A recent University of Georgia study determined that low-intensity exercise can reduce fatigue and increase energy. What? What's that you say? You say you already knew that? Uh... me too. Where this recent study differed was that, instead of studying patients with cancer or other fatigue-inducing illnesses, they studied regular (but tired) Joes. Researchers say that about 25% of the population is fatigued, yet doesn't meet a clinical diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome.

The study participants were broken into three groups. The first exercised at a moderate level, the second exercised at a low intensity, and the third didn't exercise at all. Both the low and moderate exercise groups saw an improvement in their energy, but the low-intensity exercise group saw the most improvement in the fatigue symptoms. In fact, they saw a 65% reduction in fatigue.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is one of those mysterious ailments -- there's no known cause and no cure either. But there might be hope on the horizon for those battling overwhelming exhaustion every single day -- researchers in California are suggesting that CFS might be linked to digestive health.

More specifically, CFS has been linked to the presence of enteroviruses in the gut ... in fact, 80% of patients tested had enteroviruses. But while these findings are hopeful, they're still very new and there's no need to demand an endoscopy from your doctor just.

Think you might have CFS? Read this article.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome hasn't gotten a lot in the way of respect over the years from the medical community, with patients complaining of being tired all the time (along with other symptoms) often being told to buck up and even sometimes teased that they may have "shirkers syndrome."

But that is all finally changing, as the CDC recently released research that links the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to genetic mutations and abnormalities, and have launched a $6 million dollar campaign to raise awareness about the disorder. CFS is about more than just feeling tired, and many other symptoms like memory loss and and muscle or joint pain often go along with it. Hopefully as we all learn more those who suffer from this debilitating condition can get serious help and real relief.

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If you feel tired and worn down all the time, resting doesn't help, and exercise of any kind -- even just thinking too hard -- actually makes things worse, then you may be in with thousands of other Americans who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- or CFS. The cause of CFS is not completely understood, and as of now there is no cure. But with treatment can you recover from it?

A recent study looked at whether Cognitive Behavioral Therapy was effective in helping people heal from CFS, and although the results were mixed the overall result seems to be that reducing symptoms is very possible and some can even fully recover. That's encouraging!

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Do you suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome? If so, here's an article that might be worth reading. A small study has been completed on 25 sufferers of the disease using an anti-viral drug called Valcyte with promising results.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is characterized by having a distinct lack of specific or defining symptoms, making it hard to pin down. Some people come down with it suddenly, like a flu that never goes away. Others fall into the disease slowly. Treatment of the condition varies from non-steroidal anti-inflammatories to allergy medications to anti-depressants. No one really knows what causes it, but according to this article, scientists have suspected a virus for quite some time.

Gathering a pool of 25 participants, all who had antibodies to two different kinds of viruses -- Epstein Barr and human herpes virus 6 -- in their blood plasma, the researchers prescribed a course of the anti-viral drug. Most of the participants responded and responded dramatically. The drug maker, Roche, is fronting the money for a larger study in the near future.

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