Re: HORMONE LEVELS IN WOMEN WITH CHRONIC FATIGUE AND FIBROMYALGIA

[Guest guest]

I've had the stressed adrenals, wired/tired at night, can't-get-out-

of-bed-in-the-morning symptoms for quite some time. I started the

Marshall protocol 2 1/2 weeks ago, and those symptoms are completely

gone. I sleep great, wake up feeling rested, and completely ready to

get up. Not that dead-in-bed feeling. It's amazing. Also, the stress

and depression have lifted, I haven't felt so happy in years.

The Marshall protocol combines Benicar with low dose antibiotics.

Benicar is an angiotensin II blocker, which reduces inflammation in

the body. Angiotensin II is a hormone, which affects all the other

hormones in the HPA axis. There's tons of exciting research about

angiotensin II blockers, which was designed to lower blood pressure.

But people with low blood pressure can take it without lowering

theirs. (I started in the 80s/50s range).

Anyway, I just wanted to report that I feel much better on the

Marshall Protocol than I did when I was taking cortef for my

adrenals, and HGH. Not only is my pain hugely reduced, and my sleep

100% improved, I think it's helping my adrenals and my thyroid, just

as Marshall predicts it will.

penny

" In the natural rhythm of cortisol release in the body, it is

highest in the morning, rises again in the late afternoon, and falls

toward evening. Low morning cortisol is an indicator that the

adrenals are depleted. People with stressful lives and tired

adrenals often have low morning cortisol and high evening cortisol—

they're " wired but tired " at night and can't get out of bed in the

morning.

Gur A, Remzi C et al, " Cortisol and hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal

axis hormones in follicular phase women with fibromyalgia and

chronic fatigue syndrome and the effect of depressive symptoms on

these hormones, " Arthritis Research and Therapy 2003 Vol 6 No 3.

....

THE BEST OF JOHN R. LEE, M.D.

Excerpted from the March 2003 issue of the R. Lee, M.D. Medical

Letter, p. 3

" Maintaining healthy cortisol levels isn't just a matter of tweaking

your biochemistry with this or that diet, hormone, vitamin, mineral

(although that can be a big help!). Balanced cortisol is also a

matter of respecting yourself and caring enough about your health to

get plenty of sleep, some moderate exercise and fresh air, and to

bring some relaxation, laughter and fun into your life. "

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[Guest guest]

Hi Blake,

You can learn about it at www.sarcinfo.com which is the website

created for physicians and patients on the Marshall Protocol. We've

also just started a new list at the following site:

marshallprotocol/?yguid=90730874

It was orginally designed for patients with Sarcoidosis. Dr. Trevor

Marshall is a brilliant researcher who's had Sarc for 20 years and

has been looking for a cure. He feels he's found it, and that it

will work for other autoimmune illnesses as well. He's created a not

for profit Autioimmune Research Foundation. The premise of the

protocol is that most autoimmune diseases involve a TH1 inflammatory

response caused by pathogens and their toxins. The pathogens

parasitize the immune system itself so that it can no longer

recognize the invaders (this could explain why CFS patients rarely

test postivie on most markers for infection). The inflammatory

response puts the immune system into overdrive, creating an

inflammatory cascade (like a loop) that it can't stop, making us

feel worse and worse. Most of our symptoms are a result of this

inflammatory cascade. In effect our immune systems have become

paralyzed by the pathogens. Many people with autoimmune illnesses

report feeling better when on the correct antibiotics, but they

usually stop working as bugs become resistant (except for some

protocols using low dose abx). The Marshall Protocol, by reducing

the inflammatory response with the angiotensin II blocker, Benicar,

takes the burden off the immune system so that it can start fighting

the pathogens again on its own and only needs a very small amount of

antibiotic for big effects. Bacteria themselves also produce

angiotensin II, so it's possible that the AII blocker is also

disabling the bacteria itself.

I've been studying CFS for quite a while, and I definitely believe

that the cause of cfs, and many other unexplainable, and chronic

illnesses is bacterial. I've improved greatly on antibiotics, but

have also relapsed after about 6 months off. I had recently decided

to do the low dose protocol as put forth by The Road Back

Foundation, and was thrilled when I heard about Marshall's research.

Everything converged beautifully for me, based on all my experience

and I was really eager to give it a shot. I've never had results

like this ever. Immediate and huge. The first few days, up to two

weeks can be a bit rocky, as your hormones readjust, and toxins are

dying, but it's well worth it. This is the FIRST time that I'm

beginning to think that I may have a normal life again. Marshall

says he's better than normal. That he didn't even know what normal

was. He's been on the protocol for 2 years or so, and is at the end

of it and feels cured of what's supposed to be an " incurable "

disease.

penny

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[Guest guest]

The tests are listed at both of the sites mentioned before. They're

pretty easy tests to have done. Symptoms are another way to

determine whether a trial of the MP would be right for you.

Have you done any antibiotics in the past and have you responded in

any way? Soem illnesses like lyme, use an antibiotic test, to see if

there's any response to them. That was what happened to me with my

CFS. I was sliding further and further into veggiehood, then did a

course of CIPRO and felt like I'd gotten my life back (although,

some abx can make you feel crummy, even though they're working too).

Anyway, the good news about the Benicar is it doesn't have any

addictive qualitites, so if you and your doctor think it's worth

testing out, you can stop it easily at any time.

penny

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> What blood tests do I need to get done to determine if this

protocol will

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> Regards, Blake

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