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ME/CFS HealthWatch

August 13, 2008

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· Fewer mitochondria in ME/CFS?
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  FEATURED ARTICLE August 13, 2008
  
Antioxidants - What They Are and Why We Need Them
A simple explanation of the body's little-understood natural antioxidant system. What free radicals are, and how three tiers of antioxidants keep them in check.


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Vincent Fortanasce, MD, Explains Alzheimer's & Prevention/Delay Basics
Scores of studies point to the diet and lifestyle changes of recent decades as factors in the Alzheimer's epidemic. Dr. Fortanasce's protocol for supporting brain health - The ANTI-Alzheimer's Prescription - can prevent or delay their toll.

Vitamin D Deficiency - 'A Disease of Neglect' and Its Many Symptoms
A fascinating presentation that's awakening doctors worldwide to a long-overlooked cause of many illnesses. Why most of us risk vitamin D deficiency, how it hurts us, what to do.

Clearing the Fog: Coping with the Cognitive Dysfunction of ME/CFS
Simple memory and communication aids for navigating brain fog days.

Wondering about Mercury? Try Tuna Consumption Calculator
Or would you like to know what's in your local tap water? Environmental Working Group databases keep toxin-conscious consumers in the know.

Effective Ways to Minimize Orthostatic Intolerance Symptoms


  RESEARCH ABSTRACTS More new abstracts
  
Fewer mitochondria, forced to work too hard, might explain ME/CFS
A Cambridge-based bio-energy inventor believes physiological insults set off chain reaction that reduces cells' energy-generators and capacity to support exertion; suggests type of therapy that may break the chain.

ME/CFS study finds reduced oxygen delivery to brain during exercise
Less than normal blood & oxygen supply to brain during exercise may help explain exertion issues and implicate central nervous system.

'Small heart syndrome' much more prevalent in people with ME/CFS
Cardiovascular testing finds large proportion of ME/CFS patients have small heart & often narrow chest - may be predisposing factor.

Serotonin levels in gut linked to both IBS types; drug trials expected

Minute capillary breaks may well be the origin of senile brain plaques

Wide range of medications damaging to energy-producing mitochondria




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