by Darden Burns | Dec 14, 2018 | Homepage, Supplements
(Thanks to Darden for allowing Health Rising to republish her blog – which was first published on her Fibrofriends website In September of 2017 I embarked on a healing program using Nutritional Balancing under the supervision of a licensed acupuncturist named... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 12, 2018 | Allodynia, Autoimmune, Brain, Gut, Herpes Simplex Virus, Homepage, Ivabradine, IVIG, Migraine, Prefrontal Cortex
It’s always hard to lose a loved one, but the deaths in ME/CFS seem particularly hard. They tend to be quite painful, they often take place in the midst of a non-supportive medical system, and they’re a complete mystery. With no seeming way out it’s... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 10, 2018 | Advocacy, Finances, Homepage, Treatment
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... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 7, 2018 | Advocacy, Coping, Homepage
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... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 1, 2018 | Exercise, Finances, Homepage, Mindfulness, Mold, Orthostatic intolerance, Pacing, Recovery Stories, Treatment
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... 
by Cort Johnson | Nov 25, 2018 | Alternative Health, Cannabis, Homepage, Treatment
(Thanks to Pinetree for providing her success story and personal recommendations. This blog was written by her and edited by me (Cort)) A success story is always a remarkable thing to hear. Pinetree still has chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), she’s not ‘normal’ or...
