Chronic fatigue is a symptom, not a condition in its own right, and can have many causes. Naturopath Martin Budd seeks to identify what these causes may be, how they can be investigated, and how individuals with chronic fatigue can best be treated. He looks at the full range of issues for anyone who is chronically exhausted.

Chronic fatigue is a symptom, not a condition in its own right, and can have many causes. Like as not, if you've sought help from a practitioner, or a book, before now the focus will have been on just one, or maybe a few, of the possible causes. Almost certainly this will have meant full recovery is elusive. Why Am I So Exhausted? may be able to help because it: is based on Martin Budds 45+ years of successfully treating patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. It defines CFS broadly and simply as long-term unexplained fatigue rather than worrying about exact labels and is based on naturopathic principles: Diagnosis and treatment must take into account all aspects of the individual sufferer; In particular, blood test results should be interpreted in the light of the individuals symptoms and history; Where possible, treatment should be based on diet and nutritional supplements. Martin explains that chronic fatigue is very rarely caused by a single disease, but by several, generally interrelated health problems and shows how the multiple causes can be identified and treated. He describes how the physical effects of long-term stress can lead to health problems and how this can result in sufferers problems being interpreted as all in the mind; and he includes detailed patient case histories that show how complex chronic fatigue syndrome can be.