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Chapter 1

New European Perspectives on the Treatment of Adrenal Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Reimar Banis, M.D.

ABSTRACT

Adrenal fatigue and chronic fatigue are one of the most common reasons for doctor visits to naturopathically-oriented general-medicine practices. I would like to report on my many years of practical experience, and in so doing describe an energy medicine method which I developed, namely Psychosomatic Energetics, with the aid of which it is very often possible to treat chronic fatigue successfully.

ADRENAL FATIGUE AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

Known Causes and Therapy

The collective term "chronic fatigue" encompasses some very diverse clinical pictures. Many patients suspect a hormonal cause (hypothyroidism, diabetes etc.), but lab tests quickly show that this is very seldom the case. Also, neoplastic tumors, cardiac insufficiency, chronic infections and other somatic clinical pictures can be related to fatigue, so that a thorough physical and technical clarification is necessary. For obese males whose wives report on breathing cessation lasting for seconds, accompanied by snoring, it might indicate the presence of a sleep apnea syndrome, in which case the patient should be referred to a sleep therapist. It is also necessary to exclude the possibility of endogenous depression. However, even if one does all this correctly, competently and thoroughly, referring the patient, if needs be, to the appropriate specialists, it very often does not lead anywhere.

The patient history often reveals long-lasting family- or job-related overstress which relates to the fatigue syndrome (having to take care of very old and very ill relatives, work-related competitive situations, etc). Experience has shown that discussing the self-inflicted harm caused by the patient's lifestyle, with reference to emotional as well as physical moderation, doesn’t help much. Usually, the patient already knows all this, but either cannot or will not act on this knowledge. Still, a conversational consultation is worthwhile, if only to give the patient a chance to speak it all out. Therefore, the therapist's role here should be more that of an understanding listener than a moralizer.

As for medication, in the very common cases of subclinical depression and vegetative overstress, high-dose St. John's wort – a mineral preparation with CNS-active additives (Phosetamin® with colamine phosphate or EAP) – plus weekly injections of vitamin B complex, have proven effective, although usually only symptomatically. Thus is of limited effectiveness. Furthermore, it is only helpful in the short-term.

Causes Detectable With Energy Testing

For more than 30 years, I have been using energy-medicine test procedures to detect, and then treat appropriately, the underlying causes of fatigue in my patients. Initially, I concentrated on the Vegatest method, a refinement of Voll's acupuncture (EAV), but then later I developed my own testing system, Psychosomatic Energetics (PSE), which builds on the preceding. Below is a list of a few key points, in frequency order, of the resulting diagnoses and associated therapy:

1.In over 90% of fatigue patients, testing reveals an emotional conflict, usually having to do with inner tension, suppressed hostility, or an underlying self-image problem. If the detected conflict is treated over a period of months with specific homeopathic compound remedies (such as Emvita®), there will often be a clear behavioral change and a renewed positive attitude towards life, while the fatigue usually is either sharply reduced or permanently eliminated.

2.Testing reveals that roughly a third of patients have disturbed intestinal flora. Experienced physicians in the old days still referred to "stomach or intestinal depression" – these days an unknown concept, unfortunately. Recently, neurophysicist Michael Gershon's research results have revealed that most of the brain's neurotransmitters are produced in the intestines, thereby finally explaining why naturopathic intestinal therapy can have such far-reaching effects on emotional well-being.

3.20 to 30% of chronic fatigue patients turn out to be exposed to geo-radiation. The research of the internist Dr. Otto Bergsmann has shown that people exposed to geo-radiation while sleeping exhibit a significantly reduced serotonin level. The same is found in people suffering from chronic fatigue, thus suggesting that the actual cause could be traced back to geo-radiation stress. Experience has shown that a radiation-free bed site eliminates or sharply reduces the fatigue after 4 to 6-weeks.

4.5 to 10% of patients have chronic – and often unnoticed – infections, such as sinusitis or mandibular osteitis following radiectomy. With the right remedies and, where appropriate, specialist or dental adjuvant therapy, such infections can often be cured.

Special Problem Areas

Diagnosis and therapy of chronic pain patients turns out to be particularly difficult; they often report chronic fatigue and, generally, depression as well. Chronically fatigued patients with a weak immune system who have Lyme disease, Epstein-Barr, cytomegalovirus, or a heavy-metal burden in their patient history exhibit – as do pain patients – the same stresses in energy testing outlined previously. The empirical prerequisite for success is for the patient to be open-minded about possible other causes and not to persist in iatrogenic thinking. Even these problem patients usually benefit from the approach outlined previously. For example, in a clinical study with more than 300 patients, with those in the pain group (n = 39) we were able, after 8 to 10 months of naturopathic therapy (as described previously), to attain a success rate of 74.4% of cases – and I should point out that a majority of these problem patients would be classified as hopeless chronic cases.

CONCLUDING REMARKS

For the therapist, chronic fatigue often poses a big diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, particularly in the case of conventionally diagnosed patients that orthodox medicine has given up on. The procedural approach outlined here has proven causal and effective in many complementary-medicine practices.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Reimar Banis, MD, ND, is a medical doctor, researcher, and author. Dr. Banis has been a naturopath since 1975 and an MD since 1985 (US MD certification through ECFMG, 1984). He has conducted research with many experts, including Professor H. Heim (thermoregulation) and Dr. Schimmel (developer of VEGAtest), and co-developed “segmentelectrography” and “thermoregulation”. This knowledge combined with extensive research on energy medicine and energy psychology led him to create Psychosomatic Energetics (PSE). He first introduced Psychosomatic Energetics for peer review in 1997, at a presentation at the renowned Baden-Baden Medical Week convention in, where he is now an annual presenter. In 1998, he developed the REBA test device with biophysicist Dieter Jossner. He has lectured extensively on PSE worldwide and has developed a comprehensive PSE seminar series, which leads to designation as a “Certified Energy Tester.” Dr. Banis has practiced as a general practitioner since 1985 at his clinic in Saarland, Germany. Dr. Banis has authored over 200 articles on various topics, including: adrenal fatigue, fibromyalgia, and the emotional components associated with cancer. He is also the author of 7 books including: Psychosomatic Energetics, A Handbook for Therapists and New Life Through Energy Healing. As he is trained as a medical doctor, Dr. Banis has the unique ability to bridge the gap between conventional and naturopathic healing methods. He is regarded as one of the most advanced and well-known experts in energy medicine in the world.

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