The dry fasting and T3 phases of the Scorch Protocol get the attention. The rebuild phase, refeeding plus hGH therapy, is the longest, most demanding, and arguably the most important part of the protocol. This guide explains why, what the timeline looks like, and what tools the rebuild requires.
Thymus peptides (Thymalin, Tα1) provide immune-modulatory support. They do not rebuild thymic tissue mass. The TRIIM trial documented that hGH produces actual thymic regeneration visible on MRI. This article explains the mechanism distinction and why it matters for chronic illness immune recovery.
Filonov spent 30 years building extended dry fasting into a clinical protocol that works for most patient cohorts. So why do so many Long Covid and ME/CFS patients feel amazing for six months on the Russian protocol and then watch their symptoms come quietly back? This article explains the structural gap, and what to do about it if you have already done the fast.
ME/CFS has been treated for decades as either unexplained or permanent. Neither is accurate. The underlying mechanism is a metabolic collapse with measurable signatures (NK cell deficits, reduced cerebral metabolic rate, tissue-level thyroid resistance) and the same protocol that reverses Long Covid reverses pre-COVID-onset ME/CFS through the same mechanism.