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A Deep Dive into Long COVID: Is it Similar to ME/CFS? long covid Nov 24, 2022

This blog post is associated with a free assessment designed to help you figure out the probability you have Long COVID.

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Eleanor Stein, MD FRCP(C)
Long COVID - How Common Is It?
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Long COVID - How Common Is It? long covid Oct 22, 2022

How Many Canadians Have Long COVID?

Now that COVID-19 is less often in the news, you might be wondering how many people are still getting infected, how ill they become and whether they are getting...

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Eleanor Stein, MD FRCP(C)
Is There a Safe Effective Sleep Medication?
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Is There a Safe Effective Sleep Medication? sleep Sep 30, 2022

What Is Insomnia?

Insomnia is defined as trouble falling asleep or staying asleep severe enough to cause decreased ability to function during the day. The most common daytime problems reported by...

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Eleanor Stein, MD FRCP(C)
Big News
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Big News chronic pain neuroplasticity Sep 06, 2022

I am the type of person who likes change and novelty. I have lived in different countries and provinces and reinvented myself more than once. I thrive on challenges and learning. And yet, I have...

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Eleanor Stein, MD FRCP(C)
What Is Neuroplasticity and How Does it Work?
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What Is Neuroplasticity and How Does it Work? neuroplasticity Aug 31, 2022


The neurons in the brain and spinal cord are “plastic”, always changing in how they connect with each other. The changes are based on experience, our thoughts, emotions and actions. The...

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Eleanor Stein, MD FRCP(C)
What Is Epigenetics and How to Hack it for Optimal Health
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What Is Epigenetics and How to Hack it for Optimal Health epigenetic Jul 27, 2022

This blog on epigenetics is a teaser. I am almost ready to launch Chapter 3: Biology of Change, part of my new book More Light. The chapter has three sections one each on neuroplasticity,...

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Eleanor Stein, MD FRCP(C)
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Anxiety: Dispelling the Myth
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Anxiety: Dispelling the Myth Jun 28, 2022

(a video of the original webinar that took place on May 6 for this discussion is available on the Media page)

Is Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Real?

For decades there has been a lack of...

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Eleanor Stein, MD FRCP(C)
Can Any Good Come From Chronic Illness? Guest Blog By Ari Cubangbang
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Can Any Good Come From Chronic Illness? Guest Blog By Ari Cubangbang chronic illness May 30, 2022

(the audio at the top of this blog is a narration by Ari of the text below.  This audio version is for those people who prefer to listen than to read)

How I Came to Eleanor Stein’s Group...

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Eleanor Stein, MD FRCP(C)
Classic Pacing with Ingebjørg Midesem Dahl
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Classic Pacing with Ingebjørg Midesem Dahl fibromyalgia Mar 31, 2022

This blog is guest written by Norwegian author Ingebjørg Midsem Dahl. Ms. Dahl is severely ill with ME. She wrote the book Classic Pacing to help others learn from her experience, extensive...

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Eleanor Stein, MD FRCP(C)
Know Pain, by Debbie Patterson
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Know Pain, by Debbie Patterson chronic pain Mar 07, 2022

My name is Debbie Patterson. I am a Registered Physiotherapist in the provinces of Ontario and Alberta. I am also a member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and a founding member of the...

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Eleanor Stein, MD FRCP(C)
ME/CFS Recovery Story
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ME/CFS Recovery Story advocacy me/cfs Jan 31, 2022

 This is a story written by Mellissa, a person managing the symptoms of ME/CFS and comorbidities and how her life was transformed by Dr. Stein’s educational programs. Introducing...

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ICanCME: Interdisciplinary Canadian Collaborative ME Research Network
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ICanCME: Interdisciplinary Canadian Collaborative ME Research Network me/cfs help me/cfs research Jan 23, 2022


In August 2019, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded the first team grant ever for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

 

The press release states “Government of Canada invests...

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