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    An Introduction to the Microbiome and ME/CFS

    Happy to do an update every few months. Blogging is something I haven't done before, but I will give it some thought :) Currently all is still going well - on a steep learning curve in terms of recipes, cooking & eating - going from lots of starches and very limited variety of veg & fruit for...
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    An Introduction to the Microbiome and ME/CFS

    Late in 2013 after 9 years of CFS and fibromyalgia I have finally what I can honestly say must be a complete remission i.e. about 99% back to normal energy levels, using techniques that dramatically manipulate the gut microbiota. Essentially what I did was a modified version of the Specific...