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Nutrition for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Nutrition
Dietary Principles:
* Elimination/rotation diet, rotation diet, rotation diet expanded
* Recommended calorie percentages: 40% complex carbohydrates, 40% protein, 30% fat
* Maintain a high fiber diet.
Therapeutic Foods:
Foods rich in Zinc, Vitamins C and B-complex, garlic, onions, meat, and beans
Recommended Fresh Juices: (Try each one until you find a juice that benefits you.)
Carrot and spinach Carrot, beet, and cucumber Carrot and celery Celery and sour apple
Foods, Beverages, and Behaviors to Avoid:
Avoid anything that seems to cause a food intolerance, as well as sugar, refined or processed foods, sweets and candies, coffee and caffeine-containing drinks, and stress.
Specific Supplements:
Vitamin A - 50,000 I.U. 1 x day
Vitamin C - 6-8 grams a day in divided doses
Zinc - 30-60 mg. a day
Pantothenic acid - 500 mg. a day
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