Getting the immune system back is the key. We wont cure it, our body will once we get immunity working, presuming its pathogen related, although antivirals or whatever will help. Heapreals is right, but its more than that. We need to restore healing. In my reading on gamma delta T cells something as simple as eating apple skins can help (not peeling them), though I do not know how effective this is. I am also looking at other options.
Also it may not be possible to cure ME or CFS in a reasonable time frame, but that doesnt mean we cant mostly restore our function. Being almost well is almost as good as being well. Many people are pursuing ways to do this, including me.
Having really effective boosts to NK cells function is a big thing. If nothing else then restoring immune function will help us eliminate all those pesky infections, including EBV, that never seem to clear up. That has to help. Low NK cell function parallels low T cell function in HIV AIDS. They have similar roles. So that means many ME patients have serious immune issues, though perhaps not all.
Similarly we can restore gut function. Its just a question of figuring out the pieces and then finding solutions. Fortunately lots of work has already been done in this area.There are many success stories already. Once we have ways to measure success (biomarkers) we can look at all these "cures" and "treatments" and be sure about what really works.
Let me give a sense of where my thinking is heading, healing wise. I think we need methylation vitamins. We need the antioxidant pentet. We need carnitine. We need an NK cell booster. We need the mineral magnesium to cope with NMDA hyperactivation, and we need selenium to help with bacterial toxin detox. Olives are useful to deal with mast cells, and apple skins help the gut heal.
The real kicker is getting this to work requires I take resverotrol, which disrupts and improves my sleep at the same time, and seems to increase my pain levels. Its a powerful antioxidant too, and it has anti-inflammatory properties. I am trying to piece this all together to get my new shotgun protocol, call it mark 3 shotgun protocol. Everything I can leave out I am leaving out to make this as cheap as possible.
Bye, Alex
