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Jody This morning I decided to restart my low carb diet. Finding your article was very timely. I have been living with chronic fatigue syndrome since 2004. I have also found that being on a low carb diet greatly improves my symptoms. I have gone on and off this type of diet a few times and for me there is an absolute correlation. I do agree that it is not a cure. Also I have been through a few seasons with this illness now and for me the flare ups are much worse in the winter time and less in the summer. Last summer I was almost to the point of declaring myself "well". Felt great for a few months, back to a fairly vigorous exercise routine (rode a bicycle 75 miles at one point). When winter arrived all the cfs symptoms returned. I really understand your frustration when the symptoms came back. I tried the wheat elimination which made no difference. I've come to the conclusion that there is really no cure for chronic fatigue syndrome but you can manage it down to a certain point. Thanks so much for your article. It is really help full to hear about someone else's experience with a low carb diet. Dave