An Author Escapes From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome “Ms. Hillenbrand’s ability to transport her readers to another time and place is all the more remarkable in light of the fact that she is largely homebound, debilitated by chronic fatigue syndrome, or C.F.S. The illness, a devastating and little understood disorder, is characterized by overwhelming fatigue and …
REPORT OF THE NANDS COUNCIL WORKING GROUP FOR ME/CFS RESEARCH September 4, 2019
REPORT OF THE NANDS COUNCIL WORKING GROUP FOR ME/CFS RESEARCH September 4, 2019 (Provides a nice overview of ME/CFS up to 2019…) “Over the past 35 years, many studies have found abnormalities in the central and autonomic nervous systems, chronic immune activation or exhaustion, and abnormalities of energy metabolism, in people with ME/CFS. Clinical ME/CFS …
NIH ME/CFS Newsletter Volume 1: Issue 2, February 2023
NIH ME/CFS Newsletter Volume 1: Issue 2, February 2023 Developing an ME/CFS Research Roadmap In September 2022, at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Advisory Council meeting, Walter Koroshetz, M.D., Director of NINDS, announced that a working group of Council will initiate a strategic planning effort to develop a Research Roadmap for …
Judy Mikovits, PhD Discredited Scientist
Judy Mikovits, PhD Discredited Scientist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Mikovits See also: Fake Science: XMRV, COVID-19, and the Toxic Legacy of Dr. Judy Mikovits, 2020 “May is the month when we and colleagues in our close-knit family of retrovirus researchers usually descend on the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories on Long Island for a week of camaraderie and intense scientific discussion. …
Candida Infections and CFS/ME/FM
“Candida overgrowth is a common phenomenon in persons with CFS/ME/FM, probably because NK Cell Activity is low in most patients and it is the NK Cells that are thought to help fend off candida or yeast. It is thought that candida produces a toxin that can exacerbate CFS/ME/FM. However, we do not think of yeast …
The MTHFR Mutation: What It Is and What to Do About It
https://www.amymyersmd.com/article/mthfr-mutation/
Use Your Words Carefully: What Is a Chronic Disease?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4969287/
MTHFR, Hashimoto’s and Nutrients
“One of the key things to note is that this gene variation also prevents people from properly methylating, which is one of the body’s key detox processes that helps them get rid of toxins. Methylation impairment can result in an impaired ability to clear out certain toxins such as mercury and arsenic, and may lead …
Why Do Antibiotics Make Me Feel Better?
“Many PWCs have experienced improvement of symptoms following antibiotic treatment for other conditions. The natural questions then are why? And should I continue to take antibiotics? The first answer is simple. Antibiotics may “work” in more than one way. Yes, they might be treating some hidden infection in the body. But antibiotics have other ameliorating …
CPET and the Physiology of ME/CFS
“Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is a hallmark symptom of ME/CFS. PEM is an exacerbation of symptoms that emerge when a patient exerts physically, cognitively or even emotionally beyond a threshold intensity. PEM can occur during or soon after exertion, or within hours or even a couple of days after exertion in patients with ME/CFS.” Physiology of …