Digital – M.E. Time Magazine – Issue 3 for Non Members of ANZMES (Public)

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What’s Inside Issue 3

Issue 3 is packed with evidence‑informed guidance, lived experience, research highlights, and sector updates — all centred on understanding and managing Dysautonomia (OI, POTS, NMH, IST). Highlights include:

Expert Voices

Our feature interview with Dr Ellie Rickman offers a clear, compassionate guide to finding your personal safe movement zone, using heart rate variability and evidence‑informed rehabilitation protocols to support safer pacing and symptom‑aware activity. 

Lived Experience

Read personal reflections in our Voices of ME section and learn about dynamic disability and access fatigue from a disability‑centred perspective, highlighting the lived realities that shape daily life for people with ME and associated conditions.

Research Digest

Easy‑read summaries unpack the latest biomedical findings on dysautonomia, cerebral blood flow, and your questions answered about the consequences of fainting in ME and Long COVID. This issue also includes an update from the Professor Tate research hub, highlighting emerging discoveries and ongoing work across Aotearoa’s ME research landscape.

Advocacy Updates

A snapshot of ANZMES’ recent work: national consultation submissions, Neurological Alliance campaign, coalition meetings, Severe ME Day campaign, and our own election trail campaign. 

Community News & Spotlight

Local and international media coverage of ME and associated conditions, Severe ME Day highlights, and a feature on MEISS Otago & Southland showcase the vital role of connection, peer support, and community across Aotearoa. 

Resources & Events

Practical tools for patients, whānau, carers, and workplaces; upcoming Dysautonomia Awareness Month, new products in ANZMES shop; and a full directory of support groups and services nationwide.