Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a condition marked by extreme energy problems and Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM).
I am fascinated by this short 4-minute-and-40-second video because it begins to explain the physical processes that are going wrong in someone with CFS.
But what is the agent, the mysterious molecule or cell? Why can’t they find it? Does it have something to do with mold?
Mold in particular seems to have a special affinity for taking someone down by giving them full-blown ME/CFS, possibly especially in combination with an infection. So does a massive amount of chemicals at all once, though hidden mold could be a part of that, too.
At the moment, the hypothesis that makes sense to me is that this molecule is something the body makes in response to toxins or toxicants. Toxins or toxicants can come from mold, bacteria, a virus, or chemicals. It is possible that even non-toxic xenobiotics could cause a toxigenic-type response in the body, if the body has trouble with the presence of substances not meant to be there.
A body response to toxins makes sense to me because some people’s ME/CFS dramatically improves if they avoid mold. For me, it improves more on avoiding both mold and chemicals. I knew one lady whose CFS improved after her body appeared to conquer a very bad infection. So I wonder if the body stops making this bad agent when toxins are removed.
I would love to see someone solve at least parts of this mystery, the bad molecule or cell in the blood.
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