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https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6545/957 “Removing energy from a person's legs during walking may sound counterintuitive, like applying the brake in a moving car,” says Michael Shepertycky, a recent PhD graduate and lead author of the study, “but our muscles naturally remove energy...

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0125 For canaries, just seeing their feathered friends get sick may be enough to preemptively rev up their immune systems.

All my lymphocytes (CD4, CD8 etc) are all below normal, only normal range counts are my NK cells. I've read that CD8 deficiencies also occurs in healthy blood relatives of patients with autoimmune diseases, suggesting it is genetically determined.

This CFS mouse took those pills and now he's recovered! Watch 'til the end ;)

We can change the language of calling it 'fatigue' and replace it with autonomic impairment? There are treatments available for this. Many of us would be a lot less disabled if this was properly diagnosed and treated.

I had all the PCR RNA/DNA testing under the sun done years ago when I felt very 'viral', everything came back 'normal'. I seem to recall the virologist telling me that it was high levels of interferons that were making me feel this way. I also know what active EBV and HHV6 feels like...

@Sarah94 I haven't been vaccinated yet, but I am concerned about the type of chairs we have to sit on to wait the 15 minutes. Something most people wouldn't even think about. Hoping I get a home visit soon so I can jump in my bed and relax after.

Same, it's only from past experiences that I'm able to avoid PEM, and when it occurs there is no stopping it.

I won't get into politics, but PM Modi failed the people of India and now they need urgent help. In early March PM Modi assured PM Trudeau that they would do their best to support Canada's vaccination efforts. We were desperate. We temporarily suspended the AZ vaccines and they were...

I've been dealing with a vestibular neuritis virus for over a year and this negatively affects my mood. I've never experienced anything like it. A couple of years ago I posted a link (can't find it) that explains pacing to prevent "post exertional malaise' when dealing with vestibular...

That could be the case in super markets. I normally buy my grains, flours, nuts seed etc at the health food store or online.

@BurnA Are you aware that over 80% of vaccines have been allocated to richer countries? There is a fundamental injustice here. Canada dipped into the COVAX supply which is for undeveloped countries. This week a direct cash commitment was doubled to COVAX to help buy COVID-19 vaccines for...

My point from BurnA post was that we should donate/share more of our vaccines with underdeveloped/poorer countries and not vaccination our 12 yr olds right now. India has 1.2 billion people, and with new variants developing, we will be back at square one if we don't contain the transmission...

@BurnA Our situation in Canada is a little different than the UK. We have limited vaccines available and need to vaccinate the most vulnerable (seniors and immune compromised) with second jabs first before 12 yr olds. We only have 7% of our population immunized with second doses.

@JemPD Yes, you make a good point. "This means that if I put patients with exercise intolerance into an established cardiac / pulmonary rehabilitation program, they will worsen clinically. If I expect patients to have a “normal” working day despite the symptoms, it will worsen clinically"...

What do you mean by basic foods? I don't think lamb is that popular in N America? In the spring there is plenty of leg of lamb at my grocery store from Aussie and N Zealand.

I live in the city and I can't tell you how many take-out delivery guys I see when I'm out for my walks in the evening in the last 7 years. Tons. Tons of pizza boxes stacked outside on garbage night. They must be making a fortune now with Doordash, Ubereats, Skip the Dishes . . .

Yes but, PEM is not 'exercise intolerance'.

Merged thread A repurposed TB vaccine shows early promise against diseases like diabetes and MS https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bcg-tb-vaccine-diseases-diabetes-multiple-sclerosis

I thought I was the only person who experienced this until around 2003 when I started reading about other ppl's experiences online, but it wasn't referred to as PEM back then, it was referred to as "wtf?".