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    Rethinking Probiotics.

    This is interesting about probiotics, because I've been looking at natural gut bacteria and their production of biogenic amines as a possible cause of ME/CFS. The body's own enzyme defences against biogenic amines need to be reduced or poisoned in some way for this theory to work. The use of...
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    Does this new theory explain your ME symptoms?

    New website address: mepoisontheory.wordpress.com
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    Fresh Air and Camping Holidays

    New website address: mepoisontheory.wordpress.com
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    Does this new theory explain your ME symptoms?

    Poisoning and Biogenic Amines - the cause of ME / CFS? As someone with ME, I have been researching whether poisoning - possibly by indoor air pollution - could be the cause of ME. Symptoms arise as the body can no longer breakdown neurotransmitter-like substances called biogenic amines. The...
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    Fresh Air and Camping Holidays

    Thank you for all your replies, comments and suggestions. The detail you have given is greatly appreciated and gives me much to think about.
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    Fresh Air and Camping Holidays

    As someone with ME (for over 20 years), I have found two-week camping holidays almost always (4 times out of 5) lead to remission from a constant relapse state, allowing significant gradual increase in activity levels over several weeks. Have you found camping helpful - or not? I am collecting...