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mission: exert minimum effort by Anne Posted Mon 02 Nov 2009 12:00am I’m really unenthusiastic about cooking this week. I think it’s mostly because so many of the things I tried last week totally flopped. I’m much more encouraged to try new recipes when they are a success rather than a total disaster. Maybe I’m exaggerating, but the crockpot meal I made did not turn out. It was a recipe for cheesy ... Read on »

"Shortness of Breath", Increased Activity & Exercise by Sandy Patient Expert

Posted Fri 22 May 2009 11:44pm . This will be the first post in a so-called "mini series" on the topic of "Shortness of Breath" & Exercise. In our first "episode" you will have limited activity and breathing abilities, but as we reach the end of our "mini series" you will have learned a new way to breathe and will be on your way to an exercise training program. The shortness of breath that comes Read on »

Ratings of Perceived Exertion by Tara Posted Fri 11 Feb 2011 7:00am Sounds fancy, doesn't it? In reality, it happens to be quite the opposite. Determining your rating of perceived exertion is actually an easy way to gauge the intensity... of perceived exertion. All you have to do is assess how hard you're working based on the Scale itself How does it work? Ratings of perceived exertion taken into account just about Read on »

Post-Exertional Malaise - Complete Series by Sue J. Patient Expert

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Posted Mon 20 Sep 2010 5:25am There was such a wonderful response to my posting of Jennie Spotilla's article series on Post-Exertional Malaise last week! Glad you found her articles as valuable and informative as I did. Jennie let me know over the weekend that there was a fourth article that I missed, so here's a link to the full 4-part series on Post-Exertional Malaise Read on »

Monitoring Heart Rate to Avoid Post-Exertional Crashes by Sue J. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 10 Nov 2010 6:19am Fellow CFS blogger Lee Lee alerted me to this excellent article about how to monitor your heart rate in order to help stay within your limits and avoid post-exertional crashes. Although I have long understood the importance of avoiding aerobic exercise with CFS, this article provides some very specific tips about how to figure out where your Read on »

Excellent Articles on Post-Exertional Malaise by Sue J. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Sep 2010 7:29am , I thought I'd share some really excellent articles on Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) by Jennie Spotilla a former CFS blogger and member of the CFIDS Association's Board of Directors. Jennie is a wonderful writer and did a fabulous job researching, interviewing, and writing this 3-part article series Part 1: Unraveling Post-exertional Malaise Part 2 Read on »

Heart Rate and Post-Exertional Crashes in CFS by Sue J. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 03 Feb 2011 7:12pm much medical jargon. Why Do We Crash After Exertion? We all know that one of the biggest and worst parts of ME/CFS is the exercise intolerance, also known as post-exertional... we feel so bad after exertion is because our cells don't handle oxygen the way they're supposed to, a condition known as oxidative stress. When normal, healthy people exercise Read on »

"Post-exertional Malaise" aka feeling really crap by Jozephine Posted Fri 19 Jun 2009 5:42pm before this post-exertional crap feeling sets in. After all, exercise is supposed to be good for you right? The only explanation I can think of for the delay is that it takes... One thing that's good about the term 'post-exertional malaise' is that it doesn't contain the word 'fatigue'. The day before yesterday I chased my dog up a steep incline Read on »

A 58 year old women presents with episodes of "greying out" with exertion by JASON WINTER Posted Mon 14 Jun 2010 6:33am Here's great case submitted by Dr John M A 58 year old women presents with episodes of "greying out" with exertion. She has had a slightly higher than usual heart rate for a few days, but of late, any exertion brings on near syncopal episodes. Past history includes long-standing atrial fibrillation. In the past two years, she has had two left Read on »

Garlic Exerts Protective Effect Against Hip Osteoarthritis by WorldHealth.net Posted Sat 08 Jan 2011 12:34am , may exert neuroprotective effects, in a laboratory model of ALS. Beets Improve Active Living UK team reports that beetroot juice exerts positive physiological effects during exercise. Garlic Exerts Protective Effect Against Hip Osteoarthritis Women who consume Read on »