Dr. Stein's Blog
for ME/CFS, FM, ES, Long COVID and Chronic Pain
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...
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 firm diagnosis), my first reaction was to buy a pair...
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...
Focus on Magnesium Threonate (the new kid on the block)
Table of Contents
1. Unrefreshing Sleep is a Huge Problem (why I’m writing this blog)
2. Eight Sleep Tips (things that can help if...
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 don’t frequent social media, I have remained unaware that some of the concerns surrounding claims that neuroplasticity-based strategies are a cure...
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...
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, people in the ME and CFS communities, including some researchers, predicted the development of a post-infectious syndrome (Komaroff & Bateman,...
Low dose naltrexone (LDN) has been used since the 1980s in alternative and environmental medical circles. In the past 15 years, LDN has been used more widely in autoimmune disorders like...
My Story of Recovery from Inflammation Using Diet
When I tell my story of recovery, naturally, people want to know what I did to feel so much better. For me, diet is key, and I learned this through...
What Causes Autoimmune Disorders?
Autoimmunity occurs when the immune cells of the body, whose job it is to attack invaders such as viruses and bacteria, damage the body’s own tissues...
The microbiome is the total of all of the microbes (bacteria, viruses and fungi) living in and on us. The area we know the most about and the one I'm referring to in this blog is the "gut...
