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211. Each day is a journey; make sure it reaches its destination.
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A new 9,000-page report is out that suggests new diagnostic criteria and a new name for chronic fatigue syndrome. See what's good and not-so-great about it, below.Also this week, a newly discovered feature of the fibromyalgia brain that explains why we pay so much attention to our pain.
(Spoiler alert: we're not "whining!") Down under "More from About.com," you'll find links to categories with lots of great articles for you. I hope you'll explore a little!
Take care of yourself!
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The Carer’s Allowance Digital Service has been live since October 2013. It is a simpler, clearer and faster way to make a claim or report a change of circumstances.
Over 150,000 carers have now used the Service with excellent feedback.
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8 Natural Supplements for Fighting Fibromyalgia
Finding the right treatment for your symptoms can be a long and painful road. For many, prescription medications become the first line of defense against Fibromyalgia. These can include analgesics, anti-depressants and even anti-seizure medications. Unfortunately, many of these medications leave patients subject to unpleasant and sometimes harmful side effects.Another promising line of defense – with far fewer adverse side effects – is dietary and herbal supplements. Supplements can help address some of the underlying causes of your symptoms and provide more lasting relief from pain, fatigue and discomfort.
Supplements can also help correct nutritional deficiencies in your diet, often times resulting in a boost in energy levels and mood.
You may be wondering what supplements are most effective for fibromyalgia. Lets take a look at some of the most common and effective supplements used to treat the symptoms of Fibromyalgia:
- Vitamin D
- Fish Oil (Omega-3)
- SAMe
- Ribose
- Magnesium
- B- Complex Vitamins
- 5-HTP
- Rhodiola Rosea
These are just a few of the many dietary and herbal supplements used to help treat the symptoms of Fibromyaglia. When combined with other natural methods of treatment such as diet, nutrition and exercise – the results can be both powerful and lasting.
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A New Name For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? The Community Weighs In
About 4500 people saw the survey and about 550 took it. The survey consisted of a ranking mechanism that allowed the participants to rank their favorite names from first to last. The survey tool from Gravity Forms then produced an aggregate score. Survey Round I ME was the clear winner with Ramsey’s Disease and ME/CFS in the next tier and CFS and SEID in the last one.See the survey results.
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When Touch Hurts: An Allodynia Overview
Allodynia is a particularly nasty and mysterious problem. One of the first things to get about allodynia is that it serves no useful purpose. Other types of pain serve to protect an injured area but there’s nothing protective about a condition that causes results in the touch of clothing on the undamaged skin causing extreme pain. It’s an aberration pure and simple and it’s becoming a bigger and bigger one over time. With about twenty percent of the population suffering from a chronically painful condition, pain has become a huge problem in our society. With the population aging and rates of diabetes – a major cause of allodynia – skyrocketing, pain will sure become an even bigger problem in the future. In this blog we take a look at a recent overview of allodynia and see where we’re at with this perplexing condition.
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Powerful New York Times Op-ed Strikes Blow For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The New York Times is the most influential paper in the English speaking world. It gets hundreds of op ed applications a day, and it just chose to publish a powerful, powerful editorial on chronic fatigue syndrome. Coming on the tails of the Institute of Medicine report Julie Rehmeyer, a journalist with ME/CFS, hit’s all the right notes in her piece aptly titled “A Disease Doctors Refuse to See” (literally and metaphorically). Julie asks whether the IOM report will result in doctors and the NIH taking this disease seriously or will they chose to continue not to “see” it? Will they ignore the widespread distress out there and continue doing nothing about it?
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9 Ways To Fall Asleep Faster (Without Counting Sheep)
If you feel wide awake when your head hits the pillow at night, you're not alone. Approximately 60 million Americans report having experienced insomnia in any given year, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Even worse, 40 million Americans suffer from long-term sleep disorders.
Missing sleep is nothing to yawn about. "Chronic sleep deprivation has lots of negative consequences," says Sonia Ancoli-Israel, fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She notes that the health risks associated with missed Zzs can include poor cognitive function, problems with attention and concentration, dementia and an increased risk of heart disease.
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10 reasons to quit sugar!
Sugar has now firmly replaced fat as the number one diet enemy; carbohydrates in particular are seen as the devil in disguise. Is this just another fad celebrity diet craze or is there some truth to extracting our sweet tooth? In all honesty, and according to recent, cutting edge research, giving up sugar is the single most health-promoting thing you can do.
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Wellness HealthWatch - February 25th, 2015
Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Herbs, and Spices
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More articles here »
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25 February 2015 newsletter
One Million Medicals On The Way; New ESA Scores Hit Women Hardest
WARNING: THERE ARE REFERENCES TO SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE IN THIS NEWSLETTER
Atos replacement Maximus say they will carry out one million work capability assessments (WCAs) in a single year – starting on Monday.
Meanwhile, a new scoring system has been created to decide if claimants with mental health issues can get into the support group because of a risk of harm to themselves or someone else. The system has been deliberately designed to make it more difficult for women to qualify than men.
There have also been important changes to the way health professionals estimate how far claimants can walk or ‘mobilise’.
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Nicola's Note
Hello everyone, Spring is just around the corner! Hoorah. Early on in the month we are delighted to be celebrating International Women's Day on 7 March with qigong for women instructors worldwide and our teacher Tina Zhang in NYC. Also this month there are two new beginner courses starting in Horsham; Phoenix Daogong and Chen Tai Chi (click on the links above for more details). Please view over the March 2015 calendar and the schedule here. Thanks for reading, will look forward to seeing you in class soon. Regards, Nicola.
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A personal note from Vicky
Another place to go back to. The picture shows the view from the car park - someone was feeling romantic :-)
Also:
Education: Olive oil vs coconut oil - which is healthier?
Video of the week: How to use spiky balls for shoulder release.
Success Story: Margaret Daniels
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The body feeling like a bruise is a good description. The article from Health Rising about Allodynia is particularly relevant.
I have just heard that this has been the sunniest winter in the UK since records began. May the sun continue to shine!
All good wishes
Stella
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Contact: fmsstella@gmail.com
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N.B. The links on this my FMS eNews blog are in the BROWN text, usually in the title of each article but occasionally elsewhere too. Some titles have no links in which case the title is in PURPLE like the dividers. This blog gives just a taster of each article which can be viewed in full through its link. If you have any navigation problems, let me know.
I would like to point out to you that the information in the 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.
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