Medical Medium, Pots and Epstein Barr virus

As my cardiologist suggested that a change in diet could have positive effects on the symptoms of Pots, I searched the internet for dietary suggestions. I finally came across the Medical Medium protocol. The founder of this protocol is Anthony Williams. He links the cause of Pots to the Epstein Barr virus. When I was 30 I got Pfeiffer (Kissing disease or Mono) which is caused by Epstein Barr virus. So for me a link between Pots and a virus was not unthinkable.     

                    

Epstein Barr Virus as cause of Pots?

When I read the first book on the Medical Medium protocol, I finally got an explanantion about what could possibly be wrong with me. The clear description about the development of the different stages of the Epstein Barr virus and the accompanied symptoms was very recognizable to me. Anthony Williams discusses the occurrence of health problems like dizziness, brainfog, exhaustion which are the main symptoms of Pots. According to Williams Epstein Barr virus leads to inflammation of nerves in the brain:

"POTS is specifically a neurotoxin disorder. The neurotoxins are created by the virus called Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) sitting in the liver for a long period of time. This specific variety of EBV produces neurotoxins that float around and swell up the nerves, preventing you from exercising and causing brain fog. The liver’s job is to push blood up to the heart; however, if the bloodstream is full of neurotoxins, the heart will have to work much harder than normal, which is part of what makes you lightheaded when you stand up. The heart has to work so much harder in someone who has POTS because poison is saturating the liver. The poison not only goes  into the bloodstream, but it also goes into the nerves and inflames them".

(Source: Medical Medium blog on Pots; Image of Epstein Barr virus symptoms is published with courtesy of Dr. Becky Campbell )

The 4 stages of Epstein Barr virus (EBV)

Stage 1: One gets infected by the EBV virus. In this stage EBV can not be detected yet in the bloodtest. It gives only minor health problems.

Stage 2: In this stage EBV is slowly starting to cause health problems, like the kissing disease. It can also result in infections of the sinuses, throat, nose or mouth. Blood test can reveal that the virus is now present in the blood.

Stage 3: EBV starts to settle in the liver. Blood tests now can reveal a past infection of EBV. Food allergies can arise. The liver starts getting problems in flushing out toxins. Bloating and constipation problems appear. EBV starts excreting neurotoxins which is causing problems with your autoimune system. It starts settling down in the thyroid and thyroid disorders start to arise.

Stage 4: EBV starts settle in the central nervous system. Triggers for this can be emotional or physical stress, such as an operation. In stage 4 all kind of neurological problems arise such as ongoing fatigue, tingling and numbness in hand an feet, dizziness, heart palpitations, musclepain, sleep problems etc. People are getting diagnoses such as fibromyagia or chronic fatique syndrome, which are not well understood by the medical world. According to Williams Pots is a symptom of EBV having reached stage 4.

Williams believes that a lot of the food we are eating is stimulating the growth of Epstein Barr virus which has a negative effect on our health. He proposes a plant based diet in order to conquer this virus: the Medical Medium protocol. For a more detailed description of the theory of Anthony Williams about EBV and the suggested foods please read the following article about the Medical Medium protocol.

One can debate about the theory behind the Medical Medium protocol whether it is right or not.  There is however a growing body of evidence that the Epstein Barr virus is linked to several medical conditions.  Anthony Williams has developped a unique and pronounced theory about Epstein Barr virus. He makes a link with all kind of chronic conditions for which the regular medicine discipline has no answer to yet.        

                           

When I decided to start with the Medical Medium protocol, the theory about Epstein Barr virus was not decisive. It were the several succes stories from people with Pots who had healed themselves completely or partially by following this dietary protocol. I also read many other succes stories from people healing themselves from other medical conditions, such as thyroid disorders, psoriasis, glaucome, migraines, diabetes etc. etc.  For more information on healing stories.

 
It is because of all these succes stories I have started to realise that processed and unhealthy foods can lead to all kind of health problems. And the solution needs not to be found in taking medication, but rather in making a visit to the greengrocer.  In January 2018 I started with the Medical Medium protocol.