Well I couldn't get off the couch all last summer and the chronic fatigue 'holistic specialist' didn't like all the bad bacteria in my poop test so he wanted me to take antibiotics. My energy came back! But my endless diarrhea came back too and then he wanted me to take more antibiotics for a LONGER time over and over and that was it for me. By the way, during my most tired, I was trying to eat MEAT and my digestion was getting worse and worse each day. I can't eat protein any more but then not able to ingest fats was the big kicker! Liver!! I've had chronic fatigue off and on for 20 years with bad vertigo and chemical sensitivity so I had a lot of warning before my eating capacity fell off a cliff. Tell your friend to seek health before it's too late because the sick only get sicker. Nice of you to help your friend. When one is too tired to help oneself that is a desperate thing to realize. -- WSW