Alison Manos

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is becoming more and more common. I've been a complimentary health practitioner for over 10 years now, and during that time I've seen the number of people contacting me for treatment of CFS almost double.

My experience as a practitioner has confirmed what so many of us intuitively suspect, that everyone is different, biochemically different that is, so no two cases of chronic fatigue syndrome are the same. This is where kinesiology is so helpful, because it can use muscle testing to identify imbalances in a client without the need for guess work, and again use muscle testing to gain information about what is needed to re-balance that client. In that way each client is treated as the unique individual they are, and the treatment plan is tailor made just for them.

In my practice I favour a multi pronged approach to chronic fatigue syndrome and use muscle testing to assess whether any or all of the following is relevant:

• Immune system insufficiency. I commonly find that cases of chronic fatigue syndrome can be traced back to a nasty dose of 'flu, an infection of some sort, or a very stressful period in the person's life, after which the immune system didn't completely recover. This explains why sufferers of CFS tend to pick up lots of coughs and colds and have trouble fighting off what they pick up. It also makes them vulnerable to further invaders such as virus', bacteria and Candida Albicans. Using kinesiology we can identify which vitamins, minerals and/or herbs are needed for each individual sufferer to support their immune system and bring it back to optimum function.
• Food sensitivity. I find food sensitivity is invariably a factor when treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Symptoms such as fatigue, exhaustion, headaches, skin problems, bloating, stomach pains and constipation/diarrhoea can often be attributed in part, if not all, to food sensitivity, so withdrawing them from the diet will give the sufferer some relief from the symptoms almost immediately. I find the common culprits are: wheat, sugar, cow's milk products, and coffee, and less commonly: gluten, soya, the citrus family and the night-shade family (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, chillis etc). Using kinesiology we can identify which foods the client is sensitive to very quickly.
• Endocrine dysfunction. I commonly find that CSF sufferers have at least one endocrine gland under functioning, so I muscle test all the glands of the endocrine system on everyone who consults me with CFS, in order to identify which one or ones need re-balancing. Once identified, we muscle test to find which supplements will be helpful to re-balance the glands.
• Stress. In my practice I sometimes find that a CSF sufferer found their health began to go down hill after a very stressful period in their lives such as a bereavement or divorce. Using kinesiological techniques we can release the stress from that period, allowing the immune system to begin to rejuvenate.
• Candida Albicans. I don't think I have ever treated a CFS sufferer for whom candida albicans was not part of the picture. Candida, or yeast overgrowth, is very opportunistic and overgrows when the immune system is compromised, causing a wide variety of symptoms such as fatigue, constipation, diarrhoea, poor memory and muscle pain. Using muscle testing we can identify supplements which suit the individual to bring the candida back into balance.
• Heavy metal toxicity. I find, using muscle testing, that mercury (usually from amalgam dental fillings) is often a factor in people with CSF, and also lead, aluminium and platinum. Using kinesiology to identify the supplements which will help the body excrete the metals can be very helpful.

I hope I've demonstrated above how helpful, not to say crucial, muscle testing is in formulating a treatment plan for each individual. Without kinesiology the practitioner is guessing at what would be helpful, something the kinesiologist never does.

January 2010

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