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(Not a recommendation.) To cure my chronic pain, I had to learn about the links between mind and body. The Guardian 1 Jul 2019 The BPS model of chronic pain proposed by Sarno, unresolved trauma etc, is what Howard Schubiner et al are suggesting is also applicable to ME/CFS. (As I have...

I've just come across this article. Is it bullshit? https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-human-beast/201209/voodoo-death-i?amp

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/06/christian-science-church-medicine-death-horror-of-my-fathers-last-days The terrifying power of dogma!... Presumably, any similarities with the imposition of biopsychosocial therapies on patients with ME are entirely coincidental, according to The...

https://www.meaction.net/2019/08/01/meaction-responds-to-attacks-on-me-community-in-the-guardian-and-psychology-today/?mc_cid=0039916b6f&mc_eid=ee635de468

full article here https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/1/4/17989224/intellectual-humility-explained-psychology-replication eta:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49157343 Apparently this is aimed at over 55s to help with autonomic issues that increase with ageing.

https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/for-doctors/hopeful-medicine “Motivation is the key to lifestyle changes Healthcare professionals do rightly assume that individuals should work with them to adopt healthier lifestyles, a mandate now part of the NHS 10 year plan. At the same time...

Doug Lindsay was bedridden for 11 years with a mysterious illness nobody could figure out, so the college dropout figured it out for himself. This is an amazing story

Moderator note: Posts on this thread have come from three places, this thread and the following two threads. They have been copied or moved to keep the discussion in one place. Cochrane Review: 'Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome' 2017, Larun et al. - Recent developments, 2018-19...

http://healthinsightuk.org/2019/07/25/artificial-intelligence-grassroots-rebels-and-the-pharmaceutical-cuckoo/

article here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-23/life-resolutions-psychology-franchise-liquidation/11285548

www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02241-z

Moved from this thread Thought this was posted here already but I can't find it. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-intuitive-parent/201907/the-dark-side-social-media-activism-in-science The reference in the quote is to the Reuters article.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/upshot/health-facts-importance-persuasion.html?searchResultPosition=1 Interesting....

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/15/mid-year-burnout-does-it-exist-or-are-we-all-just-permanently-tired?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

It astonishes me this was written in 2019. No mention of ME/CFS biomedical research papers, but Elle magazine is cited. So there's that. Chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivities, and chronic Lyme disease are all lumped together as "contested illnesses". It's All...

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/joe-burns-cricket-queensland-burnout-fatigue-infection-viral-prognosis-lancashire-ashes-return-home/2019-06-04

This opinion piece is very interesting because of the players mentioned; an old friend from Reuters crops up and also a new friend who we discovered in the last week or so: the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) who were behind the doxxing article which mentioned Michael Sharpe. I...

full article here https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/23/fragrance-perfume-personal-cleaning-products-health-issues

https://theconversation.com/the-scandal-that-should-force-us-to-reconsider-wellness-advice-from-influencers-117041