Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Magnesium deficiency, Iron/Copper dysregulation & how to fix it? - Treat the cause and rebalance your body’s messed up biochemistry!

Fatigue happens inside the cell and the responsible ‘headquarter’ for adequate energy production is the Mitochondria, the body’s ‘power plant”.

When we are chronically fatigued our Mitochondria is not too lazy to do its jobs, it’s just not able to perform necessary enzyme reaction to create a special energy molecule called Mg-ATP because of its mineral deficiency.

This energy production is a five-step process and one step requires a key enzyme (Cytochrome C Oxidize), which is needed to transfer all the electrons to oxygen, to create the energy molecule called Mg-ATP and this key enzyme requires Copper to work properly.

When Copper is not present, you get tired and when Magnesium is not present, you can’t activate the ATP. BUT this special Mg-ATP energy MUST have been created otherwise this energy is NOT recognizable & used by the body!

WHAT TO DO NOW? GET TESTED! and find out whether your Mitochondria got the stuff it takes to produce recognizable energy your body so desperately needs andSTOP this criminal Neuroland Gue$$ing Game!.

The test is called “Mag-Zinc-Copper Panel”. In the USA you even can order it online without a referral of a med. professional! http://requestatest.com/mag-zinc-copper-panel-testing and if you can effort it, try to get a proper HTMA (hair mineral analysis) done (http://www.arltma.comor at http://www.traceelements.com/Default.aspx) as well to find out even more how to improve/support your health !

But first things first, after you got your blood test results back you can easily compere your test results with optimal values.

Optimal values are:

Serum Copper 100ug/dl or ~15.7umol/L
Plasma Zinc 100ug/dl or ~15.3umol/L
Serum Ceruloplasmin 35-40mg/dl or ~0.35g/L
Mag RBC 6.5 mg/dl or ~2.67 mmol
Serum Ferritin 20-50ng/ml
Serum Iron woman 100ug/dl or ~17.9mmol/L
Serum Iron men 120ug/d/ or ~21.5nmol/L
Total Iron-binding Capacity (TIBC) 285ug/dl or ~51ug/dl woman
340ug/dl or ~60.9ug/dl men
Serum Transferrin 300mg/dl or ~3.0g/L or 1.35mmol/L
Hemoglobin 12.5g/dl or ~125g/L woman
13.5g/dl or ~135g/L men
Vitamin D (25[OH]) 15-30mg/mL or ~37.5-75 pmol/L



Ratios:

- Copper/Zinc ratio should be ~ 1 : 1
- Vitamin A/D (25[OH]) ratio should be ~10 : 1

- Unbound copper if ferroxidase (functional Ceruloplasmin) is optimal would be around 5-10%

How to get there?

Steps to Increase Ceruloplasmin (Cp) from the spreadsheet, "The Root Cause Protocol", by Morley Robbins


STOP
STOP Vitamin-D ONLY Supplements (Supplemental “vitamin”-D KILLS Liver Retinol that is needed for Cp)
STOP Calcium Supplements! (Ca BLOCKS Magnesium & Iron absorption)
STOP Iron Supplements! (Iron, or Fe SHUTS DOWN Copper metabolism) STOP Ascorbic Acid (Ascorbic Acid disrupts the Copper < > Cp bond)
STOP High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) & Synthetic Sugars (HFCS Lowers Liver Copper & Raises Liver Iron)
STOP LOW Fat Diet (Saturated Fat is needed for proper Copper absorption)
STOP Using Industrialized, “Heart Healthy” Omega-6 Oils! (e.g. Soybean, Corn, Canola Oils)
STOP Using products with Fluoride (toothpaste, bottled water, etc.)
STOP Taking “Drugstore” Multivitamins & Pre-natals (They contain the first four items above, plus trace amounts of fluoride)
STOP Using Citrate in Foods & Supplements (e.g. “Natural Calm”)
STOP Using Colloidal Silver as an Antibiotic (It lowers Copper status in the body! Nanonized Silver is ok)

START
START Magnesium (Mg) supplements (Jigsaw Mag SRT, Pure Encaps Mag Glycinate, Mag Oil, etc. See Magnesium Supplement Recommendations) to lower Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) & Cortisol. (Dose: 5 mg/lb or 10 mg/kg body weight. Be mindful of the Mg cofactors: B6, Boron, and Bicarbonate.
START taking the Adrenal Cocktail (4oz fresh orange juice, 1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar and 1/4 tsp sea salt) at 10am and 2pm on an empty stomach to balance electrolytes.
START Cod Liver Oil supplements (1 tsp Nordic Naturals Arctic or 1 tsp Rosita) for Retinol, animal based Vitamin A.
START Whole Food Vitamin C supplements (Innate Response tablets or Pure Radiance Synergy powder: 400 – 800 mg/day (Key source of Copper)
START Using Mother Nature sources for B Vitamins:
– take ½ tsp of Bee Pollen
– take 1 – 2 tsp of Rice Bran (be sure to take AWAY FROM other foods)
– eat 4 – 6 ounces of Beef Liver weekly
(research shows that several B vitamins are KEY for Cp production. Please get these as noted above:) B2 (Riboflavin) – Key for Cu/Fe regulation in the liver; B5 (Pantothenate) – Supports the production of Vitamin C; B7 (Biotin) – Key for Cu/Fe regulation in the liver.
START Using Silica (Diatomaceous Earth) that stimulates an increase in Cp! (Start with 1 tsp in water at the start or end of the day, and work up to 3 tsp [1 Tbs] each day.)
START Boron (1 – 3 mg/day, or add 1 Tbs borax to magnesium baths) – aids in Synthesis of Cp, and regulation of Fe.
START Taurine (500 – 1,000 mg/day) Supports liver copper metabolism
START Ancestral Diet (HIGH Fat & Protein/LOW Carb) Good for Copper absorption
START Iodine (PREREQUISITE: Mg RBC & Se RBC need to be optimal) Until then, add Iodine rich foods like kelp, seaweeds, scallops, cod, eggs, cranberries, etc. to the diet.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

References: https://therootcauseprotocol.com/all-resources/ , “Musings from MAG...”, by Morley Robbins