ME/CFS HealthWatch

10-17-2007

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ProHealth's ME/CFS HealthWatch Highlights: · Dr. Guyer's antiviral update · Profile of Dr. Charles Lapp · How light therapy fights SAD

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FEATURED ARTICLE October 17, 2007 Update on Antiviral Medication and Comprehensive ME/CFS Management - Notes from the Field Dale Guyer, MD - a noted specialist in the integrative management of ME/CFS & FM - offers a preview of the promising results he's achieved by selectively adding Valcyte® and other antivirals to his treatment plans. ARTICLES, EVENTS, SOLUTIONS See 4 more new articles Meet Charles W. Lapp, MD - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Pioneer, Researcher, and Clinician Dr. Charles Lapp is one of the pioneer physicians who first brought CFS to national attention in the U.S., when he and Drs. Cheney & Bell all left their own practices to create a CFS 'Center of Excellence.' Winter Depression and Bright Light Therapy A simple explanation of seasonal affective disorder and the current treatment of choice, from the researchers at Oregon Health Sciences University's Sleep & Mood Disorders Lab. RESEARCH ABSTRACTS See 8 more new abstracts Light therapy benefits SAD by calming serotonin re-uptake mechanism Austrian research team finds hyperactive neurotransmitter reduces concentration of serotonin in the nerve synapses in depressed patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder; and is normalized with both bright light treatment as well as normal summer remission. Light therapy added to moderate exercise cut body fat vs. exercise only International research finds that bright light treatment added to moderate exercise made a significant difference vs. exercise only. Body fat decreased significantly only in the light treatment group, while their mood improved significantly. WEEKLY FAVORITES Visit our store Super SAM-e - Buy 1, Get 1 Free Through 10/30 Super SAM-e with Maximizers supports healthy levels of dopamine and serotonin, important neurotransmitters that help maintain mental health. Studies have also shown that SAM-e promotes the production of chrondrocytes, the cartilage producing cells in joints. Ultra B-Complex - Buy 1, Get 1 Free Through 10/30 B vitamins are coenzymes that assist the process of energy production throughout the entire body, and help maintain healthy skin, hair, eyes, liver, mouth, muscle tone, and the gastrointestinal tract. LETTERS FROM OUR READERS Q & A Session · Thyroid & "ITP" related to ME? · Research on methylobacteria? · Proteolytic enzyme therapy? · Orthostatic intolerance - what to do? · How to submit Letter of the Month? · Caveman Diet for FM/CFS? · Do you have a forum? Comments & Suggestions · Preparing for flu season · We need treatments · A glossary would be helpful · We've waited long enough · Please call it ME · Asking Oprah Please share your thoughts with us! Send us a letter WEEKLY INSPIRATION "It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes." - Douglas Adams The Hidden Doorway "I remember when I first read Dr. Martin Pall's theory about nitric oxide in ME/CFS/FM...I said to myself that I didn't care if it was correct or incorrect, I was just too old to learn a whole new paradigm of medicine... But being a clinician, I felt committed to providing medical care for my patients, many of whom have had this illness over many years... The only benefit I was to my patients was that I was able to be with them, to listen and try to fit their illness into their shattered lives. And it helped a little. But I now see a potential for treatments and therapies that can reduce symptoms and improve daily activity. It is like one of those computer games where the hero is trundling along going through doors and windows and secret passages. Sometimes the hero stumbles on a hidden doorway that opens up into an entire universe of possibilities. Such is the situation that seems to have occurred in the science of neuro-immune fatigue..." From Cellular Hypoxia and Neuro-Immune Fatigue, a new book by Dr. David S. Bell, MD, explaining the reduced cellular energy production that may underlie ME/CFS, FM, and 'overlaping illnesses.

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