by Cort Johnson | Sep 1, 2019 | Cytokines, Gulf War Illness, Herbal, Herbs and Botanicals, Homepage, Immune, Klimas, Mifepristone, Neuroinflammation, NIH
I listened miserably to the sounds of silence broken by my occasional exclamations: “really?”, “no kidding”, “fascinating!”. During my two long sessions with Dr. Klimas, the recorder app on my phone had decided to record only my... 
by Dominic Stanculescu | Jul 24, 2019 | Cytokines, Homepage, Oxidative Stress, Thyroid, Thyroid
This is the third of a series of posts on non-thyroidal illness syndrome, NTIS – a pattern of altered thyroid hormone activity often present in severe trauma and critical illness. A recent study suggests NTIS may be present in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)... 
by Amber Ella | Apr 26, 2019 | Cannabis, Cytokines, Homepage, Mast cell activation syndrome, Treatment
This is Part I of a five-part series on using marijuana or Cannabis as medicine for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and/or fibromaylgia (FM). The first two parts by Amber focus on the science behind using Cannabis and how to get started on it. Summary Cannabis... 
by Cort Johnson | Mar 5, 2018 | Cytokines, Exercise, Homepage, Immune, Research
It’s always good to see an exercise test in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). It’s harder on the patients – kudos to them for participating in the study – but study after study has shown that exercise allows researchers to dig deeper... 
by Cort Johnson | Aug 31, 2017 | Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Cytokines, Herbs and Botanicals, Inflammation, Sleep, Sleep
Poor sleep is synonymous with both ME/CFS and fibromyalgia. We know it produces fatigue, pain, irritation and mood issues but recent studies suggest that may just be the beginning of the problem. In fact, they suggest that poor sleep may have profound effects on our... 
by Cort Johnson | Jul 10, 2017 | Cytokines, Fibromyalgia, Homepage, Low Dose Naltrexone, Treatment
Low dose naltrexone (LDN) is becoming more and more widely used in fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). You can chart that use right back to Jarred Younger’s two small FM trials in 2009 and 2013. Now Younger’s back with a third trial...
