Chronic Fatigue
Definition- long-term illness causing fatigue and symptoms more than 6 months possibly caused by viral infections or hormonal imbalances
Symptoms- severe fatigue more than 6 months, post-exertional malaise, brain fog, muscle/joint pain, unrefreshing sleep, headaches, sensitivity to light and sound, sometimes related to Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), or fibromyalgia
Functional Medicine Approach-
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You will have a full assessment of your current lifestyle, nutrition, stress level and management, and sleep health and hygiene.
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Individualized plans of care will be created by the practitioner and patient.
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Depending on your specific symptoms, there may be more targeted assessment and testing of blood sugar metabolism, thyroid function, pituitary. or hypothalamus function and cardiovascular assessment, gut imbalances, food intolerances, toxin screening, hormone imbalance, antibody intolerances, inflammatory markers, and/or deficiencies of nutrients.
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After finding the root cause of illness plans may be revised. Solutions can be multi-layered and take time, especially auto-immune disease and hormone imbalance. We may need to integrate care with a specialist after referral.
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Detox plans are gentle and supervised if necessary.
Commitment to treatment will improve outcomes.
We will support you every step of the way!