Another thing, of course, the endocrine system is forgotten about.
another thing is if you are smoking like a chimney you are unlikely to get well under any circumstances—little frustration with my sibling here
“Another thing, of course, the endocrine system is forgotten about.”
IIUC, whenever the article discusses the sympathetic nervous system, it involves the endocrine system (part of the feedback loop that is defective in CFS):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathetic_nervous_system
“The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for up- and down-regulating many homeostatic mechanisms in living organisms. Fibers from the SNS innervate tissues in almost every organ system, providing at least some regulatory function to things as diverse as pupil diameter, gut motility, and urinary output. It is perhaps best known for mediating the neuronal and hormonal stress response commonly known as the fight-or-flight response. This response is also known as sympatho-adrenal response of the body, as the preganglionic sympathetic fibers that end in the adrenal medulla (but also all other sympathetic fibers) secrete acetylcholine, which activates the great secretion of adrenaline (epinephrine) and to a lesser extent noradrenaline (norepinephrine) from it. Therefore, this response that acts primarily on the cardiovascular system is mediated directly via impulses transmitted through the sympathetic nervous system and indirectly via catecholamines secreted from the adrenal medulla.”