Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is a great barometer of the health of the host.
Following on from the immensely popular podcast Epstein-Barr Virus Part 1, Dr Mark Donohoe continues the story of EBV, focussing on the many medical and integrative interventions that have merit or promise for the EBV sufferer. In Dr Donohoe's own words, "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer - EBV transforms people".
Covered in this episode
[00:50] Welcoming back Dr Mark Donohoe
[01:10] Picking up where we left of in EBV Part 1
[01:32] Expanding on: EBV incorporates itself into our DNA
[03:13] EBV: Naive B-Cells and Burkitt's Lymphoma
[04:33] Anti-viral drugs
[05:54] EBV is a barometer
[09:11] How big of a role does stress play?
[12:45] Antibiotics are immuno-suppressive
[14:48] Poor methylators tend to fare worse with EBV
[15:27] We don’t just "kill the virus"
[20:20] EBV correlates with High School Certificate (HSC) in teens
[25:33] Improving circadian rhythms
[26:30] Working on the gut
[27:14] Vitamin C: the final step, not the first?
[29:14] Dr Donohoe's key therapeutic recommendation's
[35:41] Women's immunology
[37:10] Screening vs. taking a detailed case history
[39:19] Nutritional interventions
[41:12] Interventions for pain
[46:25] Stewed apples for mucosal tolerance
[48:32] Unravelling zinc deficiency
[50:56] The take home messages
[54:52] The final wrap up
Research Explored in this episode
Ash, M. Is this a perfect functional meal for mucosal tolerance? Clinical Education. April 2011
Khanna R. Kissing the Epstein-Barr Virus Goodbye? Nova Podcast, Australian Academy of Science
Additional Resources
| Dr Mark Donohoe |
| Dr Donohoe's Research |
| Dr Tom Borody - Faecal Transplants |
| Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 |
| Dr Richie Shoemaker - Surviving Mold |
Other podcasts with Mark Include:
- Epstein-Barr Virus: Part 1
- Detoxification Detective
- The Microbiome: Beyond the Gut
- The Forgotten Organ: Adrenals
- Methylation: What Is It and Who Is Affected?
- Reducing Cardiovascular Risk
- 2015 BioCeuticals Symposium Review
- Iodine: More than just for thyroid
- Unravelling Detoxification
- Probiotics as medicine
- Pyroluria & Methylation
- The Hibernating Thyroid
- Decoding Health Media: Beyond Hype and Headlines
- Digestion, Biodiversity and Wellbeing
- An Introduction to Genomics in Modern Medicine with Dr Mark Donohoe
- Dissecting Chronic Fatigue: Part 1
- Dissecting Chronic Fatigue: Part 2
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