Originally published at: https://ketowomanpodcast.com/201/
Daisy's latest extraordinary woman, Pennie, talks about how she is battling ME/CFS with a ketogenic diet.
Pennie Malone is a 32 year old Brit from Lincolnshire who is currently living in sunny Crete. She is a student at the University of Worcester and is studying Human Biology, with an interest in Reproductive Science and ME/CFS epidemiology. In her spare time she likes to swim, paint with watercolour and listen to and narrate short story podcasts.
Links
The book that Pennie mentioned:
Dr Sarah Myhill Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalitis 2nd Edition: It's Mitochondria, Not Hypochondria
ME Association Booklet â Long-Covid and ME/CFS
https://meassociation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Long-covid-and-MECFS-April-2021.pdf
Reference Links:
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Myhill S, Booth NE and McLaren-Howard J (2009); âChronic fatigue syndrome and mitochondrial dysfunctionâ; International journal of clinical and experimental medicine; Vol. 2(1); p.1
Nakatomi Y, Mizuno K, Ishii A, Wada Y, Tanaka M, Tazawa S, Onoe K, Fukuda S, Kawabe J, Takahashi K and Kataoka Y (2014); âNeuroinflammation in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: an 11C-(R)-PK11195 PET studyâ; Journal of Nuclear Medicine; Vol. 55 (6); pp.945-950; doi: 10.2967/jnumed.113.131045
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