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Chronic
Fatigue
This
problem is becoming endemic to western-type societies. It starts
when growing up with multiple vaccinations, poor quality foods,
and multiple endemic stresses. These are usually combinations
of loud music, television, neon and fluorescent lights, chemical
and heavy metal pollution, a frenetic pace, computer and video
games, lack of exercise, and lack of morals in society. We also
have a "culture" that is ever changing adding to ever decreasing
personal freedoms.
With
this said, all of these factors play upon the cerebellum. That
is the lower portion of the upper brain that is responsible for
our subconscious actions such as the ever popular "fight-flight
instinct". This is the one that allows you to move away from a
hot object after you touch it without realizing you have done
so until it has happened. It is in otherwords instinctual. This
part of the brain is just reactionary and has not changed in millions
of years. It is there to protect us from harm such as fire, flood,
earthquake, animal attack, etc.
In
the modern world though, the constant high speed flashing of computers,
television, and lighting systems allow us freedoms and convenience
at the expense of our sympathetic nervous system thinking we are
in a steady lightning storm. This constant input of sound, light,
pollutants both external and internal eventually take its toll
on our bodies. I do not believe any amount of meditation can counteract
this effect. Although this type of therapy does help.
The
toll this takes on our bodies starts with the nervous system in
the brain(decreased ability to concentrate, decreased memory,
irritability). It continues with the decreased ability of the
adrenal gland to secrete cortisol and aldosterone. The adrenal
glad is located above the kidneys and releases many valuable hormones
in response to stress, viagra precio trauma, and electrolyte imbalances. When
these hormones are decreased we have water weight gain, decreased
ability to heal, decreased ability to ward off disease, and what
gets to most people is fatigue.
Once
this process starts, if it is not stopped by lifestyle and treatment,
it begins a downward spiral. Slowly at first, then increasing
in speed and severity. It starts to involve the metabolism (thyroid
gland) either increasing function or most often decreasing function.
Some of the symptoms are decreased tolerence to hot or cold weather,
weight gain, lethargy, dry skin, digestive problems, menstrual
problems, infertility, hair loss, and lack in ability to sweat.
Then
the enzyme systems in our bodies slow to a halt and any body process
can malfunction as systemic enzymes catalyze all biochemical reactions.
From here we see all the body hormones start to malfunction as
in estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, androgens, etc. Typically
cholesterol rises in response to stress.
If
one understands the cause and the mechanism to chronic fatigue,
it usually can be reversed. But too often even alternative medicine
just tries to treat what they consider the offending agent, Epstein-Barr
virus, Cytomegali virus, Candida or the like. This will never
work as these viruses or organisms are never the cause, just the
outcome.
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