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Long Covid – it isn’t an entirely new thing

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  • Conditions, Long Covid, ME/CFS

Recent research shows Covid can cause long-term fatigue with similar symptoms to ME/CFS. Jean Monro, Environmental Naturopath, explains the reasons for the similarities and how Breakspear Medical treats the root causes prolonging post-viral illness. Long Covid and ME/CFS For the last few years, we've all been inundated with information about Covid. Recent research indicates that up to 1 in 5…

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Running marathons after ME/CFS

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  • Conditions, ME/CFS, Services

In April 2018, Angeline Cottrill, a recovered ME/CFS sufferer, completed the hottest London Marathon on record. She is planning on  running in the 2024 London Marathon, which will be her third London Marathon.  Edited excerpt from Breakspear Medical Bulletin Issue 44: Her name is Angeline Few of us have dreamed to run a marathon and fewer still have suffered and…

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Winter infections

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  • Conditions

Winter bugs can cause havoc to the healthiest of us. Anyone with existing chronic conditions should take extra care because even a simple cold can suppress the immune system and, as we have seen with COVID-19, other dormant infections can be re-activated, potentially causing long-term problems.

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Tick bites, rashes & treatments

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  • Conditions, Lyme

Most people are aware that Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a severe infection caused by bacteria (spirochetes) that are transmitted to humans following a bite from blood-feeding insects and arachnids, particularly ticks. It is not the actual tick that causes this vector-borne disease;  Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia bacteria, which is spread by ticks.  Worried you've…

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It turned Laura’s life around: recovery from ME/CFS

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  • ME/CFS

At the time of writing her recovery story, special needs teacher, wife and mother Laura Cook was soon to be returning to work after maternity leave after recovering from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). She shared her experience to give comfort and hope to others.  Excerpt from Breakspear Medical Bulletin Issue 41: It turned her life around; Laura's ME/CFS recovery…

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“But you don’t look sick!” – living with a hidden illness

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  • Conditions, environmental medicine

Julia Girling tells us about her experience of the often overlooked issue of having a hidden illnesses. She came to Breakspear Medical for compassionate and knowledgeable treatment, received a new diagnosis and got her life back. Excerpt from Breakspear Medical Bulletin Issue 53: Years of being silent with ill health Friends, family and people I don’t even know have said…

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My life-changing diagnosis

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  • Conditions

At the time this personal story was written, Georgie Windsor was a university student.  She has since graduated and works facilitating patient-led rare disease research. It is hard to imagine that from early childhood, she suffered from a variety of debilitating health problems, which left her bedbound before the age of 20. She shares her story of the lifechanging diagnosis…

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Getting my life back, after Lyme disease

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  • Lyme

Suffering unexplained pain, Con Derham feared the worst because all the usual test results said he was fine. Finally, an appointment with Jean Monro revealed he had Lyme disease. In this blog, we re-share his enlightening story of recovering from Lyme disease. Excerpt from Breakspear Medical Bulletin Issue 35: Getting my life back As a young man, I was a…

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Facing the challenges of ageing

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  • Healthy ageing

This article is a reposting of the Breakspear Medical Bulletin Issue 51 AW21-22. The population of the UK is getting older and looking after your health is increasingly important to help give yourself the best future. It is important to look after our environment to reduce its impact on our well-being. This article shares some information on how to grow…

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Getting treatment after exposure to moulds & mycotoxins

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  • environmental medicine

Moulds are fungi; mycotoxins are toxic compounds that are naturally produced by certain types of moulds. Are moulds & mycotoxins harmful? Fungi and moulds have been on earth for approximately 3 billion years and most of them are harmless. However, given particular environmental conditions, they can produce spores which contain mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are excreted from moulds in order to enable…

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