Dominic reports on the new Phelix bacteriophage Lyme test his wife with ME/CFS tested positive on. Possible new “break-through” blood test for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases Summary: A new type of blood test for tick-borne bacterial infections became available in...
Dominic asks whether the complex neuroendocrine issues found in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia and prolonged critical illness require a more complex treatment approach including using thyroid, hydrocortisone, testosterone, etc. together to return the system to normal.
Summary Prolonged or chronic critical illness – a term applied to patients that survive severe injury or infection, but fail to start recovering after a few days – is characterized by low levels of peripheral hormones (including T3, IGF-1, cortisol and testosterone)....
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)...
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