Lactate has always been thought of as a waste product. So when it comes up again & again in ME/CFS research what are we to make of it? Lactate is a lot more important than you think.

Many common viruses rely on hijacking your cell’s mitochondria in order to replicate and thrive. With exquisite execution, viruses have developed tactics akin to a well-planned siege. Espionage, blitzkrieg, intracellular mutiny…viruses are often victorious, causing long term problems for the host.

A new ME/CFS study has put the hormone leptin in the spotlight. With it comes new insights and questions. Find out what it is, how it contributes to symptoms, and how it can be modulated.

A CFS primer originally written for the readers at GreenMedInfo, I give a thorough synopsis of recent research…

Transcranial direct current stimulation (TdCS) studies have shown improvements in pain for fibromyalgia patients. The weak electrical currents may also safely improve sleep, cognition, anxiety, and more…

An oft forgotten cause of mitochondrial dysfunction is medication usage. Mitochondrial toxicity testing is NOT required by the FDA. What's in your medicine cabinet? 

Why do some experience no relief with mitochondrial nutrients? Could it be because mitochondrial damage is NOT the prime driver, but a consequence of something else? Enter the Endoplasmic Reticulum…

Immunovir? Cyclovir? Valcyte got you down? Instead of giving up when the anti-viral drugs stop working, there are several strategies patients can use to intervene in blocking viral penetration and replication.

New research helps up make sense of folic acid metabolism. A review of MTHFR and what it may mean for CFS patients. Are you supplementing with the right form of folate?

A novel study showing reduced Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. This study provides another biomarker that validates the illness as real and organic. But, most importantly, it presents another modifiable piece of the complex puzzle of CFS.