Hypercoagulation, Enzymes

Dr. Cheney says that Immune System Activation of Coagulation, called hypercoagulation, needs to be dealt with early on or other chronic fatigue treatments may not be effective. In hypercoagulation, pathogens and/or toxins activate the immune system to lay down fibrin in blood vessels. The fibrin coats the walls, blocking oxygen and nutrients from getting to nearby tissues. Researchers found 80% of patients with an autoimmune illness had this coagulation. Pathogens that activate this include viruses, bacteria (mycoplasma, chlamydia, etc.) and fungi (such as candida). These pathogens are anaerobes, they live in an oxygen deprived environment and are infections common with chronic fatigue. Fibrination helps them survive because it causes decreased oxygen. Unfortunately, this can cause a great deal of damage in chronic fatigue. Everything from decreased energy to a buildup of toxins and lactic acid in cells. Hypercoagulation is when the capillaries become coated with fibrin and the blood cannot flow freely. Fortunately, fibrin can be cleaned off artery walls using digestive enzymes.

If you take a digestive enzyme on an empty stomach, so it has nothing to digest in the stomach, the enzymes get into the bloodstream. Once there, they can break down partially digested food, kill pathogens, and clean up the blood in general from toxins. So enzymes play an important role in the digestion process especially in the case of chronic fatigue.

There is another aspect to this. Mycoplasma and viral infections may cause blood cells to stick together which is called cold algination. Oxygen and nutrients can’t get to cells efficiently when red blood cells get stuck in small capillaries and clog them up.

Enzyme supplements high in protease and lipase on an empty stomach will work to unstick those red blood cells within a short period of time. Therefore it makes sense to take digestive enzymes between meals and with meals to help take a strain off the immune system.

Lack Of Oxygen In CFS

Lack of oxygen, at the cellular level, may cause many problems in chronic fatigue. Decreased oxygen to the left side of the brain can result in the short term memory loss — so common in chronic fatigue. Also the long term malfunctioning of some glandular and hormonal systems in the brain may be effected.

Low oxygen also equates to low energy which may be one reason CFS patients have cold fingers and/or feet.

Oxygen is also needed to oxidize and detoxify toxins. When cells don’t have enough oxygen, they may not be able to detoxify themselves adequately.

Benefits Of Oxygen

Oxygen kills anaerobic bacteria, mycoplasma and viruses. It works so well it is used to purify water through Ozonation. As people with chronic fatigue need more oxygen than someone without CFS.

Many believe in oxygen supplements; however, they lack an effective delivery system. They have no way to get oxygen into the cells.