by Cort Johnson | Apr 18, 2022 | Autoimmune, Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Brainstem, Cardiovascular, Endothelial Cells, Energy Production, Homepage, Muscles, RAAS, Sleep, Stimuli-hypersensitivity
Part 3 of an epic chronic fatigue syndrome hypothesis series attempts to explain the sleep, brain-fog, fatigue and cognitive problems found in ME/CFS.
by Cort Johnson | Mar 10, 2022 | Autonomic Nervous System, Homepage, Research
The low levels of CO2 (hypocapnia) found during a NASA lean test in ME/CFS could be causing symptoms like fatigue, cognitive problems, sleep issues, tingling, etc.
by Cort Johnson | Feb 27, 2022 | Autoimmune, Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Cardiovascular, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Endothelial Cells, Energy Production, Enterovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Exercise, Gulf War Illness, Homepage, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), long COVID, ME/CFS, Neuroinflammation, Small Fiber Neuropathy
Studies thus far indicate the long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) may be exhausting the body in similar ways via viral persistence, autoimmunity, circulatory and blood issues and small fiber neuropathy.
by Cort Johnson | Feb 16, 2022 | Autonomic Nervous System, Cardiovascular, Homepage
Even short exercise periods are enough to throw the autonomic nervous systems of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome out of whack - making it difficult for people with these diseases to recover.
by Cort Johnson | Dec 28, 2021 | Autonomic Nervous System, Homepage, long COVID
Two long COVID case reports and a fibromyalgia study suggests that stellate ganglion blockades which reduce sympathetic nervous system activity may be helpful in these diseases.
by Cort Johnson | Dec 26, 2021 | Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Cardiovascular, Homepage, long COVID
Reduced brain blood flows in long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome suggest the diseases share a similar origin.