“Activities of daily living utilize energy and are in themselves, exercise. These activities may constitute an optimum amount of exercise for some patients or an excessive amount of exercise for others while for some patients, adding a suitable exercise program (exercise therapy) can improve function and quality of life.” ExerciseActivityChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe CfsGraded Exercise Therapy Author:Fred Friedberg
“Patient use of herbal/natural remedies should be identified to reveal likely side effects and avoid potential conflicts with prescribed medications. Patients may not know that “natural” does not necessarily mean “better” or “safe.” As with medication, small doses should be used initially with warnings about adverse reactions. Some herbs with pharmacological effects have been traditionally incorporated in the diet, e.g., herbal teas of peppermint, ginger or chamomile for gastrointestinal symptoms or for improving sleep.” HerbsMe CfsAlternative MedicineHerbal MedicineHerbal RemediesNatural RemediesNatural AlternativesHerbal Supplements Author:Fred Friedberg
“...exercise has not been shown to produce a long term cure for ME/CFS and studies have not shown that exercise reverses the pathophysiological changes found in this illness... ...for many patients, adding an injudicious exercise program has caused post exertional malaise and deterioration of function” ExerciseChronic Fatigue SyndromeMe CfsGraded Exercise TherapyPost Exertional MalaiseMyalgic Encephalomyelitislgic Author:Fred Friedberg