Based on the latest research into areas such as the placebo effect and the circadian body clock, this website presents information showing how the mind interacts with the immune system and the body's hormone rhythms via the HPA axis to influence health, vitality and stress tolerance. This site also presents the first-ever cohesive theory to explain burnout, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS, also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or ME), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) and other misunderstood illnesses, explaining why these illnesses occur and how they can be treated.
Many illnesses such as CFS, IBS and burnout are caused by an abnormally suppressed HPA axis, the body's stress tolerance and energy regulation system. As the HPA axis also regulates the immune system, an imbalance can result in a susceptibility to many types of illness.
This site also provides information on the placebo effect, which, although mostly ignored or ridiculed, is actually a very powerful healing force and appears to operate through the HPA axis.
For further information, click on the links at the left, and see also the Mind-Body Health and Stress Tolerance book which provides a more detailed explanation of the factors involved, as well as more background material.
Also see the News and Latest Research section for the latest research findings into CFS, burnout and related conditions.
This website was developed by David Jameson, a recovered CFS patient.