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| The problem was, it did not go away. I tried to plunge back into my active lifestyle, but was dizzy, my sight was blurry and those headaches! Plus, an achey, flu-like feeling lingered in my muscles and intensified when I did anything even remotely active. I began to look wistfully at my skis and cross-country bike. Even more frustrating, I could not sleep. |
| It finally dawned on me. I had a classic case of chronic fatigue syndrome, complete with 30 full-blown symptoms. A holistically minded doctor initially hoped that it was a case of low thyroid. So did I. But then he confirmed my suspicions. |
| So I looked at my life. I lived in clean mountain air, ate healthfully, got plenty of exercise. I even drank burdock tea instead of coffee! However, I still had plenty of stress in my life. The obvious remedy was to eliminate stress. I quickly realized that this would not be easy. Sure, I could cut back on my work, but being afflicted with chronic fatigue syndrome brought a whole new meaning to the word stress. |
| The first thing I did was to give myself a new assignment as a researcher and herbalist; to find out all I could to cure myself; a tough assignment, considering almost nothing was known about chronic fatigue syndrome at that time. I experimented with the herbal formulas I am sharing with you in this book; I took plenty of hot epsom salt baths; I did yoga and did spurts of dancing and hiking as my strength allowed. Now that I am healed, I would describe my experience as going to hell and back; I certainly am glad to be back. If anything beneficial resulted beyond my healing, it was the realization that I had the power to change myself. I no longer push myself at the crazy pace that once propelled me. If I should go back to my old ways, I do not know if chronic fatigue syndrome |
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