Cipro Stole my Libido
Also known as, "Post Fluoroquinolone Sex and Libido." Here is the link - http://www.hormonesmatter.com/post-fluoroquinolone-sex-libido/ Loss of libido, and other sexual side-effects, are common for floxies. Just one more thing these nasty drugs take away. It's not...
MLM Products for Floxies
Let’s talk about MLM companies. First, MLM means multi-level marketing. Avon, Mary Kay, Arbonne and Pampered Chef are all examples of MLM companies. Their sales/distribution model is one in which independent sales reps (as opposed to employees) sell the products...
Same Disease, Different Symptoms: It’s all in the Mitochondria
Fluoroquinolone toxicity affects everyone differently. Why? Because that's how mitochondrial dysfunction works. WHY? Because mitochondrial produced ROS influence gene expression and we all have different genes. WHAT? Yup, ROS affect gene expression. Perhaps we should...
What’s Poisoning You?
The following post is a bit of a rant. It's inflammatory and is likely to annoy or offend many of you. I apologize for the offense in advance. Though, as you will see in the following post, I get annoyed when people look exclusively at diet when looking for causes of...
Your Mighty Mitochondria
Fun facts - Nalidixic acid, the chemical compound that is the base of all fluoroquinolones, was discovered in 1962. Mitochondrial DNA was discovered in 1967 (by Lynn Margulis who happened to be married to Carl Sagan). So, if you are under the impression that...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Related Diseases
This post, entitled "Some Doctors Don't Believe In This Disease Yet it Predisposes Many Diseases" was published on Collective Evolution on 03/17/14. http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/03/17/mitochondrial-diseases/ Frustratingly little is known about...
DNA Damage Testing by Exogen Biotechnology
Exogen Biotechnology has some very cool technology that they have made available to the public. Their test is able to show how many DNA breaks we have. Yes, our DNA is breaking, and repairing, all the time. They have kindly offered to analyze the results of victims...
Redefining Recovery
A friend recently wrote me and said (basically), “While I appreciate your efforts in telling people that recovery is possible, I am not going to recover. Too much damage has been done. Some of the damage is irreparable. I just need to come to terms with it.” She...
The Fluoroquinolone Time-Bomb – answers in the Mitochondria
Adverse reactions to fluoroquinolones are often delayed and people can tolerate a certain number of fluoroquinolones before they experience an adverse reaction. Delayed reactions and tolerance thresholds are perplexing mysteries until you take a look at mitochondrial...
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