Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) describes a sense of exhaustion and post-exertion malaise, even when you have gotten enough rest and sleep. The disease is characterized by six months of incapacitating fatigue experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina, and problems with concentration and short-term memory. The cause is unknown, but it is a...
I hadn't... I thought it was interesting.
Here's a sample from http://mpkb.org/home/mp
"Background and scientific rationale for the therapy
Related articles: Science behind Marshall Pathogenesis, Science behind Marshall Protocol, Stages of illness and recovery
"The Marshall Protocol (MP) is the name given to a therapy devised by Professor Trevor Marshall. Based on the pathogenesis Marshall has proposed for chronic inflammatory disease, the MP is aimed at targeting bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes that appear to interact to cause chronic inflammatory diseases.
"Marshall (and colleagues) have hypothesized that chronic inflammatory diseases, including many autoimmune diseases, are caused by dysbiosis of a metagenomic microbiota: communities of microbial pathogens, many of which persist intracellularly. A recent peer-reviewed paper describes this Pathogenesis in more detail.1
"Supported by Autoimmunity Research Foundation, the MP has been available since 2002 and has been used in a wide range of chronic inflammatory illnesses.
"A significant number of patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis, post-treatment chronic Lyme syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, uveitis, Hashimotos thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, diabetes type II, psoriasis, lupus (SLE), multiple sclerosis, and a number of other diagnoses are showing a promising response from being treated with the Protocol.
"In determining whether a patient can be successfully treated with the MP, a specific chronic disease diagnosis is not as important as the clinical assessment by a knowledgeable health care provider, the results of a therapeutic probe, and outcome of the vitamin D metabolites blood test."
Here's a sample from http://mpkb.org/home/mp
"Background and scientific rationale for the therapy
Related articles: Science behind Marshall Pathogenesis, Science behind Marshall Protocol, Stages of illness and recovery
"The Marshall Protocol (MP) is the name given to a therapy devised by Professor Trevor Marshall. Based on the pathogenesis Marshall has proposed for chronic inflammatory disease, the MP is aimed at targeting bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes that appear to interact to cause chronic inflammatory diseases.
"Marshall (and colleagues) have hypothesized that chronic inflammatory diseases, including many autoimmune diseases, are caused by dysbiosis of a metagenomic microbiota: communities of microbial pathogens, many of which persist intracellularly. A recent peer-reviewed paper describes this Pathogenesis in more detail.1
"Supported by Autoimmunity Research Foundation, the MP has been available since 2002 and has been used in a wide range of chronic inflammatory illnesses.
"A significant number of patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis, post-treatment chronic Lyme syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, uveitis, Hashimotos thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, diabetes type II, psoriasis, lupus (SLE), multiple sclerosis, and a number of other diagnoses are showing a promising response from being treated with the Protocol.
"In determining whether a patient can be successfully treated with the MP, a specific chronic disease diagnosis is not as important as the clinical assessment by a knowledgeable health care provider, the results of a therapeutic probe, and outcome of the vitamin D metabolites blood test."
to people with Lyme disease. I don't know of anyone who
has used it and healed. That doesn't mean it doesn't work for
some people. There is a website which I visit for people with
Lyme. it is www.healingwell.com it gets quite a bit of
activity. If you go to the Lyme disease section and ask there,
you may find quite a few replies. It may even come up in
their 'topics' section of people who've used it and posted their
experiences.
I do know that the Vitamin D information is confusing
to me as well. I do feel that some of this is controversial IMO.
Vitamin D and sunlight exposure are important for
proper immune function. That's
also something I've read about.
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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/14/Clearing-Up-Confusion-on-Vitamin-D--Why-I-Dont-Recommend-the-Marshall-Protocol.aspx