Finding Answers for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

The Basics: A Guide to Learning, Sharing and Making a Difference in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

by Cort Johnson | Dec 10, 2018 | 1 Comment

Welcome to Health Rising. This page is designed to give you basic information on chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and provide opportunities for you to learn about it, share your experiences, and participate in bringing about the end of this disease. It is focused on...

Ten Ways to Prove That Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a Serious Illness

by Cort Johnson | Dec 7, 2018 | 30 Comments

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a terrible name. It's such a terrible name that you have to give the people around you a little break. With that name, they're almost doomed, at least at first, to think ME/CFS is a milquetoast kind of disease best suited to the malingerers...

Could Poor Microcirculation Be Causing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)?

by Cort Johnson | Dec 4, 2018 | 73 Comments

Could the microvascular system – the small capillaries and the red blood cells that run through them - hold the key to energy problems in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and perhaps fibromyalgia? The idea that the blood delivery system - not some metabolic...

Tips for Newbies with Fibromyalgia and/or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

by Cort Johnson | Dec 1, 2018 | 37 Comments

Having any disease is scary, but having chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and/or fibromyalgia (FM) often adds a hefty dose of confusion and bewilderment to that fear. Not only are people with ME/CFS and FM typically exhausted and in pain, but problems with short-term...

Immune Study Adds to Evidence Of Body-Wide Problems With Energy Production in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

by Cort Johnson | Nov 29, 2018 | 0 Comments

Energy production problems seem to show up everywhere one looks in ME/CFS and the immune system is turning out to be no exception. A recent B-cell study suggests that problems producing energy could be leaving ME/CFS patient's B-cells in a naive state that's been...

Health Rising’s BIG (little) 2018 Fundraising Drive is On!

by Cort Johnson | Nov 27, 2018 | 35 Comments

The Grand Goal Health Rising's goal is no different from that of other ME/CFS/FM organizations - to help bring about the end of chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM). Some organizations support ME/CFS by funding research. Health Rising supports that...

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