Chronic fatigue is a condition that effects millions of Americans each year.  This condition is often touted as incurable by modern medicine and often times is not diagnosed as a legitimate illness.  In fact, many suffering with chronic fatigue are often told that it’s “all in their head,” and often are misdiagnosed as having depression.

However, those suffering from chronic fatigue know that this illness is not “all in their head.”  In fact, most with this condition want to be healthy and want to live a normal life but simply cannot. Unfortunately, many lose hope when dealing with this disorder and simply accept the circumstances in which life has given them.

Luckily, there may be a possible solution and cause to this disorder.  In our experience, those suffering from a chronic fatigue type conditions often have a candida overgrowth in the gut and body.  If you you’ve landed on this page, we will assume that you already know all about candida.  However, if you’ve never heard of this pathogenic fungus before and would like the full details, please go to our candida homepage.

What Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

If you suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, then you hardly need a definition for this disorder.  However, for the sake of our readers, we will give a quick run down of what this disorder is.

To put it simply, chronic fatigue syndrome is when your body does not produce enough energy in order to carry out daily tasks.  Constant feelings of fatigue, tiredness, brain fog, and weakness are common symptoms when dealing with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Anti-depressants for Chronic Fatigue

The typically medical route for treating such a condition is through antidepressants.  Many will blindly follow this advice only to come to the conclusion that these anti-depressants often cause unwanted side effects in the body and can cause more problems than they fix.

However, as mentioned before, chronic fatigue often has nothing to with the mind and everything to do with gut.  This is because when there is a candida overgrowth in the gut, hormone production will naturally be lowered and poor mental function and low energy can result.

In fact, it’s been proven by research that serotonin, a compound that acts as a neurotransmitter in the body, is manufactured in the gut (1).  Interestingly, those prone to mental health issues such as depression have often been found to be extremely low in serotonin.  It’s for this reason that the medical industry will use SSRI (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors) in order to attempt to boost serotonin levels in the body.

Unfortunately, SSRI’s drugs never get to the root problem and can often lead to unwanted symptoms in the body when used long term.  The only way to get your body to naturally produce serotonin in the amounts needed is to correct the gut.  Often times, those suffering from candida often have a gut that is in a state of dysbiosis and extremely dysfunctional.

Chronic Fatigue and Candida Toxic Byproducts

As well as affecting serotonin levels in the body, candida can also contribute to chronic fatigue by its large amounts of toxic byproducts which it releases into the body.  It’s important to understand that candida operates on sugar metabolism.  This means it takes sugar from the diet and ferments them in your gut.  It’s this fermentation process that often causes individuals with candida overgrowth to suffer from chronic bloating.

However, the end result of this fermentation process is the release of alcohol and over 70 different toxic byproducts into the body.  In particular, candida releases a toxin called gliotoxin which can be disastrous for those with chronic fatigue.

Gliotoxin, like all the toxins released by candida, is extremely toxic to the body.  In fact, research has shown that gliotoxin can damage and destroy liver cells (2).  Unfortunately, this destroying of the body’s liver cells can result in poor detoxification and the onset of chronic fatigue in the body.

It’s important to understand that the liver acts as a filter for the blood coming from the stomach.  It’s the liver’s job to filter the blood from the stomach before releasing it to all other parts of the body.  When an individual suffers from a candida overgrowth in the gut, this blood coming from the stomach will contain large amounts of toxins such as gliotoxin which will damage liver cells and reduce its proper functioning.

As a result, the blood begins to become more and more toxic as the liver fails to properly filter the blood coming from the stomach.  Chronic fatigue is often a result of toxic blood. In order to reduce this toxicity, the growth of candida must be inhibited so the liver can properly regenerate and begin to filter the blood properly.

Symptoms of Candida Overgrowth

There are various symptoms that are often present in those suffering from chronic candida overgrowth in the gut.  If you suffer from chronic fatigue and also suffer from any of the symptoms below, there is  good chance that your chronic fatigue is related to a candida overgrowth.

Below is a small list of symptoms that are common in those suffering from chronic candida overgrowth in the gut.

• White Coating on Tongue
• Bloating
• Constant Belching and/or Gas
• Chronic Diarrhea and/or Constipation
• Histamine Intolerance
• Food Allergies
• Rash
• Brain Fog
• Constant Ear Infections
• Toenail Fungus

Although just a small list, these are extremely common symptoms in those with candida.  Furthermore, the development of allergies to foods that were once well tolerated is a big indictor that you are suffering from a candida overgrowth in the gut.

Inhibit Candida and Correct Gut Health

In our opinion, the best way to stop chronic fatigue is to:

• Inhibit the Growth of Candida
• Correct The Gut Microbiome and Reduce Intestinal Inflammation
• Eat the Correct Diet

When all three of these things are done, amazing changes can happen in the body.  It’s important to understand that diets high in sugar and carbohydrates are going to give everything candida needs to thrive and multiply.  As mentioned before, candida runs on a sugar metabolism and needs sugar in order to survive and reproduce.

The best way to naturally inhibit the growth of candida is to shut down its sugar metabolism.  We do this by following a proper anti-candida diet such as the one outlined in our candida diet protocol.  Our protocol was designed specifically to inhibit the growth of candida and return optimal health to the body.  Lucky for you, our candida protocol is completely free and shows you step by step what needs to be done in order to correct a candida overgrowth in the body.

As well as following the correct diet, you can also check out our post on the top 8 foods that naturally fight against candida.  In tandem with good diet, these foods can have dramatic effects at improving a candida condition in the body.

It’s Not All in Your Head

When suffering from chronic fatigue due to a candida overgrowth, it’s important to understand that It’s not all in your head.  In fact, chronic fatigue is a real disorder that can be caused by a dysfunctional gut.

It’s extremely important to remain positive when trying to reverse chronic fatigue and to always remain optimistic.  Your attitude plays an extremely important role in getting well and returning back to optimal health.  Although having a positive attitude may be difficult for those with chronic fatigue, we’ve found that mood and attitude tends to naturally improve once a correct anti-candid diet is followed.

Consider our Candida Cook Book

We highly recommend that you consider taking a look at our Crush Candida Recipe Cook Book.  We designed this cook book knowing how hard it is for some when changing diets.  Our sole reason of creating this cook book is so that individuals would stick to the diet and achieve the healing they need.

Our cook book contains over 20 different recipes that are both candida friendly and healthy.  Also, the recipes in this cook book are extremely tasty and are often a game changer in those having difficulty sticking to the diet.

Even if you do not get our cook book, we highly encourage you to prepare and cook all your own meals.  Although this may seem like a daunting task for some, it will pay off in the long run.  This will ensure that all the ingredients in your meals are candida and gut friendly which can help expedite the healing process.