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home:patients:grappling_uncertainty [06.06.2019] – [Confronting uncertainty about the Marshall Protocol] sallieq | home:patients:grappling_uncertainty [06.06.2019] – [Empirical approach] sallieq | ||
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- | People also seem to have trouble grappling with root causes. They may point to a sign or symptom of disease: low blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, | + | People also seem to have trouble grappling with root causes. They may point to a sign or symptom of disease: low blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, anemia, trouble sleeping, low levels of a hormone, etc., and conclude that a certain factor causes the disease. The problem with this line of thinking is that the disease does not go away when that factor is remedied--when medications are used to increase cholesterol or medications are used to decrease blood pressure. On the other hand, patients who take regular frequent doses of olmesartan (Benicar) and in some cases, pulsed low doses of antibiotics do see improvement in their underlying disease. |
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For a person who still has doubts about the MP science, perhaps an empirical or observational approach is warranted. Patients should look at what the MP predicts and ask themselves if their reactions are consistent with what has been experienced by every other patient who has succeeded on the MP: | For a person who still has doubts about the MP science, perhaps an empirical or observational approach is warranted. Patients should look at what the MP predicts and ask themselves if their reactions are consistent with what has been experienced by every other patient who has succeeded on the MP: | ||
* "Do I get an increase in the symptoms of my disease, known as immunopathology, | * "Do I get an increase in the symptoms of my disease, known as immunopathology, | ||
- | * "Do I feel calculated increases in the severity of my symptoms following each dose of antibiotics?" | ||
* "Do I feel the temporary immunosuppression caused by antibiotics?" | * "Do I feel the temporary immunosuppression caused by antibiotics?" | ||
* "While the olmesartan blockade is in place, am I photosensitive?" | * "While the olmesartan blockade is in place, am I photosensitive?" |