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| Physical Fatigue |
| Stress and adrenal exhaustion lead to a lack of energy in anyone with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. This causes problems with the manufacture, distribution, utilization and storage of energy in the muscles. There are also difficulties manufacturing sufficient amounts of protein to provide individual cells with energy; moreover abnormal proteins have been found in the spinal fluid of some CFS patients. The result is that simply taking advantage of a ''good day'' by going for a long walk in an effort to improve health can mean paying for it the next day with excessive tiredness, muscle or joint pain and a headache. |
| Several things are going on. Too little adrenaline promotes fatigue, and cortisone is unable to properly regulate sodium, potassium, carbohydrates and protein, all of which play a role in energy production. Sodium and potassium work together to maintain body fluids, nerve impulses, muscle responses, especially in the heart, and a proper pH to aid cell metabolism. |
| Oxygen is also vital for energy production. Yet, people with CFS typically have only about a 60 percent capacity for oxygen compared to the average person. The resulting lack of oxygen makes it impossible for them to perform healthful aerobic activity. |
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