Functional medicine Chronic Fatigue Irvine, CA

Chronic fatigue is defined as ongoing unexplained fatigue that is not relieved by sleep or rest.  Patients might be given a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or Myalgic Encephalitis (ME) when other conditions have been ruled out.  CFS or ME is defined as fatigue for at least 6 months with the presence of at least 4 of the following symptoms: 

• Post-exertion malaise
• Unrefreshing sleep
• Impaired memory, brain fog
• Joint pain (arthralgia)
• Muscle pain (myalgia)
• Sore throat
• Tender lymph nodes
• New headache

Patients with CFS or ME can also suffer from dizziness and palpitations. CFS or ME affect 3 times more women than men. 

Despite one of the most common health complaints, most patients with chronic fatigue do not have clear answers for the causes of their chronic fatigue.  Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome usually have received extensive lab testing from many conventional doctors and specialists to look for diseases.  Despite this extensive lab testing, most fatigue patients do NOT know or understand why they are having fatigue.  This is one of those times when it is so important for you to see an experienced functional medicine doctor like Dr. Van who can dig deeper to find the underlying imbalances behind your chronic fatigue.

We emphasize the root cause approach.  This is why our functional medicine doctor offers a DEEP DIVE lab work-up to find the underlying imbalances of your chronic fatigue.  Our DEEP DIVE lab testing checks for bio-markers associated with fatigue that are often missed in conventional medicine.   If you don't test it, you are not going to fix it.  Finding the underlying imbalances is critical in choosing the right kind of therapies for you.    Please book a FREE 15-MIN PHONE CONSULT to learn more about ADVANCED lab testing. 

Because of the complexity of  patients with CFS or ME, therapies need to be personalized for best results.  Our functional medicine doctor offers powerful, science-based NATURAL therapies from functional medicine that have helped many chronic fatigue patients with restoring their energy, their vitality, and their function.  Please book a FREE 15-MIN PHONE CONSULT to learn more about our natural approach. 

Hormone imbalances are notorious for contributing to chronic fatigue, especially in women.  For this reason, it is important that you get ADVANCED hormone lab testing from a women's hormone health specialist like Dr. Van so that you know what is going on with your hormones.  Hormone balance needs to be restored in order for you to reclaim your energy and vitality.  We encourage you to take our 1-MIN FEMALE QUIZ to see if you have a hormone imbalance.