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I have a terrible reaction to fragrances, it's immediate, in fact I get reactions even before I smell it.

But PEM is from exertion. I'm assuming you mean immediate PEM-type symptoms?

Years ago I used a nipple cream(used for breast feeding) as a lip balm that was made from 'medical grade lanolin" and had no issues with it. It felt very moisturizing on the lips and had a nice sheen. It's a large tube that lasts a long time and inexpensive. "Our 100% natural lanolin...

From the Vaseline website: What Is Petroleum Jelly? Petroleum jelly is made from a blend of natural waxes and mineral oils. People often refer in general to petroleum jelly as “Vaseline®”, but the real Vaseline® petroleum jelly is different. The real Vaseline® petroleum jelly is triple purified...

I shudder when I think about the amount of Vaseline I smeared on my lips and face in the 70s and 80s.

It could be a number of things. For me, my sudden viral M.E onset started with severe vertigo one morning. I thought I was having a stroke. I experienced this on and off for 6 months, and then the vertigo went away. I had a few test done at the hospital but nothing showed up so it was...

I switched to organic unrefined shea butter years ago. Just think about how much lead women are ingesting on a daily basis from reapplying lipstick from certain brands.

I've experienced this since the onset of M.E 33yrs ago. Sometimes the fluid in my ears build up and I have to be careful not bend over too fast, particularly earlier in the day.

My sister has Hashimoto and needs to sleep with her head elevated too. From Dysautonomia International: It is recommended to slightly elevate the patient's head during sleep. This is done in order to help (re)condition the patient's body to orthostatic stress.

Who has to sleep with their head slightly elevated? I do.

Disabled women are more at risk for assisted suicide than men in Canada. Here's why. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) received a powerful brief from The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s Centre for Faith and Public Life (“CFPL”) on...

High carbon dioxide(CO2) levels can be 20x higher on the ISS than earth so that the bacteria experience have forced them to evolve into a kind of super-bacteria- high survival rate.

Published March 14, 2024 Disparities in public awareness, practitioner availability, and institutional support contribute to differential rates of MAiD utilization: a natural experiment comparing California and Canada LINK

Good that you verified that you were receiving the updated version. A month ago on X I was reading that some received the old version and now have to wait another 3-6 months to get the updated version. They were pretty pissed about it. The Public Health Agency of Canada As Canadians has...

Track 1: refers to the procedural safeguards applicable to a request for MAID made by a person whose natural death is reasonably foreseeable. Track 2: refers to the procedural safeguards applicable to a request for MAID made by a person whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable. Track...

From OMF’s Computational Research Center and the ME/CFS Collaborative Center at Stanford University: "A Network Medicine Approach to Investigating ME/CFS Pathogenesis in Severely Ill Patients: A Pilot Study" LINK

Disability rights groups launching Charter challenge against MAID(medically assisted in Dying) law [Canada] A coalition of disability rights groups says it's launching a Charter challenge against part of Canada's law on medical assistance in dying (MAID). Inclusion Canada’s Krista Carr is part...

I hope your improvements continue. Did you receive a M.E diagnosis from contracting Covid?

From the link posted above: The importance of a multidisciplinary approach to these patients with rheumatology, physiotherapy, and pain management cannot be overstated. Unfortunately, many patients experience disjointed care within the NHS, and long delays in diagnosis and treatment Due to...

Over 20 years ago I watched a program where a Canadian doctor had evidence that various microbes have been identified in the postmortem brain tissues of human AD patients. Among bacterial pathogens in AD, chlamydia pneumoniae has been well characterized in human AD brains and is a leading...