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Marshall Protocol

developed by Trevor Marshall, PhD and Linda Marshall, based on the work of Lida Mattman

Controversial and demanding protocol that was originally developed for treating the symptoms of the “Th1″ inflammatory disease sarcoidosis, and now being used with some success by patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, lupus, lyme disease, and other chronic environmental and autoimmune diseases.

From the website MarshallProtocol.com:

“The Marshall Protocol is a curative treatment for diseases having a TH1 type immune response. Patients having been diagnosed with one or more of a wide range of diseases have been successfully treated using this protocol. It works by enabling the immune system to destroy the intracellular bacteria that are thought to be the root cause of the illness.

An ARB (angiotensin II receptor blocker) medication, Benicar, is taken, and sunlight, bright lights and foods and supplements with vitamin D are diligently avoided. This enables the body’s immune system, with the help of small doses of antibiotics, to destroy the intracellular bacteria. It can take approximately one to three years to destroy all the bacteria.

The specific disease diagnosis is not as important as the results of a D-Metabolites blood test along with clinical assessments by a knowledgable MD in determining whether you can be successfully treated with the Marshall Protocol.

The Th1 inflammatory diseases are characterized by the generation of Interferon-gamma and with it, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin-D in response to intracellular bacteria.

Th1 inflammatory diseases currently being treated with the Marshall Protocol include:

ALS (Lou Gerhig’s) see notes below

Ankylosing Spondylitis
CFS / CFIDS / ME /
Chronic Lyme/Borreliosis
Crohn’s Disease
Diabetes type II
FM (Fibromyalgia)
Lofgren’s syndrome
Lupus In ‘Overlap’ With Other Connective Tissue Diseases
MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity)
Multiple Sclerosis
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Osteoarthritis
Parkinsons
Psoriasis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sarcoidosis
Scleroderma
Sjogren’s

SAFETY WARNING TO ALL

Combining other protocols with the Marshall Protocol (MP) is contraindicated.

Do NOT take Benicar with any other antibiotics or antifungals or antimetabolites. It can be dangerous to do that. Benicar can potentiate the action of these drugs.”