include new insights throughout and new chapters on: Why CFS is the worst treated condition in Western medicine? The roadmap to recovery; The fermenting gut; Allergy and autoimmunity; Lyme disease and other co-infections; Reprogramming the immune system; Reprogramming the brain; and Appendices on Probiotics, the Bell CFS ability scale and Welfare benefits Contents Why CFS/ME is the worst treated condition in Western medicine; The roadmap to recovery; The clinical picture of chronic fatigue syndrome; The mechanisms of energy delivery in the body; Thyroid and adrenal function; Diet - The fuel in the tank; The fermenting gut; Holes in the energy bucket; The immunological hole in the energy bucket inflammation, allergy and autoimmunity, chronic viral infection, chronic bacterial infection, Lyme disease and its co-infections; Reprogramming the immune system; Pacing; Sleep; The ketogenic diet; Nutritional supplements; Avoiding infections; Detoxing; The emotional hole in the energy bucket; Reprogramming the brain; Other associated problems (fibromyalgia, osteoporosis) and the severely ill patient; The pattern of recovery catastrophe theory; Appendices: Tests and interpretations; Exercise; Record keeping; Chemical sensitivity; Reducing chemical exposure; Studies on viral infection; Overview of the protocol; Probiotics; Welfare benefits; Sources of support; Bell CFS ability scale