by Amber Ella | Apr 26, 2019 | Cannabis, Cytokines, Homepage, Mast cell activation syndrome, Treatment
This is Part I of a three-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. The last part by Cort... 
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... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 24, 2016 | Brain, Conference Reports, Cytokines, Research
The low energy state, the inflammation, the oxidative stress – all the bad stuff that has shown up in ME/CFS – does it all come together in the brain? Andrew Lloyd asserted a decade ago that the symptoms in ME/CFS are all brain symptoms. If the brain... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 1, 2016 | Conference Reports, Cytokines, Epstein-Barr Virus, Homepage, Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6), Immune, Inflammation, Mast cell activation syndrome, Research
What disease does ME/CFS closely resemble? How does exercise effect the immune system? How did mast cells get implicated in ME/CFS? What kind of “storm” may be present in ME/CFS? What three viruses were implicated (once again) in this disease? Find out the...
