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| CFS already have insufficient ATP. One reason for low ATP could be magnesium and malic acid deficiencies. Another is that production of ATP declines whenever toxicity or a viral infection is present. |
| It is estimated that about three-quarters of Americans are low in magnesium but this seems especially true of those with CFS. Magnesium plays many roles in energy metabolism There may be enough magnesium circulating in the blood, but adequate amounts of ATP are needed to transport it into cells. In a vicious cycle, low cellular magnesium causes ATP to drop even more. Magnesium is important to prevent fatigue, joint pain, muscle spasms and pain, heart palpitations, dizziness, headache, insomnia, irritability and fuzzy thinking. Malic acid is a component in fruit that is important for muscle health and pain reduction. It makes ATP more efficient even when only a little oxygen is present and is an integral component of the Krebs cycle winch transforms fats and glucose into energy. |
| A group of neurologists working with CFS patients noticed that a large number of them did not walk properly. Instead, they had an unusual gait at various speeds; they did not flex their knees enough and had an extra-wide hip angle with a small stride. These idiosyncrasies can be caused by muscle weakness, poor balance or central nervous system problems, all of which are found in CFS. It came as no surprise that these patients also clocked a much lower running time than other subjects. 18 |
| Herbs For Physical Fatigue |
| When it comes to increasing energy levels, ginseng and Siberian ginseng are star performers. Ginseng, Siberian ginseng and codonopsis, called "poor man's |
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