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Beating Chronic Fatigue: Your step-by-step guide to complete recovery [Paperback]

Dr Kristina Downing-Orr (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 5 Aug 2010 | ISBN-10: 0749940980 | ISBN-13: 978-0749940980

Chronic Fatigue is a common condition that can last for many years. It is a debilitating chronic illness which ruins lives. Every waking moment becomes a physical, emotional and cognitive struggle just to function on the most basic of levels.

Dr Kristina Downing-Orr, a clinical psychologist, suffered severe chronic fatigue symptoms and was compelled to research the cause of CFS and cure herself because she was offered so little help by the medical profession. Her recovery was quick and lasting. In her book Kristina reveals the causes of chronic fatigue and offers an accessible, scientifically valid, easy-to-achieve programme that will inspire people with CFS to regain their health and restore their energy and vitality. Chapters cover Kristina's own story, what chronic fatigue really is, what causes it, diagnosis, a step-by-step self-treatment programme, how to strengthen the body, coping with stress, and resources.

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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Piatkus (5 Aug 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0749940980
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749940980
  • Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 13.3 x 21 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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""An essential read with heaps of valuable hints and insightful information." --"Women's Fitness

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A much-needed book on how to self-treat extreme tiredness, based on the author's own experience of severe chronic fatigue and her pioneering research to develop a successful treatment programme.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I have read on CFS. 15 Nov 2010
By Jayne
Format:Paperback
This is an excellant book about CFS/ME. As a sufferer for the last 7 years, I luckily have nearly recovered but still have episodes of exhaustion. This book gave a fresh approach by people who understand. There is a medical and nutritional option to follow.....I chose the nutritional and began taking (most)the recommended vitamins 5 weeks ago...already feeling so much better. Worth reading.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book 11 April 2011
By Sarah
Format:Paperback
I HIGHLY recommend this book if you have CFS/PVF/ME. It is incredibly empowering and informative, and looks at CFS from many angles, helping you to understand what is going on with your health, and how to help improve it. There is a medical approach and a nutritional approach to overcoming this illness, as well as psychological viewpoint. I have found this book so helpful and informative, and would definitely recommend buying it if you suffer from CFS and similar illnesses.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you for helping me understand this wretched syndrome 3 Aug 2012
By ronix
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Beating Chronic Fatigue - Kristina Downing-Orr

When this latest attack came on -completely unexpected - I decided that I was not going to let it rule my life and keep me from doing things. I also decided that the more I could find out about it, the better educated I am about it, the more able I will be to get better and back to normal as quickly as possible. I honestly did not expect that having a chest infection would cause me to fall into a crumbling heap, with mouth sores, addled brain, exhaustion where I just want to sit and cry and then trying to sleep and finding that I couldn't!

I went through all the books on Amazon and found this one - lots of good reviews and reasonably cheap and am so thankful that I have finally decided to actually pursue this root because often when you tell people that you have Chronic Fatigue - you get "THE LOOK" saying: "Oh not again - can't she just pull herself together!" This book has made me realise that I'm not alone suffering all the symptoms. I can only be eternally grateful that I'm not bed-bound.

The book is full of good advice. What to ask & tell your doctor. What supplements will help. But most of all, it's full of hope of a recovery.

The following quote from the book tells you just how long this wretched syndrome has been around:

"The disorder first became formalised in 1750, when Sir Richard Manningham, a physician, labelled it as febricula (little fever). Over one hundred years later, the now familiar collection of CFS-like traits - particularly exhaustion, high temperature and malaise - obtained a new label of neurasthenia. It wasn't until 1930 that the medical establishment first used the more familiar modern name of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), and although the term CFS (coined in the 1980s) is often now preferred, ME is still commonly used today. "
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars OK
I have read about lots of so called cure and this one needs absolute dedication and also the input of an understanding GP which is not always possible - I prefer to try recovery... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. W. M. Talbot
1.0 out of 5 stars American
The emphasis of this book is for people in America to obtain the help they need privately. Not very relevant in UK
Published 1 month ago by Kate Down
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but you may need additional support.
I found this book enormously encouraging in that it offered hope. It presents The Fusion Model, an approach to recovery using complimentary therapies. Read more
Published 5 months ago by jim.d.
4.0 out of 5 stars Role of stress
I found the book to be very informative about the effects of CFS, which I know only too well.
Whilst I was aware that my condition was likely a genetic vulnerability to... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Davros
5.0 out of 5 stars Good work!
I knew Kristina when both she and I were dealing with CFS. I burnt out my adrenals doing my MBA and was struggling to get better - did in the end but took almost a year. Read more
Published 6 months ago by ForresterFamilyTrustee
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it! Buy it! Buy it!!!!
Just get this book - it is fantastic! Even if we can't fully recover, we can learn ways in which to cope with this terrible illness through reading or flicking through this book! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Gabers_in_Space
3.0 out of 5 stars not for those severely affected by CF/ME
While the supplement section of the book was interesting, the practical parts left us wondering how severely affected the author had been. Read more
Published 11 months ago by autism.ed
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book
The supplement section of this book is amazing. My symptoms improved an enormous amount after taking D-ribose and a probiotic. I highly recommend this book.
Published 11 months ago by Tk Lynch
5.0 out of 5 stars Read with interest
She certainly knows what it's like to suffer from CFS and the 2 different programmes look interesting and maybe worth a try. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jax
5.0 out of 5 stars At last some help.
Excellent book, well written and so helpful. Cannot believe there is medication out there that can take away this awful brain fog, absent mindness and 'dumbness' that I have been... Read more
Published 13 months ago by JCM
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