by Cort Johnson | May 31, 2017 | Energy Production, Homepage, Neuroinflammation, Research, Savella
Lactate has become a big deal in both chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM). A by-product of anaerobic energy metabolism, lactate ordinarily gets pumped out of our cells in large amounts during exertion. The lactate findings suggest that the energy... 
by Cort Johnson | May 14, 2017 | Fibromyalgia and Pain, Homepage, Inflammation, Neuroinflammation
Inflammation – Neuro and Otherwise Inflammation has become an increasingly important topic in fibromyalgia. It’s clear that “central sensitization” – an increase in pain sensitivity engineered by the central nervous system – is... 
by Cort Johnson | Apr 26, 2016 | Brain, Neuroinflammation, Research
Jarred Younger’s recent series of short videos explains what neuroinflammation is, why he chose his unusual approach to it, why he believes the current treatment approach for FM is all wrong and lastly a unique GWS treatment trial that he hopes to apply to FM... 
by Cort Johnson | Mar 8, 2016 | Brain, Homepage, Low Dose Naltrexone, Neuroinflammation, Research, Treatment
Jarred Younger was lured away from Stanford by a University that wanted to get a lead in an emerging field. By definition emerging fields are not quite there yet…they’re emerging. Picking a winner in the medical field sweepstakes may be a bit like backing... 
by Cort Johnson | Jan 30, 2015 | Basal Ganglia, Fibromyalgia and Pain, Homepage, Insula, Low Dose Naltrexone, Neuroinflammation
“the present findings offer clinical implications that may serve to guide future studies of the pathophysiology and management of a variety of persistent pain conditions.” Loggia et. al. Chronic pain was thought for many years to be mostly a neuronal problem. Over or... 
by Cort Johnson | Apr 20, 2014 | Brain, Fibromyalgia and Pain, Homepage, Neuroinflammation, Sex hormones
It became evident that glial activation was not merely just correlated with pain, but that it was critically involved in inducing pathological pain. Suddenly glial cells are turning up in spades in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. The Japanese...
