Hypothesis: Bipolar disorder is an Epstein–Barr virus‐driven disease(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) |
Hypothesis: Bipolar disorder is an Epstein–Barr virus‐driven disease(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) |
https://thelogicofscience.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/hierar...
So it seems he's been hovering around the EBV hypothesis for longer than that so I am also curious if there was any real progress and whether this is something the medical research community is treating seriously.
Obvious red flag is obvious, because once you start looking for something in particular you do start finding it everywhere you look.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
This is why we developed the scientific method, to act as a filter for such human follies. That the author is still hypothesizing instead of rolling up his sleeves and doing the actual work to DISprove his own ideas speaks volumes.
Or, to put it another way: it is not sufficient merely to gird oneself in the mantle of Marshall and Warren; one must also swallow the H Pylori and serve their hard time on the shitter.
Their bodies show high levels of antibodies, indicating an active fight, whereas most people will only have antibodies showing a previous fight.
In bipolar and schizophrenia, the blood seems to indicate an active fight, and a higher antibody count, versus in a neurotypical person.
Ketogenic diets are often used for autoimmune disorders and are known effective for BD, too.
Presumably, this would suggest that the genetic component is the susceptibility to the virus, and inability to defeat it.
If you use too much toilet paper all the time then something is wrong with your diet and you should try figuring out what the cause is. Once your diet has improved you won't need more than one wipe.
I doubt this will help with bipolar disorder specifically though. This is mostly helpful for people who don't get enough fiber.
