Cellular Hypoxia and Neuro-Immune Fatigue

by David S. Bell MD, FAAP

ISBN: 978-1-59594-179-4

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CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Orthostatic Intolerance, Chronic Lyme Disease, Transformed Migraine make up a spectrum of illnesses characterized by reduction in daily activity, severe fatigue, widespread pain, and numerous other symptoms. Despite severe and sometimes disabling symptoms, the affected patient looks relatively well.

In this book a mechanism is presented arguing that these illnesses are characterized and defined by decreased cellular energy production, or cellular hypoxia. The term Neuro-Immune Fatigue is suggested for this spectrum of conditions. This is not a book that describes the signs and symptoms of the illnesses in this spectrum; it is a book that explores mechanisms that lie beneath the complex patterns of symptoms.

Excerpt from Dr. Bell's Lyndonville News,
August 2007:

Well, the book is finished. And it carries the awkward title of Cellular Hypoxia in Neuro-Immune Fatigue. Don’t panic. While this is a somewhat intimidating title, I hope that by reading it, persons interested in FM/CFS/ME will get a picture of where the science is leading in the past few years. It may seem like a jump, but we are all a little beyond the standard description of symptoms.

It is not a book for rookies and has little introductory material, meaning that it should not be given to aunt Tille who needs to learn about CFS. It is a small book, only 120 pages, but I hope that by leaving out tons of scientific detail, the concepts about what takes place inside the cell may become clear. It describes a theory that fibromyalgia and ME/CFS are parts of a spectrum of illnesses, called here Neuro-Immune Fatigue, and that the common end pathway of these illnesses is a dysregulation of cellular metabolism leading to the inability of the cell’s mitochondria to utilize oxygen. 

Lost already? I have tried in this book to make these concepts as reader friendly as possible. And the material is not new. Drs Martin Pall and Paul Cheney and others have been talking about this for years. I do think that the whole confusing conglomeration of ME, CFS, chemical sensitivities, fibromyalgia, orthostatic intolerance, chronic Lyme disease is ready to be understood with the science we have today. If no one should ever buy this book, I will be content. I really wrote it to sort out my own thinking on the subject. And in the process I hope this will be useful to others. My life’s dream will be fulfilled if it helps scientists and clinicians make the next step in what I perceive to be the direction the research is heading. For those of you who are interested, in past issues of the Lyndonville News a few first drafts of chapters were presented. (Available free at http://www.davidsbell.com/DSBNewsletters.htm)

So, if you really want to buy this book, send me a check for $25 to 1276 Waterport Road, Waterport, NY 14571, and I will mail you a copy within a day or so. The science is now coming in fast and furious, and at the very least this short book will serve as an introduction to the complex new science of cellular energetics. For those of you who purchase the book, I would be eager to hear your comments and suggestions at lynnews@davidsbell.com

Faces of CFS

by David S. Bell

Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: MZR Publishing; (August 30, 2000)
ISBN: 0970770200

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Book Description
“Faces of CFS” is a book of 10 compiled case histories of CFS. Dr. Bell's kind and caring attitude for his patients comes through strongly in his newest book. He has treated thousands of CFS patients and shares his bewilderment as well as his patients' as to what this illness does to the patient and how our society reacts to it. While he can not offer a cure for the illness he can offer a knowing and sympathetic ear and will do all he can to ease the suffering of those in his practice. Dr. Bell has woven the stories of his patients in a way that leaves the reader both laughing and crying. You will witness their bravery, their humor, and their theories of treatments and quirks about the illness. You will witness a phenomenon that many already know personally - that Dr. Bell cares about each one of his patients, not only on a professional level, but a personal level.

The Doctor's Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Understanding, Treating and Living with CFIDS

by David S. Bell

ISBN: 0201626160

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Publisher's Weekly
Baptized by the press in 1985 as the “Yuppie Flu,” Chronic Fatigue/Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, otherwise known as CFIDS, is a bewilderingly little understood disease which combines severe fatigue with the presence of immune system markers. Bell, an instructor at Harvard Medical School, seeks to “provide an overview of the current knowledge of CFIDS, including history, signs and symptoms, clinical course, laboratory findings and recent advances.” The book is organized into five parts: an overview, a description of the disease, diagnostic tests, treatment options and the search for a cause. The author estimates that millions of Americans suffer from CFIDS, 30% of them children. The disease is still considered one of exclusion--a diagnosis of CFIDS is only considered when all other diseases which may cause the same groups of symptoms are ruled out. And diagnosis is difficult; the symptoms are misleading and may range from fatigue or exhaustion, headaches and muscle pain to depression, short-term memory loss and difficulty concentrating. Bell describes the hardships patients encounter when they seek medical help due to the lack of information currently available about CFIDS. He also recognizes the frustration of physicians and researchers who want to alleviate the suffering but have not yet found a way. (Feb.)

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