[Brigitte Fink]

Dear jooya,

As no one answered so far, I want to draw your attention to a tool that was co-created by Dr. Jockers for all those who are interested in functional medicine: metabolicwise , an AI-powered metabolic health guidance based on peer-reviewed research, the only decent AI tool I currently know of and I do trust for my research – beside information coming from doctors of functional medicine and information coming from FLCCC/IMA.

When you search online for metabolicwise.com/about”” you will find the doctors who are related to this tool.

When you enter West Nile Virus” into this tool, you will receive an overview, treatment is apparently limited to supportive measures. Having said that, a functional doctor will always look at the whole person and the terrain a disease is developing in. You would need to find a doctor who is willing to support.

I wish I could give you a better answer, but I always say “Never give up!”

[IMA-GregT]

👍 Thank you @peara

[ActualDrGudel]

Hi Jooya,

I used MetabolicWise (thanks to Peara for posting that as I’d not prev heard of it but now will use!) and got this response: “Severe neuroinvasive disease (less than 1%): In a small minority—most commonly older adults or individuals with underlying immune or metabolic vulnerability—the virus can cross into the central nervous system, causing encephalitis (brain inflammation), meningitis, or acute flaccid paralysis . Supporting baseline mitochondrial and immune health helps reinforce the blood-brain barrier and the brain’s specialized defense systems against severe viral neuroinvasion.”

What I am learning is we need to protect the mitochondria at all costs, in all diseases, not just WNV. Two things I recommend to most patients are methylene blue (assuming one is G6PD-negative) which is a mitochondrial antioxidant (rare, the only 5 I am aware of are MB, melatonin and vitamin D [indirectly], CoQ10 and glutathione) and now urolithin A, which as a mitochondrial rejuvenator, increases mitophagy (a subtype of autophagy, best viewed as the body’s version of a dump truck).

Other things that I have not researched enough but may be helpful to your friend include low-dose naltrexone, DMSO, and chlorine dioxide. All seem to be Swiss-army type things, helpful in many different conditions.

Agree with Peara, they need to find a functional/integrative/Lifestyle Med type physician who is more open to trying different things, not the standard pharmaceuticals. Hope this helps!

[IMA-HelenT]

Thank you @ActualDrGudel

[Julia Masellis]

Thank you both for the good information! I have passed this on to my friend. He lives near Denver, so it seems like he should be able to find a functional medicine doctor who is willing to help.

[IMA-HelenT]

I found Dr. Kalpana D. Shere-Wolfe at the University of Maryland. She works in the university’s Post-Infectious Disease Program, which specifically lists West Nile among the infections it manages.

The program describes an integrative approach including dietary changes, holistic care, herbal medicine, and referrals for acupuncture, sleep medicine, neurology and rheumatology. May be worth making contact with her : https://www.umfpi.org/health-services/infectious-disease/post-infectious-disease

[Julia Masellis]

Thank you! I so appreciate the help!