Multidimensional program is the ticket for Michelle
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 36 years
- Published
- Mar 2015
Summary
Tai chi and qigong practice, described as vital for immune function, balance and heart functioning, was one element of a long-term multidimensional program that also included an elimination diet (no dairy, most grains, fermented foods, alcohol, MSG, sugar or nightshades), vitamin C (1 gram daily, up to 8+ grams during infections), probiotics, herbal supplements, magnesium chelate, osteopathy, and CBT/mindfulness. The person had been ill with ME/CFS-type symptoms since 1979, roughly 36 years by the time of writing, including an initial period of being mostly bedridden and housebound for three months. On this combined regimen she reports leading a near-normal life, though she still cannot exercise vigorously. The account frames qigong/tai chi as an ongoing, continuing practice rather than a completed course, alongside continued dietary restriction and supplementation. No relapse is mentioned, but the improvement is explicitly described as requiring ongoing maintenance of the full regimen rather than being a one-time cure.
What they credit
Credits CBT & mindset, Craniocervical surgery, Diet, Supplements, CBT and psychotherapy, Elimination and ketogenic diets, Herbal and Chinese medicine, Meditation, yoga, breathwork, Probiotics and fermented foods, Qigong, tai chi and isometric yoga, Selenium, iodine, minerals.
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