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For some time now, I have been studying retroviruses and their link to chronic illnesses, including mast cell activation syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Retroviruses trigger the cell danger response or mast cell activation.
I started by following the work of Dr. Judy Mikovits whose ground-breaking research, identified that retroviruses were linked to many chronic illnesses.
She outlined her research in the ground-breaking book Plague: One Scientists Intrepid Search for the Truth about Human Retroviruses and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Autism, and Other Diseases.
From there I was mentored by a functional practitioner with access to Dr. Judy Mikovits on her recommended retrovirus protocol. I’ve implemented this protocol with some clients with chronic illnesses with profound results.
More recently, Dr. Klinghardt, who I have trained with has started teaching his approach to retroviruses.
His approach is based on the work of Dr. Mikovits but brings with it extensive clinical experience. Dr. Klinghardt uses a form of applied kinesiology called ART to individualize solutions. I find his methods extremely accurate and am increasingly using it with all my clients.
This work has the capacity to change the way we address chronic illness and specifically mast cell activation, chronic fatigue syndrome, and the cell danger response in general.
The work of Naviaux on cell danger response has advanced our understanding of chronic illnesses.
I believe his work fundamentally shifts our thinking on the root cause of many diseases including mast cell activation, histamine intolerance, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
So often on this journey to restore our health we are seeking a diagnosis. Many, myself included, get the diagnosis only to find that stops rather than starts the restoration of health.
What we are missing is the middle bit. The bit that sits between wellness and disease. Health is a skill-set, not a diagnosis.
The cell danger response provides an explanation for this middle bit and underlies much of what I have come to believe about optimizing health. It is the approach I have used to significantly restore my own health.
The role of bacteria and mast cells is an emerging area of medical research.
Mast cells are best recognized for their role in inflammation, allergies, and lectins, however, the role of bacteria and mast cells are also crucial.
Yet mast cells play a critical role in the defense against and clearance of pathogens, bacterial, and viral infections.
There is a significant body of research demonstrating that pathogenic bacteria or bacteria cell-wall products activate mast cell to produce an anti-bacterial response.
This natural role of mast cells seems to have slipped off the radar.
A recent discussion paper co-authored by Theoharides highlights the impact on bacteria and mast cells. I have also updated this post in November 2017 following a highly detailed Swedish review of the role of mast cells in bacterial infections.
This paper so mirrors my observations that I wanted to highlight these views whilst waiting for the research to catch up.
It has been a little quiet on this blog of late as two years ago I was diagnosed with CIRS.
Fortunately, I am now much better, and so I wanted to share with you what I have learned about this syndrome.
Not only does this syndrome affect up to 25% of the population, but many of my clients are discovering they have CIRS.
Conditions such as mast cell activation syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, post-Lyme syndrome, and gulf war syndrome, could actually have mold exposure as their root cause.
Here is my story. See if any of it sounds familiar.
