We’ve all heard the expression “you are what you eat.” While there is no question that diet and nutrition have a significant impact on overall good health, the extent to which this is true in people suffering from disease is a subject of much debate and has been the topic of many research studies. [...]
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Only one high-quality clinical trial has looked at gabapentin (Neurontin, Gabarone) as a fibromyalgia treatment. In that study, the drug reduced participants’ reported pain, fatigue and sleep disruption more effectively than did a placebo. [...] I first had symptoms in 1983 (twenty three years old) shortly after a case of Mononucleosis. I went to my doctor with fatigue and joint pain and she explained that a “rheumatoid effect” can occur for 3 to 5 years after having Mono and prescribed meds to treat the symptoms. [...] Find out what experts say really matters about the foods you eat — and why staying away from certain foods might help your fibromyalgia symptoms [...] I want to share with you my success story with the treatment of fibromyalgia. As a person who had fibromyalgia and as a massage therapist who has treated people with fibromyalgia, this story is important to me on a personal level and on a professional level. [...] As a patient at the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Center and an avid fan of Dr. Oz, I have met so many wonderful people after appearing on the YOU: Staying Young show. This show touched so many lives. It provided a glimmer of hope for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue patients. I would like to share with you what I consider the “keys” to my success: [...] As many as 15 million American women suffer from a disabling medical condition known as fibromyalgia. In the medical community, sides have been drawn over whether fibromyalgia is a genuine syndrome or a catchall diagnosis based on vague clinical criteria. In “The Fibromyalgia Controversy,” M. Clement Hall, MD presents an unbiased overview of the fibromyalgia situation today and reviews the most up-to-date opinions and studies on this condition and its surrounding controversy [...] The article looks at the range of therapies available to treat chronic pain and argues that patients benefit when they are assessed and treated as people, not mere symptoms. [...] The article looks at the range of different approaches to the management of pain, including the use of drugs, therapy, acupuncture and one of the latest devices called a TENS unit. [...] |
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