Jane Brody - Top Health Writer at NY Times - Pens Piece on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Cort

Founder of Health Rising and Phoenix Rising
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Her column is syndicated by 100 media outlets across the country

"Having recently endured more than a month of post-concussion fatigue, I can’t imagine how people with so-called chronic fatigue syndrome navigate through life with disabling fatigue that seemingly knows no end. Especially those who are erroneously told things like “It’s all in your head,” “Maybe you should see a psychiatrist,” or “You’d have a lot more energy if only you’d get more exercise.”

After years of treating the syndrome as a psychological disorder, leading health organizations now recognize that it is a serious, long-term illness possibly caused by a disruption in how the immune system responds to infection or stress. It shares many characteristics with autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis but without apparent signs of tissue damage."

See more:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/well/new-recognition-for-chronic-fatigue.html
 

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