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Articles to Support Those Living with ME/CFS/PVFS

Exercise

How Useful is Graded Exercise to CFS/ME Sufferers?

In the UK if you are to visit your GP upon first diagnosis of CFS/ME, you wouldn’t be surprised to find that Graded Exercise is one of few treatments offered. There are studies to suggest that in a small number of people, graded exercise has improved the condition...

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Caring for someone with ME ?

One of the first and most important things you can do to help support them is to educate yourself about the symptoms and learn to recognise them....

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Dieting for CFS/ME

Diet can play a very important role in the continuing ability of CFS/ME sufferers to manage their symptoms and find additional energy levels...

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Should I Continue Working/Studying Through ME/CFS?

For a workaholic, the prospect of leaving your passions behind or even putting them on hold might seem a totally depressing thought; but for many sufferers of ME/CFS, this is a sad reality that may need to be addressed....

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To Sleep or not to Sleep?

Through the various stages of the illness, you’ll likely find that your priorities towards sleep change. At the outset when in the acute stage, sleep isn’t something you can avoid. When your body wants to sleep, let it....

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Can The Mind Heal CFS/ME?

This article isn't here to promote the discussion on whether ME/CFS is an illness of the mind or anything else, but to discuss the mind's ability to heal the body or aid the process....

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Research finds no proof that a virus is the cause of ME

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