Welcome to the MPKB

For Patients

• Why microbes may cause chronic inflammatory diseases
  • Introduction to the Marshall Pathogenesis
  • Successive infection and variability in disease
  • Familial aggregation
  • Transmission of bacteria and onset of disease
  • Microbes in the human body
  • Evidence that chronic disease is caused by pathogens
• What is the Marshall Protocol? – The cornerstone of the MP is frequent dosing of olmesartan medoxomil (brand name Benicar), which stimulates the innate immune responseThe body's first line of defense against intracellular and other pathogens. According to the Marshall Pathogenesis the innate immune system becomes disabled as patients develop chronic disease..
  • Introduction
  • Length – may take several years depending on how sick you are
  • Cost – insurance often pays for certain basic expenses; drugs can be ordered online at a discount
  • Palliative vs. curative treatments – many widely used supplements and treatments compromise the immune response to microbes and are therefore contraindicated
• Considering the Marshall Protocol
  • Therapeutic probe – best method to determine suitability of the Protocol
  • Vitamin D Metabolite Calculator – get automated feedback on vitamin D blood tests
  • Patient interviews
  • Crunching the numbers
• Starting the treatment – Overview | Checklist
• Physicians – Finding a physician | Working with a physician
• The Protocol – In-depth overview of the Protocol | Translations of this and other articles
  • Immunopathology – temporary increase in disease symptoms experienced by MP patients that is the result of microbial death; appears to be necessary for recovery
  • Managing immunopathology – certain strategies are helpful including adjusting olmesartanMedication taken regularly by patients on the Marshall Protocol for its ability to activate the Vitamin D Receptor. Also known by the trade name Benicar.
  • Light restriction – patients who are photosensitiveAbnormal sensitivity to sunlight and bright lights. Also referred to as "sun flare" or "light flare." on the MP become less symptomatic when they limit exposure of skin to light when outdoors, and skin and eye exposure when indoors
  • Food & drink – patients choose food which does not suppress immunity or feed harmful microbes
  • Other treatments – patients only take palliatives if requiring relief from intolerable symptoms, and only in the short term
  • takingnonmpantibiotics – possibly compatible ABx for urgent care or surgical procedure
• Learn more
  • One article SUMMARY of KEY ISSUES for your physicians
  • Keeping the health you have
  • Glossary of terms
  • Science behind Olmesartan
  • Other benefits of Olmesartan
  • Site map – list of links to all articles in the KB
  • Publications and presentations
  • Notice for emergency medical personnel

For Physicians

• The Marshall PathogenesisA description for how chronic inflammatory diseases originate and develop. – an explanation for how microbes may cause chronic inflammatory diseases
  • Science behind Pathogenesis
  • Successive infection and variability in disease
  • Environmental causation of disease
  • Transmission of bacteria and onset of disease
  • Diseases – articles about microbes' role in a given chronic disease
  • Evidence that chronic disease is caused by pathogens
  • Science behind vitamin D | Metabolism of vitamin D and the Vitamin D Receptor
• What is the Marshall Protocol? – The cornerstone of the MP is frequent dosing of olmesartan (brand name Benicar), which stimulates the innate immune response.
  • Marshall Protocol – one-article summary of the MP geared towards physicians
  • Physicians' concerns – olmesartan, light, vitamin D, immunopathologyA temporary increase in disease symptoms experienced by Marshall Protocol patients that results from the release of cytokines and endotoxins as disease-causing bacteria are killed., clinical evidence
  • Olmesartan (Benicar) – Safety of olmesartan | Olmesartan and kidney disease | Olmesartan and aging
  • Therapeutic probe – best method for determining suitability of the Protocol
  • Immunopathology – also known as the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
  • Managing immunopathology – certain strategies are helpful including adjusting olmesartan
  • Other treatments – patients only take palliatives when needing temporary relief from intolerable symptoms on a ahort term basis
  • takingnonmpantibiotics – possibly compatible ABx for urgent care or surgical procedure
  • Notice for emergency
• Alternative models for chronic disease
  • Autoimmune theory of disease
  • Genetic predisposition to disease
  • Psychosomatic explanations for disease
• Learn more
  • Resources for physicians
  • Data on recovery
  • Publications and presentations
  • Diseases – articles about microbial role in a given chronic disease; note: some are works in progress
  • Glossary of terms
  • Science behind Olmesartan
  • Other benefits of Olmesartan
  • Site map – list of links to all articles in the KB
  • Notice for emergency medical personnel
• Once registered with the MPSS, doctors and other professionals in health sciences may apply to join a private discussion forum within the study site

Marshall Protocol Study Site *Private Section for Health Professionals