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Alternative Treatments For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

by James Rippe

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a disorder that has no known cause. The fatigue, concentration, and pain issues that come along with the illness can be devastating and life changing. There are few medical treatments that are currently available. Alternative treatments have become the main form of relief for many CFS patients.
Dietary supplements like antioxidants can help with symptoms of low energy and concentration. There are many patients that have had full or partial recovery from protocols that use a regimen of dietary supplements, like Co-Q 10, NAC, and alpha lipoic acid. A doctor named Marshall Pall has come up with a treatment protocol that cured him of his chronic fatigue symptoms and it looks as though it will provide much benefit to other CFS sufferers.

Action Alert! Californians for GE-Free Agriculture

There is a huge development on the West coast concerning Genetically Engineered foods. In California, AB 541 Passed the Agriculture Committee and could become the first state law in the United States to actually protect small farmers against harassment and frivolous lawsuits from Über-Agricultural Business. I just received this press release from Bay Area Community Services' Director of Culinary Social Enterprise. At the end of this form there is important information how you can take action.

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Is There a Correlation Between Coenzyme Q10 (Co Q10) and a Healthy Heart?

Virtually all media, be it TV advertising, news, internet advertising or print advertising promises the fountain of youth and the latest miracle cure to just about any disease under the sun, and if we were space travelers, probably beyond. This informational paper is intended to inform about the effects of Coenzyme Q10, from here on out referred to as Co Q10 on cardiac tissue. Due to the limitations of space and time I will only use one reviewed article, in which however two well-conducted studies were mentioned in which Co Q10 was found ineffective for proper heart health. I will discuss these two studies later.

How Does Locus of Control Affect Perceived Risk for Breast Cancer in Healthy Women?

The study conducted by Rowe [1] looked at Locus of Control in healthy women and how it might affect the occurrence of breast cancer. Sixty-six women took part in this study, which was published in behavioral medicine.