How to Treat Chronic Fatigue With Diet
Chronic fatigue syndrome saps a person's energy and also leads to insomnia, muscle and joint pains and other problems that affect the body's organs. Sometimes you can completely treat chronic fatigue with diet changes, but severe cases require a multi-faceted approach.
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Learn to Treat Chronic Fatigue With Diet Changes
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Increase the amount of protein in your diet. Eggs, beans and many kinds of meat are good sources of protein. When you treat chronic fatigue with a protein diet, be sure that you aren't getting more than 30 percent of your total daily calories from protein.
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Drink lots of water to keep your body properly hydrated. You should be drinking about 8 glasses of water each day. You need to drink pure water rather than sodas or sports drinks, since those beverages contain large amounts of sugar.
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Cut sugary snacks out of your diet. Sugar may give you a temporary boost of energy, but it's not a good way to treat chronic fatigue. You can replace these snacks with servings of fresh fruit or a protein snack to get a natural energy kick.
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Reduce the amount of caffeine you consume. Caffeine stimulates your central nervous system, but slows you down in the long term unless you drink it throughout the day. Coffee, tea, energy drinks and other caffeine-heavy substances also dehydrate your body.
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Consider reducing the amount of milk you consume. Many chronic fatigue sufferers also have gastrointestinal problems that are amplified by lactose. Try drinking soy milk as an alternative.
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Take a supplement as part of your chronic fatigue diet. Omega-3 supplements can be helpful if you don't have lots of fish or eggs in your diet. Iron pills can help battle the anemia that plagues many chronic fatigue patients.
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Tips & Warnings
Treating chronic fatigue with a diet change takes time. You should expect to maintain a diet for 4 to 6 weeks before you notice any large increases of energy.
You may want to detoxify your system before starting a diet to fight chronic fatigue. Ask your doctor about safe ways to flush toxins out of your body.
Some people believe that putting a pinch of salt in your water or on your food can help fight chronic fatigue syndrome.
Have a doctor look at your blood sugar levels before you cut large amounts of sugar out of your diet.
Don't drink a lot of alcohol, because it dehydrates your body.
