Recovery Story Survey Suggests Some Commonalities
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- May 2015
Summary
Combined yoga breathing exercises, dietary changes and other selectively chosen natural approaches with a scientific basis, for ME/CFS, while explicitly rejecting the Lightning Process as an option. Illness duration and severity are not detailed in this post. Says in his own words that he is a lot better than he was, but stresses he is not fully recovered. No relapse is mentioned, and no further follow-up appears later in the thread.
What they credit
Credits Lightning Process, Meditation, yoga, breathwork.
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