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FMS eNews 31/05/14

I was very touched by the numerous ecards, emails and FaceBook messages wishing me well for my birthday.  Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and sentiments.
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WORDz for the WEEK

 170. It's amazing how sometimes you can be smiling and laughing and then something happens and you can't seem to any more.
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Acidity in the body
Over acidity (low pH) in the body can, over time, weaken all body systems. An internal environment that has a lower pH than is optimal may make it easier to succumb to illness and disease. Many Nutritionists, Herbalists, Naturopaths and the like have long believed that chronic conditions such as Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Arthritis, certain cancers and many other health problems are more likely to arise in a person whose body is not in the correct pH balanced state. If excess acid needs to be almost constantly neutralized then our alkaline reserves can become depleted and then the body can remain in a chronic, over-acidic state with all the challenges that can put your organs and your body.

 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17459523/FMS_eNews/Norah_Wickerson_Article-07.pdf

 Grateful thanks are extended to Norah for her series of articles.  After seven she is taking a break, but hopefully she will be back with further words of wisdom some time in the future.  In case you would like to recap on Norah's articles they are as follows:

 1. Introduction 
2. Harmful Gut Bacteria
3. Enzymes
4. Deficiency of Digestive Enzymes
5. Cholesterol
6. The Burden of Gluten
7. Acidity in the body

 For further information see Norah's website: http://www.tacklingfibro.co.uk/
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 From Adrienne Dellwo, your Guide to Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Adrienne Dellwo
Do certain noises drive you crazy? This could be a symptom of FMS or ME/CFS, or it could be a disorder that's just beginning to get attention. Find out more, and take the poll!
Also this week, as we move into the time of year that can trigger the worst of our excessive sweating, get a look at a way to replace electrolytes that could surprise you.
Down in Featured Articles, you'll find information on how to be emotionally healthy in spite of your illness-imposed limitations.
Take care of yourself!

 http://specials.about.com/service/newsletters/chronicfatigue/30537ea2e00f3c6ffb00263f.htm
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My apologies for sending out two emails this week! It was a technical problem on my end and shouldn't happen again.
Meanwhile, since you opened this, here are some articles you might enjoy!
Take care of yourself!

 http://specials.about.com/service/newsletters/chronicfatigue/30537a630900014bc700263e.htm
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Low Aerobic Energy Production and Pain in Fibromyalgia – Is Your Microcirculation To Blame? 
Intense aerobic exercise
is not recommended
for fibromyalgia
Exercise is highly recommended as an adjunct therapy in Fibromyalgia. When we’re talking about exercise and FM, however, we’re not talking about pounding the pavement.  A 2010 review of exercise studies that ‘slight to moderate’ intensity aerobic exercise sessions done two to three times a week worked best and that appropriate levels of exercise result in improved fitness but only modestly improved pain. Another review warning not to overdo stated that “the latest findings concerning the neurophysiology of nociception indicate the fundamental importance of assigning workloads that do not exacerbate post-exercise pain.”

 Read more: http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2014/05/25/low-aerobic-energy-production-pain-weakness-fibromyalgia/

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 Is Carrageenan A Safe Food Additive for Gluten Free Foods?

 Recently there has been an increase of this additive in the gluten free food supply.  It is used as a thickener in soups, salad dressings, sauces, almond milk, and much more.
New research shows that this food additive can cause gut inflammation.  I have personally seen a number of patients who react badly to it. 
I strongly recommend that you read your labels and make sure this ingredient doesn't make it to your dinner table.

 http://www.glutenfreesociety.org/gluten-free-society-blog/is-carrageenan-a-safe-food-additive-for-gluten-free-foods
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 Yesterday I posted a new article on the dangers of the food additive - Carrageenan.  The question that came up most in response to this was -
What other gums can be used as  thickeners?
Xantham gum, acacia gum, guar gum, and locust bean gum are some of the most common food thickeners.  I would advise against eating them.  All of them are difficult to digest, and if you are trying to recover a gluten damaged gut, these additives won't help you in this process.
You might try arrowroot and tapioca as alternative thickeners. I will be posting more on gums soon.

 https://peterosborne.infusionsoft.com/app/socialShare/38082431/e43d748f1c9f4563/F
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 May Newsletter

 http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/newsletter/2014/may/
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Originally from"Pass The Butter ... Please.”

This is interesting . . . .

 Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.
It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow colouring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new lavourings....
DO YOU KNOW.. The difference between margarine and butter?
Read on to the end...gets very interesting!

 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17459523/FMS_eNews/Pass_the_butter.pdf
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CFS/ME Awareness Week Conference

 Friday 13 June 2014 at 2 pm, The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill, RH15 9NN
Professor Stephen Holgate (CBE), Chairman of the CFS/ME Research Collaborative on Advances in Personalised Medicine after the Human Genome Project Doctor Charles Shepherd, Medical Adviser to the ME Association

 See details on this poster
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17459523/FMS_eNews/Poster_for_ME_Awareness_2014.pdf
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 Local charity for ME.  Sponsored Walk, Sunday 29 June. 

 See details on this poster
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17459523/FMS_eNews/Poster_for_Bills_ME_Spnsored_Walk_29.06.14.pdf
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RECALL: PUT POWER IN VOTERS' HANDS

 THE PETITION TEXT:
Dear David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband
It’s time for a real recall bill.
We call on you to support a recall bill that puts the power in voters hands, so that if, in between general elections, enough voters were dissatisfied enough with their MP to petition for a by-election, they could.

 https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/real-recall#petition
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GMI Daily Edition: 5/23/14 

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As most readers will know, last year I had an enucleation of my left eye due to ocular melanoma.  I had not considered there was any connection between this and FM.  I belong to a FaceBook group for ocular melanoma patients and have just discovered TWO other members with both conditions.  Are there any FM sufferers who also have/had ocular melanoma?  Do let me know.  
Incidentally, I now have my driving licence reinstated and am driving again.  Hurrah!!  But not yet unaccompanied! 
Keep good
Cheers
Stella
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 N.B. I would like to point out to you that the information in my FMS eNews blog is passed on to you mainly from other sources.  Links are given to the original articles. I take no responsibility for their accuracy but freely give them publicity if I think they might be of interest to my readership. Sites I refer you to are for information only. They might conflict in their opinions, they might not even be medically sound, but I merely offer them for you to peruse and make your own judgements, accept 
or reject as you will. Only by reading widely can we get an overall picture of fibromyalgia syndrome and how we can deal with its symptoms, learn to cope with them and still have a life. Any advice or recommendation of a medical or legal nature should always be discussed with a qualified professional.
I also include various awareness items, benefits issues, as well as general health considerations. Anyone wishing to reproduce any of the included items in printed form should seek permission from the originators.
Wordz for the Week are from ‘Wordz for the Day’ by Donnie Kuhn, Sr. who died in May 2011.
This eNews is my personal offering to fibromyalgia sufferers and their carers and is not related to any other organisation or charity.
If you don’t already get reminders when each new FMS eNews is posted, please send an email to fmsstella@gmail.com and you will be added to the emailing list.

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