The Causes of CFS, Fibromyalgia & Autoimmune Diseases

Do you identify with the following:


	You have been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), fibromyalgia or an autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a thyroid disorder or multiple sclerosis (MS) You have a serious, chronic or degenerative mental or physical illness where persistent or profound fatigue or tiredness is a symptom You are extremely frustrated because you know that there is something terribly wrong with you, but the doctors are mystified and all your tests come back negative You have seen the specialists and taken all the pharmaceutical drugs that they have prescribed and still feel dreadful with worsening symptoms You feel confused, angry or despairing because the doctors now either state or imply that your illness is imagined Every day has become a struggle just to cope and feelings of well-being, vitality and confidence a distant memory - along with your dreams for the future You want your health, your sanity and your life back, and are willing to do what it takes but don't know where to start and nothing you have tried so far has worked The prospect of remaining like this for the rest of your life fills you with horror You feel isolated and abandoned, worried about what the future holds and desperately in need of professional advice and expert guidance In short, you want to know what is wrong with you and what you can do about it

If so, then don’t despair!

You are the reason that this site was created and help is at hand. The aims of this site are to supply people who are tired all the time or suffering with a fatigue syndrome with the information and support that they so desperately need. Fatigue syndrome sufferers will find a lot of helpful information here and with some determination, time and (it has to be said) money, you will be able to restore your body, your sanity and your life.


	“Finally a book that unravels the mystery of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/ME for both sufferers and their friends and family.” Freya Thalund-Fossen, former chronic fatigue sufferer

Fatigue syndromes: The size of the problem

Firstly, know that if you are suffering with a fatigue syndrome you are not alone. Far from it! There are huge and rapidly growing numbers of people suffering quietly with these ‘invisible’ fatiguing syndromes – just like you.

The most recent estimate by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is that up to 4 million U.S. citizens have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) – upgrading previous estimates ten-fold! There are 300,000 people in the U.K. that have been diagnosed with CFS, but half of all chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers are thought not to have seen a doctor and only one in five has been correctly diagnosed. So the official CFS figures probably represent the tip of the iceberg! One widely accepted estimate* placed the number of chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers worldwide at a staggering 90 million and that was nearly twenty years ago!

Fibromyalgia too, is very common affecting up to 6% of the population - that is nearly 4 million people in the U.K. and approximately 20 million people in the U.S. Furthermore, there are also tens of millions of people who suffer with the approximately one hundred different 'mystery' autoimmune diseases where a profound fatigue is a common symptom.

Last, but not least, there are the many tens of millions more who persistently feel ‘Tired all the time’. In fact, feeling tired has become so common it is regarded as normal, which it most definitely is not!

Crucially, although men can and do suffer with these fatigue syndromes, they are all much more prevalent in women than men by a factor of nearly nine to one for a variety of reasons.

This site collectively refers to all the above disorders as fatigue syndromes or fatigue related syndromes (FRS) because it regards them as fundamentally being different expressions of the same underlying problem united by the most devastating and persistent symptom – a profound fatigue.

(* Solving the Puzzle of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Drs Rosenbaum and Susser, 1991)

Fatigue syndromes: What's going on?

In fact there is a simple and to many a rather self-evidently obvious reason for these findings of increasing numbers of people suffering with various fatigue syndromes although this appears to be invisible to the many medical personnel charged with identifying it.

There are three main causes of fatigue syndromes and this website is intended to augment but not to replace the information in the book Chronic Fatigue, ME & Fibromyalgia: The Natural Recovery Plan.

The 3 main causes of fatigue syndromes

Cause 1

MERCURY POISONING

The primary reason for all of these fatigue syndrome disorders is chronic mercury poisoning mostly acquired from dental amalgam fillings.

Mercury is rated as the third most toxic substance known by the ATSDR* and is both a potent neurotoxin (meaning that it is attracted to, and damages nervous tissue) and a potent biological poison (meaning that it blocks the biological pathways of the body). Mercury has been used as a component in dental amalgam fillings for over 150 years and it is passed from mother to child in the womb and so has accumulated in the human population over generations.

The chemistry and biochemistry of mercury get complex, but you don't really need to understand the details to understand the principle!

Suffice it to say, that mercury is a heavy metal that forms hundreds of toxic mercury compounds within the body that all have different properties and affect individuals in a variety of ways depending upon such factors as genetic susceptibility, diet and stress.

The neurotoxic effects of a body with high mercury toxicity cause profound mental, physical and psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, tremors, loss of memory and ultimately the dementias often associated with old age. This is in addition to wreaking havoc on all body systems by poisoning the biochemical processes of the body including those involved in energy production - hence the profound fatigue.

"I had CFS for about 3 years. Then I had my mercury fillings out and it went away and never came back."

Carmen Stranieri, comment on Youtube

Click the appropriate link for a Mercury Toxicity Questionnaire, for more about mercury poisoning and recovery or for documented scientific research papers about the toxicity of mercury.

(* U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)

Cause 2

MICROBIAL INFECTIONS

As a result of mercury toxicity, the body becomes unable to adequately clear any viruses or bacteria it encounters because the effectiveness of the immune system has been undermined.

High levels of mercury toxicity also promote the overgrowth of naturally occurring yeasts within the body causing conditions such as leaky gut, development of food intolerances and allergies, and persistent and recurrent yeast infections such as thrush and athlete's foot.

The combined effect of severe mercury toxicity coupled with persistent or recurrent viral, bacterial and/or yeast infections becomes a vicious spiral where the all the body systems are slowly compromised with progressive loss of function.

Unfortunately, the mercury preservative thimerasol which is used in many vaccinations when combined with the infective material they contain may both undermine the immune system and unwittingly act as a source of microbial infection too.

Cause 3

STRESS AND TRAUMA

Finally, there is a strong relationship between experiencing an unusual amount of stress or trauma especially as a child and later serious illness including the fatigue syndromes. This is because the processes of detoxification are suspended whilst under stress.

In the particular case of chronic mercury poisoning, because mercury is highly attracted to nerve tissue it is absorbed into the massive plexus of nerve endings throughout the body that regulate and coordinate all automatic body functions (the autonomic nervous system or A.N.S.) such as digestion.

Once absorbed, the mercury slowly tracks up the nerves to the central nervous system where it gradually and progressively disrupts all the normal control mechanisms of the body and causes psychological, mental and cognitive problems.

This means that a stressful childhood often manifests decades later as a serious mental or physical illness.

Number 1?

Whilst stress and microbial infections are both causative factors, undoubtedly the prize for promoting disease and human misery has to go to our old friend and foe: Mercury!

Whilst I collectively refer to all the fatiguing disorders as fatigue syndromes because that is the one outstanding symptom they all have in common - a profound fatigue, they are all effectively chronic mercury poisoning by another name.

Just treating this one factor alone will result in complete restoration for the majority of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), fibromyalgia and autoimmune disease sufferers.


	I am still following your protocol and am feeling very well. Thank you! I feel I am well prepared to keep all well. I did want to thank you again for the assistance. I continue to recommend your work to others. I wish for you and yours a very happy New Year and holiday season. Joe Kelleher "Just to let you know that after nearly two years I am still following your protocol and am feeling very well and I feel well prepared to stay well. I did want to thank you again for the assistance and let you know that I continue to recommend your work to others." Joe Keleher, Morgellons Disease Sufferer

So now you understand the causes of fatigue syndromes, you need to know more about the solution: The Natural Recovery Plan


	“Finally a book that unravels the mystery of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/ME for both sufferers and their friends and family.” Freya Thalund-Fossen, former chronic fatigue sufferer

Fatigue syndromes: The size of the problem


	“ .. gives the fundamental and underlying causes of most disease.” Dr Mark Breiner, US holistic dentist and author of Whole Body Dentistry

So now you understand the causes of fatigue syndromes, you need to know more about the solution: The Na


	“ .. gives the fundamental and underlying causes of most disease.” Dr Mark Breiner, US holistic dentist and author of Whole Body Dentistry

So now you understand the causes of fatigue syndromes, you need to know more about the solution: The Na