According to international statistics, after 2 years, depression and chronic fatigue syndrome will occupy a leading position, second only to cardiovascular pathologies.
All living and working conditions contribute to this trend: a frantic rhythm, lack of proper rest, stress, lead to nervous exhaustion.
On the issue of improving well-being and replenishing vitality, the recipes for treating chronic fatigue syndrome at home proved their effectiveness.
Symptoms and rules for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome at home
A characteristic feature of the syndrome is the lack of improvement in the patient's condition after a good rest. This is the main difference between CFS and usual overwork.
For CFS, the following symptoms are characteristic:
- emotional indifference, indifference to human joys;
- unwillingness to spend time in a team, a society of relatives and friends, a desire to retire and stay "in oneself";
- sleep disturbance: can occur as insomnia at night, and excessive sleepiness during the day;
- forgetfulness, lethargy, lack of strength to perform ordinary tasks;
- general malaise: migraines, joint pain, muscle cramps.
To eliminate chronic overwork, it is necessary to provide assistance to the body in all directions. In the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome at home, it is important to follow the following tips:
1. Establish nutrition. Proper, balanced nutrition can strengthen the body's strength, mobilize its protective functions against the effects of harmful factors. It is important to get the right amount of high-quality protein food, eat fresh vegetables and fruits.
2. Psychotherapy. A visit to a psychotherapist will help to establish peace of mind, overcome fears and learn to get out of stressful situations with the least loss. The specialist will help to cope with insomnia, anxiety and anxiety.
3. Daily regime. In order to avoid overwork, you need to systematize your day, draw up its schedule. This will allow us to adequately assess the burden placed on the body, to alternate work and rest time.
4. Fresh air. Be sure to include in your daily routine a stay in the fresh air, walking.
5. Sleep. Adult sleep time should not be less than 8 hours a day in total.
Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome at home with traditional medicine
One of the most important areas of treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome at home is the use of products of plant and natural origin. The following recipes have proven themselves in this matter:
1. Ginger tincture. To prepare it, you need 150 g of ginger and 800 ml. alcohol. Let it brew for about a week. Take a teaspoon daily.
2. Ginger tea. To prepare it, it is necessary to grind the ginger root and crush it until the juice is secreted. Then brew boiling water in an ordinary cup. For flavoring add a spoonful of honey or a few drops of lemon juice. You can drink such tea daily.
3. Chamomile in milk. To prepare the infusion, you need a teaspoon of dried chamomile and a cup of milk. Bring milk to a boil, add chamomile, let it brew, but not for long so that the drink does not cool. Drink in small sips half an hour before bedtime.
4. A mixture to enhance immunity. For her you need: walnut, honey and lemon. Grind 250 g of walnuts and add lemon, previously scrolled in a meat grinder. To the resulting mixture add 250 g of honey. Mix everything thoroughly and consume a spoonful three times a day.
5. Oat tincture. Grind a fresh oat plant, fill it with a full container. Pour alcohol there. Insist in a place protected from sunlight, 14-20 days. Stir periodically. Then drink 30 drops of the finished tincture before meals, diluting in a small amount of water.
6. Plantain tincture on the water. For cooking, you need 10 g of dried plantain, add boiling water, let it brew for half an hour, filter. Drink 2 tablespoons 30 minutes before meals three times a day. The duration of tincture is three weeks.
7. Water lingonberry and strawberry tincture. Mix 1 tbsp. l plants and pour half a liter of boiling water. Insist 30-40 minutes. Take a cup three times a day.
8. Hypericum tincture. Pour 300 g of boiling water over one spoon of dried plant and insist for about half an hour. Then consume 100 g of the product half an hour before meals three times a day. The course of treatment is 21 days.
9. Tincture of dandelion and nettle. Mix 100 g of each green plant, add a tablespoon of calamus root and wormwood. Pour the floor with liters of alcohol, insist 1-1.5 weeks in a place protected from sunlight. Shake the container periodically. When ready, strain the tincture and drink a teaspoon in the morning and evening, diluting with a small amount of water.
Aromatherapy as a way to treat chronic fatigue syndrome at home
In the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome at home, aromatherapy is an effective and affordable means. The use of fragrant herbs and oils has a restorative effect on the body, allows you to cope with insomnia and fully relax.
The effectiveness of treatment can be achieved both through separate aromatherapy, and combined use with a relaxing bath. The bath should be close to body temperature, but not more than 38 degrees. The area of the heart should not be immersed in water. Session duration no more than half an hour. You should take a bath half an hour before taking it, or a couple of hours after. This procedure is best repeated in a day.
Useful recipes:
1. A mixture of oils of basil, thyme, rosemary and lemon grass. Components should be added 9 drops each to a warm bath. Take a bath for 10-15 minutes.
2. Bath with lavender (2 drops), sandalwood (2 drops), geranium (2 drops) and ylang-ylang oil (1 drop).
3. To boost your spirits and mood, you can drip a mixture of 20 drops of clary sage oil, 10 drops of pink and basil oil. If it is impossible to use the aroma lamp, you can drip the mixture onto a handkerchief and inhale in the morning and evening.
In the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome at home, oils are also used: orange, mandarin, bergamot oil, oregano, St. John's wort, magnolia, lemon balm, etc.
These oils can sprinkle bedding, furniture, clothes.
Aroma oils can also be used during massages to eliminate muscle fatigue. A great addition to this procedure will be grapefruit, ginger, lavender, cinnamon and rosemary oils. They are added to the main olive oil, 2 ml each.
Care should be taken if there are contraindications in the use of aromatic oils. As a rule, many of them are contraindicated during pregnancy at various times.
Physiotherapeutic treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome at home
An important point in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome at home is moderate sparing physical activity. Therefore, in the complex of measures to combat overfatigue, such methods as physiotherapy exercises and yoga occupy an important place. In addition, such activities are available for home use.
Physiotherapy exercises can normalize blood circulation in the muscles, relieve pain, combat apathy and weakness, and help relieve tension. After such physical exercises there is a surge of strength and vigor.
An effective tool in the fight against chronic fatigue is acupuncture. The course of procedures is able to restore the body's energy resources, normalize the work of internal organs.
The volume of physical exercises and their regularity in each case is selected individually depending on the well-being of the patient.
Effective treatment of chronic fatigue by home methods can be carried out only in a complex. Without eliminating the causes of the depleted state of the body and establishing a regimen, not a single therapeutic agent will have a therapeutic effect.
