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CFS Unravelled: Get Well By Treating The Cause Not Just The Symptoms Of CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS & Related Syndromes
Is reading yet another book on How To Treat all your CFS/Fibromyalgia/POTS symptoms REALLY going to create lasting change?
How can you recover from Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), POTS or Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) if you don't even know what is causing the illness or why it perpetuates?
Whilst it has long been officially recognised that this syndrome is a neurological illness, treatments focus has still been on the severe physical dysfunctions that lead to the symptoms.
So forget the old concept of just symptom treatments, or looking for the next "CFS cure" or "Fibromyalgia breakthrough." People all over the world have been recovering from this syndrome for many decades and now you can learn HOW and WHY some people have success whilst others who seemingly try the same strategies, don't.
"What makes CFS Unravelled unique is that it breaks through the noise and focusses you on the underlying dynamics that the medical research communities have wrestled with for many decades. Understanding this is key for you to regain your health!"
Professor Kati Thieme, PhD
"recipient of the 2008 International Award for Fibromyalgia Research"
In this book you will learn:
How the symptoms are created & what treatment options are available How the symptoms and dysfunction are all connected What strategies to explore and tailor to address the root dysfunction for a lasting and robust recovery How to best approach your recovery so you have practical steps to take you forward. Clearly for an illness described as a neurological condition, the focus has to be on how to effect neuroplasticity to regain your health from CFS & Fibromyalgia (including POTS, MCS etc).
By understanding the dynamics of this illness as explained in the book, you will finally be able to understand WHY treatments you have tried in the past didn't have a lasting effect. You will even learn why treatments that weren't helpful, could be key in your recovery once you adjust your approach to the framework outlined in the book.
You can also listen to in-depth interviews with people that have recovered from Fibromyalgia/CFS/POTS/MCS on cfsunravelled.com. With a deeper understanding from the book, you will finally understand how and why they recovered from chronic pain and all the other symptoms.
How can you recover from Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), POTS or Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) if you don't even know what is causing the illness or why it perpetuates?
Whilst it has long been officially recognised that this syndrome is a neurological illness, treatments focus has still been on the severe physical dysfunctions that lead to the symptoms.
So forget the old concept of just symptom treatments, or looking for the next "CFS cure" or "Fibromyalgia breakthrough." People all over the world have been recovering from this syndrome for many decades and now you can learn HOW and WHY some people have success whilst others who seemingly try the same strategies, don't.
"What makes CFS Unravelled unique is that it breaks through the noise and focusses you on the underlying dynamics that the medical research communities have wrestled with for many decades. Understanding this is key for you to regain your health!"
Professor Kati Thieme, PhD
"recipient of the 2008 International Award for Fibromyalgia Research"
In this book you will learn:
How the symptoms are created & what treatment options are available How the symptoms and dysfunction are all connected What strategies to explore and tailor to address the root dysfunction for a lasting and robust recovery How to best approach your recovery so you have practical steps to take you forward. Clearly for an illness described as a neurological condition, the focus has to be on how to effect neuroplasticity to regain your health from CFS & Fibromyalgia (including POTS, MCS etc).
By understanding the dynamics of this illness as explained in the book, you will finally be able to understand WHY treatments you have tried in the past didn't have a lasting effect. You will even learn why treatments that weren't helpful, could be key in your recovery once you adjust your approach to the framework outlined in the book.
You can also listen to in-depth interviews with people that have recovered from Fibromyalgia/CFS/POTS/MCS on cfsunravelled.com. With a deeper understanding from the book, you will finally understand how and why they recovered from chronic pain and all the other symptoms.
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256 pages, Paperback
First published January 20, 2013
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January 8, 2023
This book uses 85% of its pages explaining basic physical/biochemical functions that are affected in CFS. Then it addresses diet and supplements really superficially before it delivers the "solution" to CFS. Which is never explained more than vaguely theoretically. "resetting your nervous system". I don't see how this book has gotten such good reviews, it didn't teach me anything or offer any techniques or insight into the solution it promotes. It feels more like a promotion book for Dan Neuffers online program combines with a basic lecture in physiology.
January 7, 2025
This is a book for a specific audience: people who have chronic fatigue syndrome (or related conditions Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), fibromyalgia, long Covid, etc.) and people who care about them. It is the only book I know of that explains the condition and presents hope for recovery. (These conditions are labeled incurable!) The book alone will not produce recovery, but it helps you understand the condition and provides hope that recovery is possible.
December 30, 2023
Disappointing--Not much new here and nothing that will help me
This had so many positive reviews that I'm surprised it was so disappointing for me. If you're deciding whether or not to buy the book, let me save you some time by summarizing his suggestions. 1. Find a doctor or naturopath who is experienced with fibro/CFS and his theory about the cause. (Good luck with that. If I could find that, I wouldn't need his book). 2. Figure out what triggers your sympathetic nervous system and hire a therapist to help fix them. Also meditate at least an hour a day. 3. Clean up your diet by eating mostly vegetables and giving up coffee and sugar. 4. Exercise. He advocates graded exercise which recent research has debunked. Oh, and 5. Fix your sleep, with all the usual generic sleep hygiene advice that we have all tried. There is a chapter on supplements that some people might find helpful but every paragraph tells you to let your mythical naturopath decide what you need. He ends with a plug for his brain retraining service and some "success" case studies of people who sound like they didn't actually have fibro or CFS. Sorry for all the negativity. I try to be a "glass half full" person but I had hoped to get at least something from this book. He can keep the money I paid for the book but I'd like my time back. ;-)
This had so many positive reviews that I'm surprised it was so disappointing for me. If you're deciding whether or not to buy the book, let me save you some time by summarizing his suggestions. 1. Find a doctor or naturopath who is experienced with fibro/CFS and his theory about the cause. (Good luck with that. If I could find that, I wouldn't need his book). 2. Figure out what triggers your sympathetic nervous system and hire a therapist to help fix them. Also meditate at least an hour a day. 3. Clean up your diet by eating mostly vegetables and giving up coffee and sugar. 4. Exercise. He advocates graded exercise which recent research has debunked. Oh, and 5. Fix your sleep, with all the usual generic sleep hygiene advice that we have all tried. There is a chapter on supplements that some people might find helpful but every paragraph tells you to let your mythical naturopath decide what you need. He ends with a plug for his brain retraining service and some "success" case studies of people who sound like they didn't actually have fibro or CFS. Sorry for all the negativity. I try to be a "glass half full" person but I had hoped to get at least something from this book. He can keep the money I paid for the book but I'd like my time back. ;-)
February 13, 2024
Gave me hope
My mom has CFS and watching her health crumble after she had COVID made me desperate to find answers. She got the diagnosis from a doctor for ME/CFS, so we started looking for answers, which led us here. I’m glad someone is giving this largely neglected group of patients some much needed attention.
It’s funny because for so much as we push these people to the fringes of society, they speak very deeply to the larger issues with our culture, namely surrounding a work hard mentality. I guess if you pretend these people are just being difficult or lazy, it makes you look good and successful. But these people who are struggling speak the truth and are the way of a healthier future forward. I know I personally have some habits I’ve formed over the years and maybe it’s time I consider changing so I don’t go through the same problem my mom did.
My mom has CFS and watching her health crumble after she had COVID made me desperate to find answers. She got the diagnosis from a doctor for ME/CFS, so we started looking for answers, which led us here. I’m glad someone is giving this largely neglected group of patients some much needed attention.
It’s funny because for so much as we push these people to the fringes of society, they speak very deeply to the larger issues with our culture, namely surrounding a work hard mentality. I guess if you pretend these people are just being difficult or lazy, it makes you look good and successful. But these people who are struggling speak the truth and are the way of a healthier future forward. I know I personally have some habits I’ve formed over the years and maybe it’s time I consider changing so I don’t go through the same problem my mom did.
April 1, 2013
This theory makes so much sense and verifies experiences I have had dealing with Cfs /Fibro. Magnesium definitely helps and lowering various types of stress helps. This guy gets it and its not peddling snake oil.
August 7, 2022
A useful (dare I say hopeful?) framework for approaching treatment of #MECFS. Underlying mechanism (autonomic nervous system dysfunction) is debatable, but I say pull all the levers. Disappointingly thin on ANS regulation. The worry is the threat!
June 29, 2024
Wonderful book with a lot of information. While there is a lot that he says you need doctors for, which I don't do, he did give a lot of ways that you can make changes yourself. So glad I read this book!
May 5, 2025
Now to put it all into practice...
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