“What is the MTHFR Mutation? MTHFR (or methylenetetrahydofolate reductase) is an enzyme required to convert folate to methionine, which is then used in the production of necessary amino acids and other compounds. When MTHFR genes are mutated, then MTHFR is not produced well, homocysteine (thought to be involved in atherosclerosis and other health issues) builds …
Food Sensitivities
” Many PWCs report intolerance to both gluten (wheat products, barley, and rye) as well as dairy products. These intolerances are rarely caused by true allergies to gluten (celiac disease or sprue) or dairy (milk protein allergy). Researchers in Belgium have also suggested that many PWCs are intolerant of fructose as well. Consider avoiding each …
Do I Have to Live Like This?!
‘ME/CFS is considered a chronic illness, but longitudinal studies suggest that 17-64% of adult PWCs improve, less than 10% fully recover. The improvement rate is even better for adolescents with ME/CFS. The current standard of therapy is to treat sleep and pain issues first, then address co-morbidities or other health issues. Dr. Bruce Campbell and …
Why Do I Wake Up Exhausted?
“There are at least four core symptoms in ME/CFS: pain, cognitive dysfunction, fatigue or post-exertional malaise, and non-restorative sleep. Thus, awakening unrefreshed is one of the cardinal symptoms of ME/CFS, and one of the last symptoms to resolve as one improves. You will probably wake up tired whether you sleep 4 hours or 14. Nevertheless, primary sleep …
Make a daily low level exercise program a priority by Dr. Charles Lapp
While Dr. Charles Lapp has good information to share about ME/CFS he is a proponent of exercise the exercise therapy GET, which has been proven to be potentially dangerous for PWM. In this article he states… “Make a daily low level exercise program a priority.” Please be very cautious taking this advice from any doctor …
What about Exercise? by Physios (Physical Therapists) for ME
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Using Graded Exercise to Get More Energy
It’s appalling that GET is still being recommended. Kaiser Permanente gets a whole whopping rating of . https://wa.kaiserpermanente.org/kbase/topic.jhtml?docId=zx1021
Study finds brain abnormalities in chronic fatigue patients
Radiology researchers have discovered that the brains of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome have diminished white matter and white matter abnormalities in the right hemisphere. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2014/10/study-finds-brain-abnormalities-in-chronic-fatigue-patients.html
Scientists Discover Robust Evidence That Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is a Biological Illness
IMMUNE SIGNATURES IN BLOOD POINT TO DISTINCT DISEASE STAGES, OPEN DOOR TO BETTER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/news/scientists-discover-robust-evidence-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-biological