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Exploring Low-Dose Oral Methylene Blue for Mitochondrial Support

About 95 percent of people have some level of mitochondrial dysfunction, and methylene blue has the potential to help most of them, according to Scott Sherr, MD.

“It could be used across the board for a variety of patients to help them feel better and faster while you're doing the hard work of trying to figure out why their mitochondria aren't working,” said Dr. Sherr, Chief Operating Officer of Transcriptions TX, a methylene blue retailer.

Nicknamed the "magic bullet," methylene blue’s ability to target specific bacteria without causing serious harm to the rest of the body was revolutionary for its time. It was the first drug registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1897, originally used as an antimicrobial to treat diseases like malaria. Later, it would be among the earliest drugs used for psychosis. However, after the advent of antibiotics and antipsychotics, it came out of favor due in part to its alarming side effect of turning urine blue.

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