by Cort Johnson | Oct 6, 2019 | Energy Production, Homepage, Myhill
The ATP Profiles test developed by Dr John McLaren-Howard (and the Mitochondrial Energy Score developed from it) has been a big deal for the chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) community. The test formed the basis for studies dating back to 2009 by Dr. Myhill, Dr.... 
by Cort Johnson | Oct 2, 2019 | Cortisol, Exercise, Homepage, Hormones, Klimas, Limbic System, Neuroinflammation, Sex hormones
How close are we to understanding chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) when we can accurately predict how the greatest stressor of all – exercise – affects ME/CFS patients’ physiology? Nothing, after all, whacks a person with ME/CFS like exercise.... 
by Cort Johnson | Sep 21, 2019 | Homepage, Recovery stories
The first five parts of Kyle McNease’s ME/CFS story (The Suffering of One is the Suffering of All) related his journey from an athletic Oxford student to a biological basket case. When we left him, Kyle was near the end of his rope: emaciated, wracked by... 
by Cort Johnson | Sep 12, 2019 | Homepage, Migraine
It’s only been a month – but what a month it has been for Liz. Liz hasn’t had the easiest time of it health-wise. A longtime migraineur and fibromyalgia patient, Liz has had to endure a bucketload of mostly immune health problems that have probably stemmed from a... 
by Dominic Stanculescu | Sep 6, 2019 | Alternative Health, Homepage, Hormones (thyroid, testosterone, progesterone, estrogen, hydrocortisone), Treatment
In the second part of Dominic’s series on the neuroendocrine dysfunctions found in prolonged critical illness states and ME/CFS/FM he explores treatment options, and asks if returning the neuroendocrine system normality will require new treatment combinations. ... 
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...
