Dr. Stein's Blog
for ME/CFS, FM, ES, Long COVID and Chronic Pain
Imagine if there were a medication that could make it very hard, even physiologically impossible, to crash. How much better might your quality of life be? Or might such a pill even facilitate recovery...
This is a special bonus blog on radical acceptance. I am writing this blog as much for myself as for you. After more than a month on crutches, I notice minimal improvement in my disabling foot pain an...
What Is the Science Behind Chronic Depression?
In this blogpost, I introduce a compelling new model of depression, a model with neuroplasticity at the center. The neuroplasticity model explains much ...
Is Cognitive Decline With Age Inevitable?
This blog post is a special feature about how to improve and maintain your mental acuity. You may have been told that as you age, you can expect your cogniti...
In this blogpost, I will introduce you to the emerging field of virtual reality-assisted rehabilitation and explore whether this approach may be helpful for people with fibromyalgia and other types of...
The question of whether it is possible to recover from complex chronic diseases like myalgic encephalomyelitis and long COVID is both important and controversial. It affects how our community responds...
Myth 1: Exercise Benefits Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
When I learned I had ME in 1997 (it took from 1989 when I became ill until 1997 to get a firmĀ diagnosis), my first reaction was to buy a pair of new ...
There Is an Explosion of Chronic Disease
Despite trillions of dollars spent on health care every year and billions spent on medical research, chronic diseases are running rampant. For the past 10 yea...
Focus on Magnesium Threonate (the new kid on the block)
Table of Contents
1. Unrefreshing Sleep is a Huge Problem (why Iā€™m writing this blog)
2. Eight Sleep Tips (things that can help if correctly appl...
Discover the Power of a Health Tool You May Have Never Encountered
In this blog post, I will explore the following:
- What is molecular hydrogen?
- Where does the hydrogen come from in the human body ...
A Special Blog and Call to Action
Since I donā€™t frequent social media, I have remained unaware that some of the concerns surrounding claims that neuroplasticity-based strategies are a cure for ME wer...
This method is simple and free!
What Is the Main Function of Mitochondria?
Mitochondria are best known for their role in producing adenine triphosphate (ATP), cellular energy. Every process in every...
