A Beginner’s Guide to ME/CFS is the title of a little book by myself and Dr Les Simpson, which will be available on Amazon Kindle by the time this article appears. Our aim is to demystify this illness, present the simple principles which need to be taken on board by sufferers and carers (as well as our doctors, and our medical services, not to mention the media and the general public). This article summarizes some of what we have to say.