It's almost unreal for me to hear someone describe, in the best detail she can, my own experience. It's so close and spot on that if i had any more tears for it I'd be crying.....hard. I describe my body movements as feeling slightly palsy, and that my brain is not quite in sync with my body. Unless all the stars align and I'm having a good moment, I don't move very fast because of not being able to move naturally or be sure footed. So glad I found your channel and I thank you for doing this! I know it takes a toll but I pray that it feels equally rewarding for you to be helping others.
So blessed to have found you. You encourage me. I’m on carnivore and started one month after you. You tell my story with fatigue. It’s just good to know you’re not alone. Really praying that this diet helps us all. Wouldn’t it be wonderful? Meantime still trying. I believe God has an answer for this … He will lead us to find it. He will give us the strength to keep going and hoping. I look forward to your posts so much. 💞🙏
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for continuing with your videos. It makes me so good to know that I am not alone with this illness. Every video also gives me hope and motivation to keep going❤
Amen! I'm listening to someone else tell my story. It's unbelievable. I've never heard anyone else speak who experiences the same things as I do. Thank you thank you thank you for sharing.
After listening to this today, I am feeling that the Lord is possibly calling me to chronicle my path (Chronic Adrenal Fatigue) on Carnivore so others may be helped…as I haven’t really found (yet) any other channels that suffer with chronic fatigue and are desperately attempting to find healing through the Lion Diet (besides you). I really appreciate what you are sharing, Courtney.
Your description of the shaking inside like a cellphone vibration is spot on! Even though I have regained my strength in the last few years, I still have bad flare ups with the inner shaking and also muscle spasms. I am very inspired by you and have decided to give carnivore a try. Please keep up the videos. I am confident that you are helping, educating and inspiring many people.
I didn't realize you also have ibs. This the my second video I've watched of yours. (Me/cfs, fibro, and ibd/diverticulitis). I'm just starting my journey, so this is really a huge help to listen to you. Thank you for being you and opening up the way you do! ❤️
I can relate. I have a hard time knowing when to stop and rest. 4 months carnivore and I’ve had huge improvements but not in my energy levels. But, no pain, no anxiety, way less inflammation. My trigger was high stress job leading to breast cancer/ chemo radiation surgery-hell!! Ptsd. Carnivore has given me hope. Finally hope. I think this is a long long road. I had to stop cheese last couple days. It’s helping. I’ll keep watching you, we need your experience. I’m 62
I started carnivore 5 months ago and have CFS. As you have mentioned with carnivore, my CFS symptoms have improved and have more energy but still struggle! Recently I joined the CFS Recovery School with Miguel Batista. He has a youtube channel and website. This has helped me so much better for my CFS and still improving each day.
I have ME-CFS. Was diagnosed by Dr. Byron Hyde in 1994 after several brain scans at UCLA and Montreal General. I crashed in 1983. It's been a very difficult life but an incredibly rewarding life. I'm now experimenting with the Lion diet and have had surprising results. I can understand and relate to everything you say. Trust me, you are not alone. I have 2 very close friends with ME-CFS and their support is invaluable to me. I very much appreciate your videos and insights. I was fortunate in that I did find very helpful things which kept me going. The Lion diet however has been quite remarkable and hope it will continue to give me improvements. Meanwhile, I wish you much success in your new diet adventure.
I have also been "dealing" with this since the mid 1980s. I am happy to hear your progress. I have had improvements as well! Gaslit by doctors and finding these videos extremely helpful
Im so blown away. I have so many of the same symptoms as you. I also have tried carnivore. It helps tremendously with inflammation. Im sorry for all your going through. Belive me, i can relate. Body vibrations, brain zaps, etc. ❤
I did some research and found that after 3 days fasting the immune system is getting renewed and autophagy recycles viruses and bacterias. I have ME/CFS from an EBV reactivation. My longest fast is 24hrs and i hope i will be able to fast 72hrs one day. Like you said, i want also to be free of CFS. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏼
"Lord, take me home!" I can totally relate to that. I can see a marked i difference in you from your 5 month video. There's more energy in your eyes. Looking forward to your anniversary! Ps. Love your kitchen and beautiful dog.
I got the armband but when I checked the EMF reading it was through the roof so I returned it! I wanted to let you know in case you are effected by electro magnetic radiation. It’s like having a cell tower on your arm!!! Xx
Amen!! That alone can raise your BPM. Also always try not to hold your phone and keep it at least two feet from you. Courtney, I hope you come across these two comments.❤️🙏
@@The_ME_LionHello lovely, I hope you’re doing ok. I used my Acousticom 2 EMF Detector. I really didn’t want to be the giver of bad tidings or discourage you by the way. It was just important to let you know for your health. When I got the armband I was so excited about it however when I checked on my acousticom the reading was higher than the highest marker. I was so disappointed and had to return it. I really hope they find a way to create a non EMF version as it’s such a valuable tool. I know some people get watches that you can switch off the wifi or Bluetooth on and still get measurements which is what I’m looking into now. Wishing you all the best and love your channel!
Same boat, fibromyalgia/CFS no energy 255 days carnivore with many improvements but but vitamin d levels were 18, now 27 a big improvement in energy, eat animal fat and get some sun, i need to up mine more before winter.
Thank You Courtney!!! First of all, . I am so incredibly happy for your progress. Stay strong dear Courtney...Think of the improvement you have had and where you were just 7 months ago! I totally relate to everything you have eloquently articulated. I have had this 35 years and tried many many things too.. Thank you for sharing your valuable energy with us. You are helping MANY! You are very intelligent and have inspired me to try carnivore ...or on the days I can't stomach it, ketovore. Despite not being consistently strict, I have seen great improvements with energy and less PEM! It was so enjoyable to clean my garage, weed, tie up a few unfinished minor projects and see friends! Trying to not overdo. I look forward to your videos.
I have many similar symptoms, I started with a Sleep Dr. and she has found there is a connection between sleep, Vitamin D and B Vits. The B Vits are usually extracted from your food in the colon and IBS or IBD will make you very low on B vits, so testing for B12 would be helpful. Even with 1 year of carnivore, I still have to use B vit patches cut in 1/3's or I get the weird nerve symptoms even in my brain and especially trying to sleep. I was getting so much better, I thought I was cured, until I got a virus, then back to back different Covids and now I am back down again. Extra Vitamin D is helping some, I started taking it when I came down with Covid, because any sickness will use up your Vitamin D hormone.
I'm thinking about it myself. I'm spending a lot of time in front of the PC and i've noticed that theres a lot of electrical distcharge around when i stand up for example. There was multiple times when i missed the power button on my PC case, touched the case and caused discharge that caused my PC to shutddown. (already replaced PC case and power supply and the problems still persist so it's not a problem with case itself)
Did you see the PubMed article on it? Crazy how it helps reduce inflammation and restarts the healing process. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/
@@callemity9104I strongly recommend grounding!! Careful if you get a detox reaction at first though, the earth is designed to pull free radicals out. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/
Thank you for sharing through your videos. You're definitely not alone. I've been dealing with many of the same health challenges. I often can tell how much energy vs PEM I have for a day when I walk up a flight of stairs. The harder it is on my thighs the more I need to down pace energy exerted for the day. Some days my thighs hurt 1/2 way up and I must use the railing to get to the top. Last few steps are barely doable with railing use on bad days. Preparing to try carnivore with 20 grams or less for 30 days while keeping supplements mix consistent for those 30 days and see how it goes. I can relate to you very much throughout this video. It's so difficult to know energy limits each day. I have delayed effects and have yet to nail down how to not get PEM crashes especially after 48 hours. Trial and error and tracking helps but it seems to not follow any pattern. We must stay strong and keep moving forward and trust the process and give it time, a lot of time. As long as we are better then we were prior, that's positive progress! My timelines match yours. Do you think EBV is a major driver? Wish we could connect. Maybe we could offer each other extra support. Stay safe and keep going ❣
Yes! I was never the same after my EBV infection. I agree with you on the thigh muscle observation. I too have noticed a correlation with how easily fatigueable some of my muscles are to how well I’m actually doing on any given day. Even if I’m feeling pretty good, if my muscles start burning easily, I know I need to be extra careful.
You should try experimenting adding more salt to your day. I started taking 10 grams of salt with water or milk now I'm taking 30 grams of salt a day and I feel great my nervous system is calmer and I feel more aware of things. Before we had refrigeration every meat was salted. Just a suggestion🙏 🥩🍖🍗🥓
@@asdf1991asdf Not at all when eating carnivore. Especially if you're craving it and it's a good quality salt like REAL branded salt or Celtic or Pink Himalayan salt.. Prior to carnivore carbs and glucose helped absorb water now salt does the way nature intended.
I feel like I have this, the fatigue is relentless. When I finally get my insurance I will be finding out the cause because right now I can't function.
Look into adding Vitamin D3/K2 and B1/Benfotamine. Ive had pretty bad fatigue for a few years now and after 6 months of carnivore it was better but last week after tons of research I added dr bergs D3/K2 and a blue bottle of benfotamine/B1, andmore Salt. Now I'm feeling much more energetic with less brain fog and more like normal ❤
I'm trying methylene blue to see if it will help my mitochondrial dysfunctional me/cfs. I'm only like 4 days in and going very slowly adding it so idk yet?
@The_ME_Lion it helps me a lot with my body pain. Maybe energy too?? I'm only taking 2mg or 4 drops in a medicine cup of apple juice so very low amount but I can tell a big difference when I don't take it so I'm gonna continue on. I'm debating on increasing the amount as I can go up to something like 47 drops so I'm on a very minimal dose but then I'm super sensitive so I'm going easy! I'm gonna continue on and I've been taking it daily for a month I'd say at least.
Thanks for your video and updates. I have almost all your problems. Hopefully the heart problems get better that’s my main focus. I think the fast heart rate burns my energy out throughout the day. Day 55 of carnivore for me. 🙏🤞✌️
We have a lot in common! I also have ME/.CFS (22+ years) and chronic Lyme (which I got 5 years after my ME/CFS started), and I also just tried Carnivore this year. Like you, I like lots of information and to understand things as best I can! I'm still on a VERY restricted diet - maybe 95% carnivore - due to chronic yeast overgrowth, which is so common in ME/CFS due to our immune dysfunction. I'm curious how you deal with the boredom of eating carnivore. I love a wide variety of flavors - there really isn't any food I don't like! So, I find carnivore repetitive, and I miss all the varied flavors of a broader diet. I was more keto for part of this year, until the yeast flared up again. I'm glad to hear carnivore has worked so well for you. Have you tried any treatments for your orthostatic intolerance? Treating OI was really life-changing for my son and I and would greatly reduce the orthostatic symptoms you mentioned, plus allow you to get out and be more active without crashing. I'll include a link to a blog post I wrote on the variety of OI treatments available for ME/CFS in a separate comment (YT doesn't always like links! so if it doesn't show up, just let me know). I also made a video with the same information if you prefer that (just search orthostatic on my channel). Either way, there are lots of links to additional info, including a 2-part article perfect for sharing with your doctor(s). And the sleep dysfunction of ME/CFS can actually be corrected so that sleep is normal, natural, and restorative again. It's all about treating the underling endocrine dysfunction that causes our sleep issues. My son and I have both had good, normal sleep for almost 20 years now, and it makes such a big difference in everything. I'll add a third comment with the link to that article. I originally wrote it for ProHealth website (same with the 2-part OI article), and it includes scientific references at the end, so it's perfect for sharing with doctors. And again, there's also a video if you prefer that, though I'd recommend printing the article with medical references for your doctor. I did a video on ME/CFS and carnivore back in January, just a month into my experience, and I am editing another diet video on 3 options for those with ME/CFS and similar inflammatory immune disorders (paleo, keto, carnivore) that I hope to post this week. I'm so glad to have found your channel - nice to "meet" you!
Here's the link to the OI blog post that I mentioned earlier. It has loads of links to additional information so it's a good starting point. As I mentioned, there is also a video if you prefer that. livewithcfs.blogspot.com/2010/02/orthostatic-intolerance-and-cfs.html
And here's the link to the article on correcting ME/CFS sleep dysfunction - again, there's also a video but in the blog post, I include the scientific references and a link to a printable version of the original article for sharing with your doctor. The combination of correcting sleep dysfunction and treating OI greatly improved quality of life for my son and I. livewithcfs.blogspot.com/2023/03/correcting-sleep-dysfunction-in-mecfs.html
The Carnivore Diet is great but I would highly recommend reading We Want to Live by Aajonus Vonderplanitz. I believe the Primal diet is the real deal. All the best ❤
I had a good day yesterday for the first time in long time. No one understand CFS/ME until they experience it. One thing I've been working on is chipping away at old traumas. As i release those i feel somewhat lighter. Did you try the brain retraining stuff? The method i did didn't really work for me but i do believe in Neuroplasticity
It didn't work for me either (did two programs) as far as healing but what I learned does seem to help me from going into a downward spiral when having a flare up
I haven’t tried a specific brain retraining program, but I do believe in neuroplasticity and I know that the dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is at the core of this illness (in my opinion). I am trying to calm my nervous system and improve vagal tone so my nervous system will hopefully switch out of its hyper vigilante state.
You mention trouble sleeping. I had a moment 2 months into carnivore where I couldn't sleep for 1 week. It was so strange, I felt like I was awake the whole time. Not sleepy at all with the lack of sleep. I did a bit of research and decided to eat a lot of collagen. For 1 day I ate around 3lbs of collagen. (I stew some beef tendon and pork feet). It helped me get back to sleep. Now i've been carnivore for 11 months, I incorprate a meal once in a blue moon of collagen.
Interesting update! I had similar in that it felt like a sprinkler started spraying my on fire body down quite quickly. The inflammation noticeably reduced and therefore pain and inflammation. I used to wake up in pain and that stopped. I had more energy, my baseline increased. Before carnivore having a shower would put me back to bed and now on a good day I can walk 15k steps. But the pem is still there. Did this yesterday and today is pay back. Watched your video hoping you had an answer but looks like we are at similar points in our journey. Do you take any supplements that make the crash easier?
I do take a few supplements, but none specifically to deal with a crash. I mostly just rest, do extra electrolytes, high fat, and make sure I stay hydrated. I’m moving through crashes much quicker now. I think extra fat does help.
@@The_ME_Lion thanks! Interesting you say this as the past week I’ve been eating higher fat (20% ground beef) and started taking electrolytes as I was experiencing lightheadedness and the last two crashes haven’t been quite as intense. Still feel knackered but can get up and do a small amount.
It’s longstanding, but I had no idea how bad it was. I don’t know if carnivore has helped it or not. I assume that it has helped because I no longer have palpitations and chest pain, which were very frequent occurrences.
Im on day 9. Electrolytes are checked and good, oxalate im not eating for much longer , so i dont know what's wrong but... I have such strong palpitations and chest pressure also difficulty breathing every now and then, and it feels absolutely threatening. Even tho i know such symptoms because i have severe bad bloodflow, but this is different.... Very worried
Might be an electrolyte problem! I had the same thing (it's terrifying) and was having to take 8 scoops of electrolyte powder every day. My problems resolved when I stopped adding salt to my food. That is, I have no salt on my food (or occasionally just a little bit) and in addition to that, I consume 1-2 scoops/sachets of electrolytes. No more palpitations! Also, perhaps don't drink too much water. When I was having 8 electrolyte scoops per day, I was drinking like 8L per day because I kept thinking the water would fix the palpitations, but I think the excessive water just diluted the electrolytes I was drinking. Now, I drink about 1.5L of non-electrolyte water and maybe 400ml of very concentrated electrolyte water. Hope that helps!
Have you looked into TMS/Limbic brain rewire stuff? Seems like a lot of science coming out how it relates to chronic pain/autoimmune/Dysautonomia etc. lots of great stuff. Some names to look for are Dr Hanscom (chronic pain stuff) Dr Howard Schubiner , Dan Buglio - Pain Free You podcast/YT, Thought by Thought podcast/YY (Christian gal). It is a piece of the puzzle from all the testimonies I have seen. I pray you find complete healing!
I have been carnivorisih diet for 86 days already and twelve days ago I started lion diet. First I felt that lion diet works very well, but yesterday i started to have muscle cramps and my heart symptoms flared up. 2 hours ago I took 15 grams of carbs and cramps went away and seems like my heart symptoms are relieving. Seems like my body needs carbs a bit for some reason? do you have similar experiences? But yeah carnivorish diet with thiamine therapy has reduced almost every symptom except heart symptoms (might even have increased a bit). the biggest improvement is reduced pain levels. Life does not feel hell anymore. definitely shit but not hell :D hope you are doing better little by little i have to find balance with carbs.. maybe about 10 grams a day is enough.
no carbs equals loss of magnesium and potassium which affects the heart. carbs acts like a sponge keeping electrolytes from being released from the kidneys. yes we need carbs to keep kidneys from releasing all ur electrolytes. u can take electrolytes but it’s hard to replace them for the amount u need. we need 4700mg of potassium a day and electrolyte powders only go to 1000mg. you don’t get enough mag in the powder either.
You can get a cramp from dehydration ,as well as magnesium deficiency .Why assume its from electrolytes ,and not just a lack of water ?. P.s. one egg per day has micro-nutrients sufficient for most carnivores .carbs actually make muscles retain water ,(explaining why bodybuilders load with carbs before a competition)...this may explain why a cramp from dehydration would relax after eating carbs .
@@kenadams5504 sounds reasonable. I have electrolyte powder and also take extra magnesium (malate) and potassium. I still feel the best if i include one apple or 100 grams of berries to my lion diet.
I’ve played around with carbs a few times to see if they would help me increase my circulating volume. My trouble is that the carbs help somewhat with my BP and heart rate issues, but not much. They do bring back inflammation, brain fog, and brain zaps. I just react to so many things that it’s hard for me to reintroduce things. This probably doesn’t answer your question, but I am still trying to figure things out myself. It’s an ongoing experiment for sure. It’s ok if your body needs some carbs. I hope you find some that don’t cause you any symptoms! 🙏
Did you have any burning pain in muscles?when using your arms, legs or body. Do you get leg cramps and if so do you have salt on food? I’m drinking 3 litres of water a day this helps with cramps and if I add Celtic salt a tiny sprinkle to food I will wake up with severe toe curling cramps. Any thoughts I used to describe walking as clunky and or walking thru slime💚 I have systemic Lupus but your symptoms sound similar the 3 litres ofwater really helped with dizziness light headedness and nausea. I’m 7 months in too. Thanks for sharing. The sunrise circadian rhythms and grounding. Best wishes for your recovery ❤
I lived with constant burning muscles before starting carnivore. It was terrible! That was one of the first symptoms to resolve when I went carnivore. Yes, I use a lot of salt! My body needs a lot of it right now.
One thing I've noticed is that my heart rate recovers quicker when I'm in ketosis. So you having something similar when you eat extra fat makes complete sense.
Did you have any burning pain in muscles?when using your arms, legs or body. Do you get leg cramps and if so do you have salt on food? I’m drinking 3 litres of water a day this helps with cramps and if I add Celtic salt a tiny sprinkle to food I will wake up with severe toe curling cramps. Any thoughts
Just curious about the following: A. Did you try Lamb meat and what kind of impact did Lamb meat have on your recovery compared to Beef. Which of the two meats did you find to be more Anti-Inflammatory? B. Is Carnivore diet your only Solution for ME/CFS at the moment or are you also taking any other Supplements along with the Carnivore diet? C. During this Journey did you try LDN or Abilify etc? And did they help move the needle a bit? D. Any detox treatments during the journey that helped push you ahead ? Thx. 2.5 year Covid Long Hauler here which you rightly said is ME/CFS - its like you're just my sister from another "Virus" mother hehe😄. Thank you for sharing the update - I try to learn from the pre-covid infections (ebv/Mono/Lyme) ME/CFS community as much as possible.
@@The_ME_Lion That'd be great but remember you are not beholden to answer those questions. Keeping up with the comments and queries in them is hard enough. I crash just thinking about it. Your health and how you feel is much more important. Take care.
Hi again Courtney just thought I'd mention what I've been trying for the last 4 day. It's controversial I know, but after watching a video about anotger carnivore incorporating some carbs back into his diet, I thought I would try again, after a falier of trying some honey and some fruits went pretty badly after 3 months on the Carnivore diet, but raspberries are high in oxalate, so I think it was just that now. This time, I've been eating potatoes 450g and honey 125g a day, and I've felt better, I don't know if it will last though. I'm even going to try adding more potatoes. More than 120g of honey, upsets my stomach though. Just a thought sweetie, I hate to see you suffer, as I do with any other carnivore or M.E Chronic fatigue sufferer. I don't like dogma of any sort and I think we should be free to experiment. I'll always be mainly carnivore though, good luck Courtney, I hope you find something that will help you more soon, if not some carbs. ❤ Paul.
I’m glad you are finding things that work for your body and make you feel good! I wish I could eat potatoes…lol! I miss them. I don’t miss the misery they cause me though. I hope my body will let me have some more options one day. For now, everything I try to reintroduce causes symptoms 😕. Keep me updated with your progress though!
I see you are trying your best to explain the symptoms to other people, but i think it's the same if you would try to explain depression to someone who never experienced it. They would never understand how hard it is. Like i said before my symptoms overlap mostly with yours, maybe beside extreme fatigue and no matter how much i'm trying to explain it to my wife she cannot understand how some aches could be ruining your life. She's very supportive , but i found it useless to try and explain my symptoms to others. Did You look into histamine intolerance or mast cell activation syndrome? It could be one of the reasons why your neurological and neuropathic symptoms improved dramatically on this diet. After i stopped with carnivoire i was working with a nutrisionist to get back my lost weight and fix my severe elektrolyte imbalance. I reintroduced foods that i used to eat and had reaction shortly after each meal. I reported this back to her and after asking what i was eating she immediately told me what to avoid and see if it's gonna help. I did the oposite and i ate only foods high in histamine for one day and i have to tell You that i was a terrible day for me. I'm mentioning this because like i said our symptoms overlaps a lot, so maybe it's something worth looking into.
I've found to also have issues with histamine intolerance and MCAS. Not eating leftovers refrigerated and only gently heating frozen leftovers next day helps with some foods in my case. Good points you mentioned. Thanks.
I feel like we are all deeply deprived of nutrients. Im experiencing this after years of severe starvation due to undiagnosed gallstones and wrong diagnoses and treatments with PPI. I started meat based diet 1 month ago with incorporating red meat a few times per week and it got me from being bedbound with a tunnel vision and every imaginable unbearable symptom, not being able to digest a simple fruit juice - to now, being able to survive womenly monthly period 🩸being able to do some light house chores, shower, go to the store quickly, run some quick errands, cook simple meal, do my makeup and hair, dress well, see a friend, laugh a little, have less pain and fatigue, less muscle spasms, hands aren't as weak, im less afraid to faint and have more confidence in my body, digest food better but still have times of bad digestion 🤢 but i see massive improvements in just 4 weeks, sleep better, have less anxiety... 🎉 i still have horrible fatigue and am unable to work, i have to rest a lot but its not like before. I still have negative thoughts ocassionally wondering if i will ever recover or if its even possible because progress isnt linear and i do experience setbacks especially when period comes around and i lose blood and i cant do sports or i will have severe PEM. In one hand i see improvements, on the other im worried i will never recover. Im torn. But again... its only been a month so watching positive stories like yours calm me down. Truly thank you. PS: what erased my 10+ years long generalised anxiety disorder with severe panic attacks was getting iron infusions. It was a miracle for me. It solved 90% anxiety for me. The rest 10% are hidden in other nutrients that i still lack.
Have you tried NR or NMN? NR works for me at 600mg. It’s expensive, but yes, I feel more energy when I take it. Also, NAC - N- acetyl-cysteine and glutamine. They are pre-cursors of glutathione. And they are pretty cheap. Your muscle pain after workout will go away. I’m taking 2.4g of NAC and 2-3g of TMG (Tri-methyl- glycine) Have you tested for MTHFR mutation? Most people with fibromyalgia have it. I do. If so, you need to take methylated form of B vitamins since we are poor methylators. Vitamin D, Mg ( especially mg threanate at night as it helps with sleep) apigenin for sleep, melatonin (yes, it is good for us) L- carnitine and arginine for energy and before workout Last, good quality methylene blue, which will help with residual viral and/or bacterial infection. There are many u-tube videos on methylene blue. And you need proper hormonal support at this stage so find a good doctor and ask for HTR. And yes, it is safe and they lied to us about “dangers” of HRT. I’m biologists, double PhD and fibromyalgia sufferer for over 25 years.
It's almost unreal for me to hear someone describe, in the best detail she can, my own experience. It's so close and spot on that if i had any more tears for it I'd be crying.....hard.
I describe my body movements as feeling slightly palsy, and that my brain is not quite in sync with my body. Unless all the stars align and I'm having a good moment, I don't move very fast because of not being able to move naturally or be sure footed. So glad I found your channel and I thank you for doing this! I know it takes a toll but I pray that it feels equally rewarding for you to be helping others.
@@ctrotter5447 Thank you!🙏
So blessed to have found you. You encourage me. I’m on carnivore and started one month after you. You tell my story with fatigue. It’s just good to know you’re not alone. Really praying that this diet helps us all. Wouldn’t it be wonderful? Meantime still trying. I believe God has an answer for this … He will lead us to find it. He will give us the strength to keep going and hoping. I look forward to your posts so much.
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🙏 Amen!
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for continuing with your videos. It makes me so good to know that I am not alone with this illness. Every video also gives me hope and motivation to keep going❤
You are definitely not alone! 💕
Amen! I'm listening to someone else tell my story. It's unbelievable. I've never heard anyone else speak who experiences the same things as I do. Thank you thank you thank you for sharing.
After listening to this today, I am feeling that the Lord is possibly calling me to chronicle my path (Chronic Adrenal Fatigue) on Carnivore so others may be helped…as I haven’t really found (yet) any other channels that suffer with chronic fatigue and are desperately attempting to find healing through the Lion Diet (besides you). I really appreciate what you are sharing, Courtney.
Yes, please do! (if I may add my voice to the Lord's 😆)
@@AlisonVG Thank you! Yes!! Share your journey!
Your description of the shaking inside like a cellphone vibration is spot on! Even though I have regained my strength in the last few years, I still have bad flare ups with the inner shaking and also muscle spasms. I am very inspired by you and have decided to give carnivore a try. Please keep up the videos. I am confident that you are helping, educating and inspiring many people.
Thank you so much!
I didn't realize you also have ibs. This the my second video I've watched of yours. (Me/cfs, fibro, and ibd/diverticulitis). I'm just starting my journey, so this is really a huge help to listen to you. Thank you for being you and opening up the way you do! ❤️
Prayers for you to continue to heal ! ❤
Thank you!
I can relate. I have a hard time knowing when to stop and rest. 4 months carnivore and I’ve had huge improvements but not in my energy levels. But, no pain, no anxiety, way less inflammation. My trigger was high stress job leading to breast cancer/ chemo radiation surgery-hell!! Ptsd. Carnivore has given me hope. Finally hope. I think this is a long long road. I had to stop cheese last couple days. It’s helping. I’ll keep watching you, we need your experience. I’m 62
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I started carnivore 5 months ago and have CFS. As you have mentioned with carnivore, my CFS symptoms have improved and have more energy but still struggle! Recently I joined the CFS Recovery School with Miguel Batista. He has a youtube channel and website. This has helped me so much better for my CFS and still improving each day.
I’ll look him up! Glad you are improving!!
You are looking great. Keep up the good path .you are a sweetheart and are loved by your friends out here
❤️ Thank you so much!!
I have ME-CFS. Was diagnosed by Dr. Byron Hyde in 1994 after several brain scans at UCLA and Montreal General. I crashed in 1983. It's been a very difficult life but an incredibly rewarding life. I'm now experimenting with the Lion diet and have had surprising results. I can understand and relate to everything you say. Trust me, you are not alone. I have 2 very close friends with ME-CFS and their support is invaluable to me. I very much appreciate your videos and insights. I was fortunate in that I did find very helpful things which kept me going. The Lion diet however has been quite remarkable and hope it will continue to give me improvements. Meanwhile, I wish you much success in your new diet adventure.
I have also been "dealing" with this since the mid 1980s. I am happy to hear your progress. I have had improvements as well! Gaslit by doctors and finding these videos extremely helpful
So glad you are seeing results!!! 💪🤗🙏
Im so blown away. I have so many of the same symptoms as you. I also have tried carnivore. It helps tremendously with inflammation. Im sorry for all your going through. Belive me, i can relate. Body vibrations, brain zaps, etc. ❤
To combat the tiredness, I take salt( lmnt or relyte) and Lugols iodine. Two or three drops per day. It has helped tremendously!
I’m doing the same! It definitely helps!
I did some research and found that after 3 days fasting the immune system is getting renewed and autophagy recycles viruses and bacterias. I have ME/CFS from an EBV reactivation. My longest fast is 24hrs and i hope i will be able to fast 72hrs one day. Like you said, i want also to be free of CFS. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏼
"Lord, take me home!"
I can totally relate to that.
I can see a marked i difference in you from your 5 month video.
There's more energy in your eyes.
Looking forward to your anniversary!
Ps. Love your kitchen and beautiful dog.
Your insights are so very helpful, I appreciate them.
I'm so glad!
I got the armband but when I checked the EMF reading it was through the roof so I returned it! I wanted to let you know in case you are effected by electro magnetic radiation. It’s like having a cell tower on your arm!!! Xx
Amen!! That alone can raise your BPM. Also always try not to hold your phone and keep it at least two feet from you. Courtney, I hope you come across these two comments.❤️🙏
Yikes!! How do you check an EMF reading?
@@The_ME_LionHello lovely, I hope you’re doing ok. I used my Acousticom 2 EMF Detector. I really didn’t want to be the giver of bad tidings or discourage you by the way. It was just important to let you know for your health. When I got the armband I was so excited about it however when I checked on my acousticom the reading was higher than the highest marker. I was so disappointed and had to return it. I really hope they find a way to create a non EMF version as it’s such a valuable tool. I know some people get watches that you can switch off the wifi or Bluetooth on and still get measurements which is what I’m looking into now. Wishing you all the best and love your channel!
@@pokerdotttt Thank you for letting me know!
Same boat, fibromyalgia/CFS no energy 255 days carnivore with many improvements but but vitamin d levels were 18, now 27 a big improvement in energy, eat animal fat and get some sun, i need to up mine more before winter.
My vitamin d is 41 and I am trying to get it to 100 with the hopes of feeling better.
Thank You Courtney!!! First of all, . I am so incredibly happy for your progress. Stay strong dear Courtney...Think of the improvement you have had and where you were just 7 months ago! I totally relate to everything you have eloquently articulated. I have had this 35 years and tried many many things too.. Thank you for sharing your valuable energy with us. You are helping MANY! You are very intelligent and have inspired me to try carnivore ...or on the days I can't stomach it, ketovore. Despite not being consistently strict, I have seen great improvements with energy and less PEM! It was so enjoyable to clean my garage, weed, tie up a few unfinished minor projects and see friends! Trying to not overdo. I look forward to your videos.
I’m so happy you are seeing improvements! It makes my heart smile 😊!
Thanks for sharing
I have many similar symptoms, I started with a Sleep Dr. and she has found there is a connection between sleep, Vitamin D and B Vits. The B Vits are usually extracted from your food in the colon and IBS or IBD will make you very low on B vits, so testing for B12 would be helpful. Even with 1 year of carnivore, I still have to use B vit patches cut in 1/3's or I get the weird nerve symptoms even in my brain and especially trying to sleep. I was getting so much better, I thought I was cured, until I got a virus, then back to back different Covids and now I am back down again. Extra Vitamin D is helping some, I started taking it when I came down with Covid, because any sickness will use up your Vitamin D hormone.
Setbacks are so frustrating!
Have you tried grounding?
Try it about 15-30 minutes a day….. might be beneficial to you! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I'm thinking about it myself. I'm spending a lot of time in front of the PC and i've noticed that theres a lot of electrical distcharge around when i stand up for example. There was multiple times when i missed the power button on my PC case, touched the case and caused discharge that caused my PC to shutddown. (already replaced PC case and power supply and the problems still persist so it's not a problem with case itself)
Did you see the PubMed article on it? Crazy how it helps reduce inflammation and restarts the healing process. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/
@@callemity9104I strongly recommend grounding!! Careful if you get a detox reaction at first though, the earth is designed to pull free radicals out. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/
You look awesome and love your cute little doggie.
Thank you so much!😊
Thank you for sharing through your videos. You're definitely not alone. I've been dealing with many of the same health challenges. I often can tell how much energy vs PEM I have for a day when I walk up a flight of stairs. The harder it is on my thighs the more I need to down pace energy exerted for the day. Some days my thighs hurt 1/2 way up and I must use the railing to get to the top. Last few steps are barely doable with railing use on bad days. Preparing to try carnivore with 20 grams or less for 30 days while keeping supplements mix consistent for those 30 days and see how it goes. I can relate to you very much throughout this video. It's so difficult to know energy limits each day. I have delayed effects and have yet to nail down how to not get PEM crashes especially after 48 hours. Trial and error and tracking helps but it seems to not follow any pattern. We must stay strong and keep moving forward and trust the process and give it time, a lot of time. As long as we are better then we were prior, that's positive progress! My timelines match yours. Do you think EBV is a major driver? Wish we could connect. Maybe we could offer each other extra support. Stay safe and keep going ❣
Yes! I was never the same after my EBV infection. I agree with you on the thigh muscle observation. I too have noticed a correlation with how easily fatigueable some of my muscles are to how well I’m actually doing on any given day. Even if I’m feeling pretty good, if my muscles start burning easily, I know I need to be extra careful.
You should try experimenting adding more salt to your day. I started taking 10 grams of salt with water or milk now I'm taking 30 grams of salt a day and I feel great my nervous system is calmer and I feel more aware of things. Before we had refrigeration every meat was salted. Just a suggestion🙏 🥩🍖🍗🥓
Did you get leg cramps?
@@Bright79-111 You’re right, but I already eat SO much salt. 2 LMNTs a day and highly salt my food. Maybe I need a salt lick! 🤣😊
So you have five teaspoons of salt a day??? Is that necessary??? That's heaps isn't it
@@asdf1991asdf Not at all when eating carnivore. Especially if you're craving it and it's a good quality salt like REAL branded salt or Celtic or Pink Himalayan salt.. Prior to carnivore carbs and glucose helped absorb water now salt does the way nature intended.
I feel like I have this, the fatigue is relentless. When I finally get my insurance I will be finding out the cause because right now I can't function.
I pray the best for you! Hope you get answers and get well!
Look into adding Vitamin D3/K2 and B1/Benfotamine. Ive had pretty bad fatigue for a few years now and after 6 months of carnivore it was better but last week after tons of research I added dr bergs D3/K2 and a blue bottle of benfotamine/B1, andmore Salt. Now I'm feeling much more energetic with less brain fog and more like normal ❤
I am doing those things! Thank you! 😊
I'm trying methylene blue to see if it will help my mitochondrial dysfunctional me/cfs. I'm only like 4 days in and going very slowly adding it so idk yet?
Is the methylene blue helping?
@The_ME_Lion it helps me a lot with my body pain. Maybe energy too?? I'm only taking 2mg or 4 drops in a medicine cup of apple juice so very low amount but I can tell a big difference when I don't take it so I'm gonna continue on. I'm debating on increasing the amount as I can go up to something like 47 drops so I'm on a very minimal dose but then I'm super sensitive so I'm going easy! I'm gonna continue on and I've been taking it daily for a month I'd say at least.
Thanks for your video and updates. I have almost all your problems. Hopefully the heart problems get better that’s my main focus. I think the fast heart rate burns my energy out throughout the day. Day 55 of carnivore for me. 🙏🤞✌️
Love you Courtney. Best wishes xoxo
Do you take low dose naltrexone?
We have a lot in common! I also have ME/.CFS (22+ years) and chronic Lyme (which I got 5 years after my ME/CFS started), and I also just tried Carnivore this year. Like you, I like lots of information and to understand things as best I can! I'm still on a VERY restricted diet - maybe 95% carnivore - due to chronic yeast overgrowth, which is so common in ME/CFS due to our immune dysfunction. I'm curious how you deal with the boredom of eating carnivore. I love a wide variety of flavors - there really isn't any food I don't like! So, I find carnivore repetitive, and I miss all the varied flavors of a broader diet. I was more keto for part of this year, until the yeast flared up again. I'm glad to hear carnivore has worked so well for you. Have you tried any treatments for your orthostatic intolerance? Treating OI was really life-changing for my son and I and would greatly reduce the orthostatic symptoms you mentioned, plus allow you to get out and be more active without crashing. I'll include a link to a blog post I wrote on the variety of OI treatments available for ME/CFS in a separate comment (YT doesn't always like links! so if it doesn't show up, just let me know). I also made a video with the same information if you prefer that (just search orthostatic on my channel). Either way, there are lots of links to additional info, including a 2-part article perfect for sharing with your doctor(s). And the sleep dysfunction of ME/CFS can actually be corrected so that sleep is normal, natural, and restorative again. It's all about treating the underling endocrine dysfunction that causes our sleep issues. My son and I have both had good, normal sleep for almost 20 years now, and it makes such a big difference in everything. I'll add a third comment with the link to that article. I originally wrote it for ProHealth website (same with the 2-part OI article), and it includes scientific references at the end, so it's perfect for sharing with doctors. And again, there's also a video if you prefer that, though I'd recommend printing the article with medical references for your doctor. I did a video on ME/CFS and carnivore back in January, just a month into my experience, and I am editing another diet video on 3 options for those with ME/CFS and similar inflammatory immune disorders (paleo, keto, carnivore) that I hope to post this week. I'm so glad to have found your channel - nice to "meet" you!
Here's the link to the OI blog post that I mentioned earlier. It has loads of links to additional information so it's a good starting point. As I mentioned, there is also a video if you prefer that. livewithcfs.blogspot.com/2010/02/orthostatic-intolerance-and-cfs.html
And here's the link to the article on correcting ME/CFS sleep dysfunction - again, there's also a video but in the blog post, I include the scientific references and a link to a printable version of the original article for sharing with your doctor. The combination of correcting sleep dysfunction and treating OI greatly improved quality of life for my son and I. livewithcfs.blogspot.com/2023/03/correcting-sleep-dysfunction-in-mecfs.html
The Carnivore Diet is great but I would highly recommend reading We Want to Live by Aajonus Vonderplanitz. I believe the Primal diet is the real deal. All the best ❤
Wow within a few seconds I can see your energy is completely different 😮
I had a good day yesterday for the first time in long time. No one understand CFS/ME until they experience it. One thing I've been working on is chipping away at old traumas. As i release those i feel somewhat lighter. Did you try the brain retraining stuff? The method i did didn't really work for me but i do believe in Neuroplasticity
It didn't work for me either (did two programs) as far as healing but what I learned does seem to help me from going into a downward spiral when having a flare up
@@SunnyCarnivore same. I think once you learn the concept, you can apply it to different things.
I haven’t tried a specific brain retraining program, but I do believe in neuroplasticity and I know that the dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is at the core of this illness (in my opinion). I am trying to calm my nervous system and improve vagal tone so my nervous system will hopefully switch out of its hyper vigilante state.
@@The_ME_Lion same, I just started Irene Lyon's Smart Body Smart Mind program to work on exactly that. I hope we get there.
You mention trouble sleeping. I had a moment 2 months into carnivore where I couldn't sleep for 1 week. It was so strange, I felt like I was awake the whole time. Not sleepy at all with the lack of sleep.
I did a bit of research and decided to eat a lot of collagen. For 1 day I ate around 3lbs of collagen. (I stew some beef tendon and pork feet). It helped me get back to sleep. Now i've been carnivore for 11 months, I incorprate a meal once in a blue moon of collagen.
Interesting update! I had similar in that it felt like a sprinkler started spraying my on fire body down quite quickly. The inflammation noticeably reduced and therefore pain and inflammation. I used to wake up in pain and that stopped. I had more energy, my baseline increased. Before carnivore having a shower would put me back to bed and now on a good day I can walk 15k steps. But the pem is still there. Did this yesterday and today is pay back. Watched your video hoping you had an answer but looks like we are at similar points in our journey. Do you take any supplements that make the crash easier?
I do take a few supplements, but none specifically to deal with a crash. I mostly just rest, do extra electrolytes, high fat, and make sure I stay hydrated. I’m moving through crashes much quicker now. I think extra fat does help.
@@The_ME_Lion thanks! Interesting you say this as the past week I’ve been eating higher fat (20% ground beef) and started taking electrolytes as I was experiencing lightheadedness and the last two crashes haven’t been quite as intense. Still feel knackered but can get up and do a small amount.
Did your tachycardia begin after starting Lion - or is it longstanding? (Lion > oxalate dumping > tachycardia.)
It’s longstanding, but I had no idea how bad it was. I don’t know if carnivore has helped it or not. I assume that it has helped because I no longer have palpitations and chest pain, which were very frequent occurrences.
Im on day 9. Electrolytes are checked and good, oxalate im not eating for much longer , so i dont know what's wrong but...
I have such strong palpitations and chest pressure also difficulty breathing every now and then, and it feels absolutely threatening.
Even tho i know such symptoms because i have severe bad bloodflow, but this is different....
Very worried
Might be an electrolyte problem! I had the same thing (it's terrifying) and was having to take 8 scoops of electrolyte powder every day. My problems resolved when I stopped adding salt to my food. That is, I have no salt on my food (or occasionally just a little bit) and in addition to that, I consume 1-2 scoops/sachets of electrolytes. No more palpitations!
Also, perhaps don't drink too much water. When I was having 8 electrolyte scoops per day, I was drinking like 8L per day because I kept thinking the water would fix the palpitations, but I think the excessive water just diluted the electrolytes I was drinking. Now, I drink about 1.5L of non-electrolyte water and maybe 400ml of very concentrated electrolyte water. Hope that helps!
Have you looked into TMS/Limbic brain rewire stuff? Seems like a lot of science coming out how it relates to chronic pain/autoimmune/Dysautonomia etc. lots of great stuff. Some names to look for are Dr Hanscom (chronic pain stuff) Dr Howard Schubiner
, Dan Buglio - Pain Free You podcast/YT, Thought by Thought podcast/YY (Christian gal). It is a piece of the puzzle from all the testimonies I have seen. I pray you find complete healing!
I have been carnivorisih diet for 86 days already and twelve days ago I started lion diet. First I felt that lion diet works very well, but yesterday i started to have muscle cramps and my heart symptoms flared up. 2 hours ago I took 15 grams of carbs and cramps went away and seems like my heart symptoms are relieving. Seems like my body needs carbs a bit for some reason? do you have similar experiences?
But yeah carnivorish diet with thiamine therapy has reduced almost every symptom except heart symptoms (might even have increased a bit). the biggest improvement is reduced pain levels. Life does not feel hell anymore. definitely shit but not hell :D hope you are doing better little by little
i have to find balance with carbs.. maybe about 10 grams a day is enough.
no carbs equals loss of magnesium and potassium which affects the heart. carbs acts like a sponge keeping electrolytes from being released from the kidneys. yes we need carbs to keep kidneys from releasing all ur electrolytes. u can take electrolytes but it’s hard to replace them for the amount u need. we need 4700mg of potassium a day and electrolyte powders only go to 1000mg. you don’t get enough mag in the powder either.
You can get a cramp from dehydration ,as well as magnesium deficiency .Why assume its from electrolytes ,and not just a lack of water ?. P.s. one egg per day has micro-nutrients sufficient for most carnivores .carbs actually make muscles retain water ,(explaining why bodybuilders load with carbs before a competition)...this may explain why a cramp from dehydration would relax after eating carbs .
@@kenadams5504 sounds reasonable. I have electrolyte powder and also take extra magnesium (malate) and potassium. I still feel the best if i include one apple or 100 grams of berries to my lion diet.
I’ve played around with carbs a few times to see if they would help me increase my circulating volume. My trouble is that the carbs help somewhat with my BP and heart rate issues, but not much. They do bring back inflammation, brain fog, and brain zaps. I just react to so many things that it’s hard for me to reintroduce things. This probably doesn’t answer your question, but I am still trying to figure things out myself. It’s an ongoing experiment for sure. It’s ok if your body needs some carbs. I hope you find some that don’t cause you any symptoms! 🙏
Did you have any burning pain in muscles?when using your arms, legs or body. Do you get leg cramps and if so do you have salt on food?
I’m drinking 3 litres of water a day this helps with cramps and if I add Celtic salt a tiny sprinkle to food I will wake up with severe toe curling cramps. Any thoughts
I used to describe walking as clunky and or walking thru slime💚
I have systemic Lupus but your symptoms sound similar the 3 litres ofwater really helped with dizziness light headedness and nausea. I’m 7 months in too. Thanks for sharing.
The sunrise circadian rhythms and grounding. Best wishes for your recovery ❤
I lived with constant burning muscles before starting carnivore. It was terrible! That was one of the first symptoms to resolve when I went carnivore.
Yes, I use a lot of salt! My body needs a lot of it right now.
One thing I've noticed is that my heart rate recovers quicker when I'm in ketosis. So you having something similar when you eat extra fat makes complete sense.
You are absolutely gorgeous 😍
Thank you!!
Did you have any burning pain in muscles?when using your arms, legs or body. Do you get leg cramps and if so do you have salt on food?
I’m drinking 3 litres of water a day this helps with cramps and if I add Celtic salt a tiny sprinkle to food I will wake up with severe toe curling cramps. Any thoughts
Fet I is very important for the brain and hormons
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Just curious about the following:
A. Did you try Lamb meat and
what kind of impact did Lamb meat have on your recovery compared to Beef. Which of the two meats did you find to be more Anti-Inflammatory?
B. Is Carnivore diet your only Solution for ME/CFS at the moment or are you also taking any other Supplements along with the Carnivore diet?
C. During this Journey did you try LDN or Abilify etc? And did they help move the needle a bit?
D. Any detox treatments during the journey that helped push you ahead ?
Thx. 2.5 year Covid Long Hauler here which you rightly said is ME/CFS - its like you're just my sister from another "Virus" mother hehe😄. Thank you for sharing the update - I try to learn from the pre-covid infections (ebv/Mono/Lyme) ME/CFS community as much as possible.
I wrote down these questions. I will answer them in an upcoming Q&A. 😊
@@The_ME_Lion That'd be great but remember you are not beholden to answer those questions. Keeping up with the comments and queries in them is hard enough. I crash just thinking about it. Your health and how you feel is much more important. Take care.
Have you tried brain retraining or just diet
Hi again Courtney just thought I'd mention what I've been trying for the last 4 day. It's controversial I know, but after watching a video about anotger carnivore incorporating some carbs back into his diet, I thought I would try again, after a falier of trying some honey and some fruits went pretty badly after 3 months on the Carnivore diet, but raspberries are high in oxalate, so I think it was just that now. This time, I've been eating potatoes 450g and honey 125g a day, and I've felt better, I don't know if it will last though. I'm even going to try adding more potatoes. More than 120g of honey, upsets my stomach though. Just a thought sweetie, I hate to see you suffer, as I do with any other carnivore or M.E Chronic fatigue sufferer. I don't like dogma of any sort and I think we should be free to experiment. I'll always be mainly carnivore though, good luck Courtney, I hope you find something that will help you more soon, if not some carbs. ❤ Paul.
I’m glad you are finding things that work for your body and make you feel good! I wish I could eat potatoes…lol! I miss them. I don’t miss the misery they cause me though. I hope my body will let me have some more options one day. For now, everything I try to reintroduce causes symptoms 😕. Keep me updated with your progress though!
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Just eat meat and heal
Theres a few other carnivores on youtube who recovered from MS.. ..Emily Penton and Rebecca /cabana chronicles.
I see you are trying your best to explain the symptoms to other people, but i think it's the same if you would try to explain depression to someone who never experienced it. They would never understand how hard it is. Like i said before my symptoms overlap mostly with yours, maybe beside extreme fatigue and no matter how much i'm trying to explain it to my wife she cannot understand how some aches could be ruining your life. She's very supportive , but i found it useless to try and explain my symptoms to others. Did You look into histamine intolerance or mast cell activation syndrome? It could be one of the reasons why your neurological and neuropathic symptoms improved dramatically on this diet. After i stopped with carnivoire i was working with a nutrisionist to get back my lost weight and fix my severe elektrolyte imbalance. I reintroduced foods that i used to eat and had reaction shortly after each meal. I reported this back to her and after asking what i was eating she immediately told me what to avoid and see if it's gonna help. I did the oposite and i ate only foods high in histamine for one day and i have to tell You that i was a terrible day for me. I'm mentioning this because like i said our symptoms overlaps a lot, so maybe it's something worth looking into.
I've found to also have issues with histamine intolerance and MCAS. Not eating leftovers refrigerated and only gently heating frozen leftovers next day helps with some foods in my case. Good points you mentioned. Thanks.
I also have Lyme disease as well as the othercoinfections including Epstein bar virus and I just got off the Ivermectin maybe you can try that too
mercury toxicity
Heavy metals lab?
Take spirulina and CHLORELLA
I feel like we are all deeply deprived of nutrients. Im experiencing this after years of severe starvation due to undiagnosed gallstones and wrong diagnoses and treatments with PPI. I started meat based diet 1 month ago with incorporating red meat a few times per week and it got me from being bedbound with a tunnel vision and every imaginable unbearable symptom, not being able to digest a simple fruit juice - to now, being able to survive womenly monthly period 🩸being able to do some light house chores, shower, go to the store quickly, run some quick errands, cook simple meal, do my makeup and hair, dress well, see a friend, laugh a little, have less pain and fatigue, less muscle spasms, hands aren't as weak, im less afraid to faint and have more confidence in my body, digest food better but still have times of bad digestion 🤢 but i see massive improvements in just 4 weeks, sleep better, have less anxiety... 🎉 i still have horrible fatigue and am unable to work, i have to rest a lot but its not like before. I still have negative thoughts ocassionally wondering if i will ever recover or if its even possible because progress isnt linear and i do experience setbacks especially when period comes around and i lose blood and i cant do sports or i will have severe PEM. In one hand i see improvements, on the other im worried i will never recover. Im torn. But again... its only been a month so watching positive stories like yours calm me down. Truly thank you.
PS: what erased my 10+ years long generalised anxiety disorder with severe panic attacks was getting iron infusions. It was a miracle for me. It solved 90% anxiety for me. The rest 10% are hidden in other nutrients that i still lack.
Wow! I’m so glad you are seeing improvements! Way to go!!
Have you tried NR or NMN? NR works for me at 600mg. It’s expensive, but yes, I feel more energy when I take it. Also, NAC - N- acetyl-cysteine and glutamine. They are pre-cursors of glutathione. And they are pretty cheap. Your muscle pain after workout will go away. I’m taking 2.4g of NAC and 2-3g of TMG (Tri-methyl- glycine)
Have you tested for MTHFR mutation? Most people with fibromyalgia have it. I do. If so, you need to take methylated form of B vitamins since we are poor methylators. Vitamin D, Mg ( especially mg threanate at night as it helps with sleep) apigenin for sleep, melatonin (yes, it is good for us)
L- carnitine and arginine for energy and before workout
Last, good quality methylene blue, which will help with residual viral and/or bacterial infection. There are many u-tube videos on methylene blue.
And you need proper hormonal support at this stage so find a good doctor and ask for HTR. And yes, it is safe and they lied to us about “dangers” of HRT. I’m biologists, double PhD and fibromyalgia sufferer for over 25 years.