| The marshall protocol was developed for the | | | | recommends that you reduce your levels of |
| treatment of sarcoidosis by trevor marshall. In | | | | sunlight for up to two years. Patients are |
| the past few years the protocol has been | | | | recommened to keep the skin covered when |
| adapted to treat chronic fatigue syndrome | | | | outdoors and to wear special glasses to reduce |
| patients. The theory behind the treatment is that | | | | sun light exposure through the eyes. |
| these diseases are caused by infectious | | | | In addition to the avoidance of sun exposure the |
| pathogens in the body, such as mycoplasma. The | | | | protocol recommends the use of a blood pressure |
| body is unable to rid itself of these infections | | | | drug called benicar. This drug is used to reduce |
| because the immune system is shifted from a th1 | | | | inflammation by blocking the angiotensin II |
| to a th2 state. When in this state, the immune | | | | receptor. Dr. Marshall believes that if inflammation |
| system switches from fighting infections to | | | | is not reduced the antibiotics will not fully be able |
| producing antibodies.The goal of the marshall | | | | to kill the cell wall deficient bacteria. |
| protocol is to get rid of these cell wall deficient | | | | The marshall protocol is a very big commitment, |
| organisms and switch the body's immune system | | | | as it requires years of strict compliance. It is also |
| back to a th1 immune state. | | | | not yet a proven way to cure chronic fatigue |
| To do this, the protocol recommends reducing the | | | | syndrome or sarcoidosis. You may want to wait |
| levels of vitamin d metabolites in your body | | | | until the studies are completed, to find out how |
| through diet and avoidance of sunlight. This may | | | | effective this protocol is. But if you have run out |
| be a very difficult part to adhere to because mp | | | | of options, this could be something for you to try. |