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	Fibromyalgia HealthWatch June 17th, 2009
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Nutritional Approaches in Fibromyalgia - A Review of Common Deficiencies & Basic Supplement Strategies

"People with fibromyalgia and other chronic diseases require more than minimum daily requirements of nutrients because their bodies have deficiencies as part of the disease," writes Dr. Mark Pellegrino. "Today nutritional supplements are one of the most important treatments I recommend."

ARTICLES, EVENTS, SOLUTIONS

The Healing Power of Exercise - Advice from a Fibromyalgia Patient-Expert
Claudia Marek has honed her understanding of beneficial exercise in counseling thousands of FM patients - as medical assistant to Dr. St. Amand (developer of the Guaifenesin Protocol).

Lyme Disease and ME/CFS/FM - A Patient Researcher's Perspective
Written for those who wonder if they might be wrongly diagnosed with fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, or one of many other illnesses Lyme is known to mimic - a fine explanation of Lyme and the state of diagnosis & testing in the US and UK.

Fibromyalgia Myth Busting: The Truth about Five Stubborn Misperceptions
A concise explanation of what fibromyalgia is and is not - suitable to print out for your family, friends, and doctors - by NFA co-founder and 'expert patient' Karen Lee Richards.

A Do-It-Yourself Health Questionnaire: Complete it and See What Turns Up
Clinical Nutritionist Blake Graham's printable patient health questionnaire considers a wide range of factors that may contribute to symptoms - including nutrient imbalances and environmental exposures.

Vitamin D May Delay Age-Related Cognitive Decline - Eight-Nation Study
Men with higher levels of D perform consistently better; edge increases with age.

Brain Low in GABA - 1st Clear Proof of Chemical Abnormality in Insomnia

Scientific Evidence that Ginkgo Biloba Supports Neuropathic Pain Relief

The Essential Nutrient Magnesium - A Key to Cellular Energy Production

RESEARCH ABSTRACTS

New Science May Explain Frequent Co-morbidity of Depression & FM
They share similar 'underpinnings' - genetic vulnerability to CNS sensitization.

FM patients who may not be good candidates for Cymbalta or Lyrica
Based on trial database covering more than 33,000 patients.

Canadian research explains menstrual-cycle link to FM pain variation
Spinal cord-based pain control operates differently as hormone balance shifts.

FM acupuncture increases opioid reception in 5 pain-related brain areas
Study verifies widespread effect on brain's opioid binding capacity with traditional Chinese acupuncture (not sham acupuncture).

Virtually all FM patients in study had 'functional' GI disorder(s)
IBS & other conditions with no structural abnormality 2.5 times general incidence.

Johns Hopkins associates RLS with dysregulated CNS pain processing

Chronic spinal pain frequently progresses to FM pain within 5 years

Some with FM diagnosis really have Lyme (and, possibly, vise versa)

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WEEKLY INSPIRATION

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