This webinar recording is for anyone who
- Has, or suspects they have, chronic inflammation or a condition affected by chronic inflammation.
- Wants to understand the Cell Danger Response and the healing cycle.
What will you learn?
Dr. Eric Gordon gave an eloquent talk about the nuances of the Cell Danger Response (CDR) model and how to use it to inform treatment of ME and long COVID. He explains
- Most people can get somewhat better—so keep trying things until you find the right combination of strategies for you.
- All chronic illnesses involve inflammation, and all inflammation involves the CDR in some cells of some organs. The body is a mosaic in this regard.
- Healing requires finding a balance between stressing the body enough to activate the innate healing cycle without overdoing it and causing a crash or relapse.
- Every person is an individual, and therefore, the path to healing will differ for each person. There is no magic bullet.
- Anxiety can develop as a result of severe illness but anxiety does not make you sick.
This recording is 1 hour, 27 minutes in length and includes answers to lots of great questions.
This presentation is part of Dr. Stein's new Expert Speakers Series.
These are offered approximately monthly, and each session will feature a different guest expert on topics of interest to people with complex chronic disease, chronic disease in general, and people interested in living healthier longer.
ALL presentations in the Expert Speakers Series are free with a membership of Live! with Dr. Stein.
About the Presenters
Eric Gordon, MD
Dr. Eric D. Gordon has deep knowledge about the full spectrum of complex chronic diseases and is on the cutting edge of new treatment modalities for these conditions. You will not want to miss this talk.
He is the clinical director of Gordon Medical Associates, specializing in complex chronic illness. In addition to clinical practice (40+ years), Dr. Gordon is engaged in clinical research. He has focused on bringing together leading international medical researchers and cutting-edge clinicians focusing on ME/CFS, Lyme disease, autoimmune diseases and autism.
He combined forces with Dr. Robert Naviaux and his research into metabolomics, mitochondrial function and chronic inflammatory disease; together, they co-authored a groundbreaking study, "Metabolic Features of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).
Gordon Medical Associates is also a collection site for the Lyme Disease Biobank, providing patient samples to researchers worldwide.
Eleanor Stein, MD
Dr. Stein is a physician, psychiatrist, and expert in helping people with ME, CFS, FM, environmental sensitivities, long COVID and chronic pain recover their health and joy in life.
Through her own 35-year illness journey, reading thousands of scientific papers, and working with thousands of patients, she has developed a unique, science-based approach to healing using self-management, neuroplasticity, hormesis, and, most recently ... quantum biology.
