Posted by Heidi on behalf of Mermie Don't panic. While this is a somewhat intimidating title, I hope that by reading it, persons interested in FM/CFS/ME will get a picture of where the science is leading in the past few years. It may seem like a jump, but we are all a little beyond the standard description of symptoms. It is not a book for rookies and has little introductory material, meaning that it should not be given to aunt Tille who needs to learn about CFS. It is a small book, only 120 pages, but I hope that by leaving out tons of scientific detail, the concepts about what takes place inside the cell may become clear. It describes a theory that fibromyalgia and ME/CFS are parts of a spectrum of illnesses, called here Neuro-Immune Fatigue, and that the common end pathway of these illnesses is a dysregulation of cellular metabolism leading to the inability of the cell's mitochondria to utilize oxygen. Lost already? I have tried in this book to make these concepts as reader friendly as possible. And the material is not new. Drs Martin Pall and Paul Cheney and others have been talking about this for years. I do think that the whole confusing conglomeration of ME, CFS, chemical sensitivities, fibromyalgia, orthostatic intolerance, chronic Lyme disease is ready to be understood with the science we have today. If no one should ever buy this book, I will be content. I really wrote it to sort out my own thinking on the subject. And in the process I hope this will be useful to others. My life's dream will be fulfilled if it helps scientists and clinicians make the next step in what I perceive to be the direction the research is heading. So, if you really want to buy this book, send me a check for $25 to 1276 Waterport Road, Waterport, NY 14571, and I will mail you a copy within a day or so. The science is now coming in fast and furious, and at the very least this short book will serve as an introduction to the complex new science of cellular energetics. For those of you who purchase the book, I would be eager to hear your comments and suggestions at lynnews@davidsbell.com On The Farm A number of you wrote with surprise or dismay about my coming retirement, where I would be able to gaze out the back porch to the fields of hay being baled now as we talk. I appreciate the warm thoughts that are expressed, but I do not think it is time for alarm. I plan to close my regular practice, but hopefully continue to see patients with ME/CFS, and even explore new treatments. But it is time to write. I don't know whether it will be good writing, nor do I know if it will be effective. It is also time to dive into the mechanisms of cellular energy production. I am interested in any thoughts as to how to distribute the information. Here are a few ideas of projects. I am beginning work on a very short book entitled Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: A Short Treatment Guide for the Primary Care Provider. This book is short (around 50 pages) and reader friendly, designed to be given to a primary care provider respectfully by a patient with ME/CFS or fibromyalgia in order to communicate in a simple and direct way some of the treatment approaches that experienced clinicians have put in place for some years now.
on 8/23/2007, 8:28 am
Cellular Hypoxia in Neuro-Immune Fatigue
Introduction
Well, the book is finished. And it carries the awkward title of Cellular Hypoxia in Neuro-Immune Fatigue.
Message Thread:
« Back to thread