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"The chance of these results occurring at random are very slim. In other words, if you repeated the study 1,000 times, 999 times you would get the same scores for tension fatigue syndrome, and you would get the same scores 996 times for chronic tiredness and insomnia. This is a good indication that the results are not due to random chance.”
Other doctors have also found success treating patients with fatigue by eliminating their sensitive foods. "Chronic fatigue patients often have underlying food sensitivities," says Dr. Jaconello.
Dr. Ronald Lesko is well known in the area of metabolic problems, allergies, and chronic fatigue, and treats many patients from all over the US. He tests the majority of them for food intolerance using the F.I. Test and finds the test helpful in diagnosing the cause of symptoms and in designing a dietetic program to treat the fatigue. Dr. Stephen Smith, of Richland, Washington, says,
"I treat people with chronic fatigue, and we do have success."
Even with scientific studies, patients' personal experiences, and physicians' success stories, the fact that fatigue (including chronic fatigue syndrome) can be alleviated by eliminating intolerant foods from a person's diet is not generally accepted by the medical community. But physicians who accept food intolerance believe, like Dr. Randolph, that fatigue may be the most characteristic part of food and chemical susceptibility. They believe that if no obvious medical condition, such as heart problems, chronic infection, or cancer, exist, food or chemical allergy should definitely be suspected.
"The majority of allergic individuals with the fatigue syndrome have been previously diagnosed as 'neurotics," notes Dr. Randolph, due to physicians' typical separation of mental and physical problems. But he found that chemicals in the environment are slowly poisoning them, as their reactions to commonly eaten foods indicate. It's no wonder that patients who are chronically fatigued develop mental symptoms as well. Who wouldn't be upset if they were too exhausted to live their lives and fulfill their responsibilities?
Dr Brostoff points out in The Complete Guide to Food Allergy and Intolerance that excessive tiredness can be caused by many infectious diseases, by anemia, or by an underactive thyroid gland. "Fatigue is very often reported as a symptom of food intolerance, especially in connection with migraines and irritable bowel syndrome. Early-morning tiredness is the most frequent problem. Looking back over case histories, it seems that fatigue may be an early warning sign as food intolerance develops."
Dr. Brostoff suggests that exorphines (peptides very similar to endorphins, which are natural opioids that help turn off pain in our bodies) may play a part, or it may be a side effect of some generalized immune reaction, as is suspected in post-viral syndrome. PVS/CFS is accompanied by a long list of symptoms, including cognitive function problems, food and chemical sensitivities, visual disturbances, psychological problems, shortness of breath, dizziness and balance problems, sensitivity to extreme temperatures, and chest pains, according to the Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America (CMDSAA).
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Hypertension - the most common form of cardiovascular disease in industrialised countries - is a serious health risk and a major cause of heart attacks and strokes. Many people end up taking drugs for life, drugs such as beta-blockers, but these can have serious side effects, some of which are even suspected of increasing the risk of heart attack. Other side effects can include drowsiness, headaches, depression and joint pains.
You may be told to eat more fruit and vegetables, avoid red meat and cigarettes and exercise, which are all good pieces of advice, but you may feel that you are not getting to see the whole picture. The (F.I. Test) can detect your food intolerance's and has been shown to be highly significant at improving the body's composition. If you have excess weight this can exacerbate hypertension and other chronic diseases therefore identifying and removing your sensitive foods from your diet may have real health benefits and avoid the side-effects associated with long term drug dependence.
"98% of the subjects following the Food Intolerance Test plan either lost weight or improved body composition." - from a study at Baylor Sports Medicine and Performance Institute.
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