Green light therapy. How much more “woo-woo” could you get? At first glance ( 🙂 ) it seems utterly implausible that being in the presence of green light could affect pain, but the few studies that have been done suggest it might help – and there are...
If any treatment has promise, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) does. Through its stimulation of the rest/digest system (the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)), VNS has the potential to tamp down the fight/flight system that seems to be raging in chronic fatigue...
Harry Leeming was in good shape! He was young, he exercised daily, had climbed mountains, and even cycled across continents. An engineer in the electric car field, he was making a difference as well. Then, in September 2020, Harry came down with COVID-19. No big deal,...
A message I had never seen before had popped up on my Oura ring app. Both my heart rate and temperature were elevated and it suggested that I go to “rest mode”. Doing so would have the Oura drop my “activity goal” for the day and just have me...
Dr. Eleanor Stein MD came down with ME/CFS/FM and multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) in 1989. She’s been exclusively working with patients in Calgary, Canada with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Environmental...
Last March, I trudged out to the van to install a solar panel. I’d been fighting a cold but this was something thing I dearly wanted to get done. In general, I felt a little activity had been helpful with colds. This time, it was different. The work took longer...