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People with [[ME/CFS]] have frequently been found to have a number of marginal nutritional deficiencies, including various [[B vitamin]]s, [[vitamin C]], [[magnesium]], [[sodium]], [[zinc]], [[L-tryptophan]], [[carnitine]], [[coenzyme Q10]], and [[essential fatty acid]]s.<ref name="altnutrition2000" /> Many people with [[ME/CFS]] or [[fibromyalgia]] turn to natural or alternative medicine and therapies, and report being dissatisfied with traditional medicine.<ref name=Porter2010 /> Dietary supplements commonly taken by people with [[ME/CFS]] include natural or [[:Category:Herbs|herbal]] supplements, [[vitamin]]s, [[mineral]]s, [[amino acid]]s, and [[:Category:Fatty acids|essential fatty acids]]. Most of these can be derived from a [[healthy, balanced diet]] but are available in pill form, sometimes in higher doses than that provided by a healthy diet. The [[Canadian Consensus Criteria]] states that the nutritional principles in Travell & Simons (1999) are helpful.<ref name=simons1999 /> ==Notable studies == * 2010, Alternative medical interventions used in the treatment and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia<ref name=Porter2010>{{Cite journal | last = Porter | first = Nicole S. | author-link = Nicole Porter | last2 = Jason | first2 = Leonard A. | author-link2 = Leonard Jason | last3 = Boulton | first3 = Aaron | author-link3 = | last4 = Bothne | first4 = Nancy | author-link4 = | last5 = Coleman | first5 = Blair | author-link5 = | date = Mar 2010 | title = Alternative medical interventions used in the treatment and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia | url = https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leonard_Jason/publication/41655043_Alternative_Medical_Interventions_Used_in_the_Treatment_and_Management_of_Myalgic_EncephalomyelitisChronic_Fatigue_Syndrome_and_Fibromyalgia/links/5581c5b408ae6cf036c16e0b/Alternative-Medical-Interventions-Used-in-the-Treatment-and-Management-of-Myalgic-Encephalomyelitis-Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome-and-Fibromyalgia.pdf | journal=Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.) | volume = 16 | issue = 3 | pages = 235β249|doi=10.1089/acm.2008.0376|issn=1557-7708|pmc=|pmid=20192908|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leonard_Jason/publication/41655043_Alternative_Medical_Interventions_Used_in_the_Treatment_and_Management_of_Myalgic_EncephalomyelitisChronic_Fatigue_Syndrome_and_Fibromyalgia/links/5581c5b408ae6cf036c16e0b/Alternative-Medical-Interventions-Used-in-the-Treatment-and-Management-of-Myalgic-Encephalomyelitis-Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome-and-Fibromyalgia.pdf (Full text)] * 2000, Nutritional Strategies for Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<ref name="altnutrition2000">{{Cite journal | date = May 2000 | url = https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mel-Werbach/publication/12548254_Nutritional_strategies_for_treating_chronic_fatigue_syndrome/links/59ea9d3eaca272cddddb8318/Nutritional-strategies-for-treating-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.pdf | title=Nutritional Strategies for Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | journal = Alternative Medicine Review | first = Melvyn R. | last = Werbach|language=en | volume = 5 | issue = 2 | pages = 93-108|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mel-Werbach/publication/12548254_Nutritional_strategies_for_treating_chronic_fatigue_syndrome/links/59ea9d3eaca272cddddb8318/Nutritional-strategies-for-treating-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.pdf (Full text)] ==Books == *1999, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sU0XupX7DGsC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA188#v=onepage&q=thiamine&f=true Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: Upper half of body]<ref name=simons1999>{{Cite book | url =https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sU0XupX7DGsC&lpg=PA188&pg=PA188#v=onepage&f=true | title = Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: Upper half of body | last = Simons | first = David G. | last2 = Travell | first2 = Janet G. | last3 = Simons | first3 = Lois S. | date = 1999| publisher = Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=9780683083637|language=en}}</ref> ==Learn more == ==See also == *[[Traditional medicine]] *[[List of approved herbal medicines by the EU Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products]] *[[:Category:Medicinal foods|Medicinal foods]] (category) ==Related categories== *[[:Category:Potential treatments|Potential treatments]] *[[:Category:Diets|Diets]] *[[:Category:Amino acids|Amino acids]] *[[:Category:Herbs|Herbs]] *[[:Category:Supplements|Supplements]] ==References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Alternative medicine]] [[Category:Supplements]]
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