The Fatigue In Multiple Sclerosis is Different Than Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Fatigue!

"A recent study identified proteins responsible for fatigue that were unique to multiple sclerosis compared to the fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome. The results of the study demonstrate that the fatigue that is common in multiple sclerosis is regulated by different mechanisms than that in chronic fatigue syndrome. " Read more....

Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: Protein Biomarkers.  Steve Down. August 1, 2018. http://www.spectroscopynow.com/details/ezine/164f4e05ac0/Fatigue-in-multiple-sclerosis-Protein-biomarkers.html

Related: In search of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of fatigue in multiple sclerosis: A proteomics study. Journal of sleep research (01 July 2018) by Philipp O. Valko, Bernd Roschitzki, Wolfgang Faigle, et al.

The CDC Finally Reverses Its Recommendations for Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome!

After years of trying to convince the CDC, the CDC has now dropped its recommendations of exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. As anyone with the conditions know, these two things do not help and often makes them worse. Even a little exercise can have long-term impacts on the patient's ability to recover from the condition. However, I believe that cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) may be of some benefit to the depression that usually goes along with suffering from CFS. But it does not treat CFS and may not be worth it in some patients. The recommendation of CBT stems from the thought that CFS was mainly a psychological condition. Whereas, we now know that patients that have CFS have immunological, neurological and other physiological effects. Read more...

Why Did It Take So Long For the CDC to Reverse Course on Debunked Treatments for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Julie Reymeyer and David Tuller. September 25, 2017.






Association between cytokines and psychiatric symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy controls. Nordic journal of psychiatry (31 July 2018), pp. 1-5 by Nina Groven, Egil A. Fors, Valentina C. Iversen, Linda R. White, Solveig Klæbo K. Reitan https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08039488.2018.1493747

Depression in Environmental Illness May Be Relieved by Eating Broccoli!

"Depressive symptoms in environmental illnesses are more likely due to activation of TNF-a which presents as "sickness behavior". It would account for the fatigue and the depression. Because sulforaphane enhances expression of Nrf2, depressive symptoms may be relieved by prophylactic ingestion of broccoli. While some think that the depression is caused by activation of the corticosteroid system, I do not agree." If nothing else, it is worth the try!

 Prophylactic effects of sulforaphane on depression-like behavior and dendritic changes in mice after inflammation. The Journal of nutritional biochemistry, Vol. 39 (January 2017), pp. 134-144 by Ji-Chun C. Zhang, Wei Yao, Chao Dong, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/14619968