| Women are four times more likely to have Chronic | | | | coffee. |
| Fatigue Syndrome than men and it usually strikes in | | | | 2. Find a nutritious breakfast you can live with and |
| their 40's or 50's. Unfortunately, there is no single | | | | take your vitamin supplements with breakfast. This |
| test to diagnose or confirm the syndrome, however, | | | | will insure that you are starting your day with a |
| it is important to know the symptoms and rule out | | | | nutrient dense meal as well as your vitamins for |
| other causes, especially if all your tests come back | | | | energy throughout your day. If you are starting your |
| 'normal.' It is important to find a qualified physician | | | | day with a piece of toast and coffee, you are |
| who specializes in the syndrome or a Natural Medicine | | | | starting your day with one of the most highly |
| Doctor who can help you with any nutrient | | | | reactive foods - wheat! The gluten in wheat has |
| deficiencies in the body. | | | | been shown to cause pain in the muscles and joints. |
| Here are the symptoms: | | | | My favorite way to start the day is with a protein |
| - pain in the neck or armpits | | | | smoothie in a blender. |
| - sore throat | | | | 3. Try YOGA for relieving stress and pain in the body. |
| - joint pain or persistent muscle pain | | | | It will be the best hour of your day. The postures |
| - memory loss or difficulty concentrating | | | | are designed to be done without struggle as in life so |
| - lack of good sleep | | | | the class will teach you how to let go of the pain. |
| - extreme exhaustion lasting longer than 24 hours | | | | 4. Learn DEEP BREATHING techniques which will calm |
| The problem is that illnesses such as depression, | | | | your body and mind when worrisome issues arise. |
| fibromyalgia, chronic infections or undiagnosed cancer | | | | Your yoga instructor can help you with these |
| can cause the same symptoms which makes it | | | | methods so you can do them any time of day. |
| difficult to diagnose. There are some simple changes | | | | 5. Avoid the top 6 most highly reactive foods that |
| you can make to help alleviate or eliminate | | | | can cause pain in the body - wheat, dairy, sugar, |
| symptoms. The treatment is a healthy lifestyle. Here | | | | corn, peanuts and eggs. This does not mean you can |
| is what you can do: | | | | never eat them again, just try not to rely on them |
| 1. Start your day hydrated: drink water as soon as | | | | for every meal. You should notice a difference in |
| you wake up in the morning before your coffee. | | | | how you feel. |
| After 8 hours of sleep, your body is dehyrated and if | | | | I wish you a pain-free life with glowing good health |
| you start your day with coffee, it will dehydrate you | | | | always. |
| even more. Drink some water first then drink your | | | | |