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There is really little new regarding the effects of stress on the human organism, but it does seem that not too many physicians are interested in taking this matter into consideration in the treating of their patients. In our experience unless there is a good understanding of these mechanisms by both the doctor and the patient, there is little chance of a complete recovery from Chronic Fatigue, Adrenal Syndrome or related conditions. While there have been many investigators into this matter over the last century, for brevity, we shall restrict our explanation to the work of Dr. Hans Selye and that of the Diagnos- Techs laboratory.

Basically what both of these charts are attempting to show is the progress of the body to unremitting stress over a period of time and the specific body reactions and organ changes at each specific phase. Many of those, who like myself who have treated these conditions for a long time, feel that the process detailed in these charts is the underlying cause of a vast number of today's unexplained ailments. This is particularly true of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia but is certainly not limited to these two. We shall begin our journey by examining a normal person's readings as demonstrated from Diagnos-Techs Adrenal Stress Index (ASI) test. The first figure graphs the free salivary Cortisol (adrenal hormone) from 8:00 am to midnight. As you can see the levels are highest in the early morning, level out during the day and then drop at night so the individual can sleep and the adrenal gland regenerate. As in all our examples, the heavy dotted line shows the allowed range of normal functioning and the light dotted line the patient's reading. In the lower figure we find the graphing of the relationship of the salivary DHEA(S) to the mean of the Cortisol between noon and 4 PM. Most of the problems that arise from stress seem to occur due to a divergence of the Cortisol and DHEA levels. You will notice in the lower figure that there are seven marked areas besides the the normal or reference area. These numbered areas correspond to the numbered "key" areas on the Selye chart and show the various divergencies of DHEA and Cortisol in the different phases of Chronic Fatigue.