CFS

5 Steps To Becoming Solution Focussed

In this post, Coach and Trainer  Simon Pimenta explores the topic of  how we can shift from over-focussing on problems to being solution focussed. Some people tend to focus on and dwell on a problem, whilst others, having identified a problem, very quickly start to focus on considering solutions. One way of spotting when people are getting stuck on a problem,

My Easter Dream

Some years ago, when I had ME/CFS, I went to bed the night before Easter Sunday. I had an interesting and powerful dream. It was one of those dreams that was so vivid, that it stayed with me. In my dream, I was climbing the steep slope of a snow covered mountain. As I climbed, I …

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ME/CFS & Exercise

In this post, former ME/CFS sufferer and Coach Simon Pimenta explores the topic of  how ME/CFS sufferers can approach exercise without triggering symptoms. There are many benefits of exercise. There is strong evidence that being physically active is good for your health and has a protective effect. It has the following beneficial effects: It improves immune …

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Heidi’s CFS Story

Heidi suffered with from CFS for 4 years. She had to stop working. Over a year ago, she decided to do the Building Resilience Training. In this brief video, she talks about life with CFS, her thoughts about the course and the progress she has made.    

ME/CFS: Why Aren’t The Supplements Working?

In this post, former ME/CFS sufferer and Coach Simon Pimenta explores why supplements might not have a noticeable effect on health and wellbeing for ME/CFS sufferers. Someone asked me “Why do some people get better just by taking supplements, but others don’t?” This is a question that Doctor John Briffa, who had degrees in Nutritional Medicine and Immunology, asked …

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ME/CFS & Supplements

Supplements People with ME/CFS will often consider what supplements might help the condition. There is no end to how many supplements you could take and how much money you could spend. The following is designed to act as a starting point, rather than a comprehensive list of supplements, as recommended by Doctors who specialise in working with …

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