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FMS eNews 20/07/13

Hello
Well, here I am again.  It was a glorious break from normality, down in Somerset.  Not that the weather wasn't glorious everywhere in the UK, and has been for nearly three weeks.  Some find it too hot, but after the atrocious winter, excessive rain and dismal outlook, the warmer weather has been, at least for me, very uplifting.

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WORDz for the WEEK

127.  The time that you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

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 From Adrienne Dellwo, your Guide to Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

You know how those of us with fibromyalgia tend to have really sensitive hands and feet, especially when it comes to temperature? Scientist may have discovered why. Read about that below, and make sure to check out the comment left by the senior researcher.
Also this week, a look at how your habits - good and bad - can impact your quality of life, and some help getting through the torturously hot summer months.
Down in Featured Articles, you can learn all about different types of drugs doctors frequently prescribe for us.
Take care of yourself!

http://specials.about.com/service/newsletters/chronicfatigue/1373050800.htm

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 From Adrienne Dellwo, your Guide to Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

 When you have a disabling illness, you get judged. When you have a poorly understood illness, you get judged.
The last people who should be doing the judging are our fellow sick people - and yet, some of them do it. See what I have to say about that, below.
Also this week, an interesting new hypothesis about infectious agents and the cause of ME/CFS, and surviving dental appointments with these illnesses.
You'll find lots of information on overlapping pain conditions down in Featured Articles.
Take care of yourself!

 http://specials.about.com/service/newsletters/chronicfatigue/1373655600.htm

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   Forget Fibroyalgia - Recent Blog Posts

         Effects of caffeinated drinks on fibromyalgia symptoms
        Fibromyalgia Self Help Techniques, reducing negative media impact
        Fibromyalgia self help techniques, give yourself a clutter free place to relax
        Fibromyalgia Self Help Techniques – Weight Control
        Fibromyalgia Self Help Techniques – Effects of Alcohol

http://www.forgetfibromyalgia.com/products.html

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Manage Fibromyalgia: How Meditation and Hypnosis Can Help

 Hi
I hope you're feeling good today ...
Why is hypnosis and meditation so powerful in helping people with fibromyalgia to overcome their symptoms? This is a question I am often asked.
Meditation and hypnosis enable you to achieve a state of deep relaxation, which is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. More importantly, when you are deeply relaxed your negative inner critic shuts up. I used these deeply relaxed states achieved through meditation and hypnosis to reprogramme my thinking and behaviour. . . . .

Read more:-
https://www.dropbox.com/home/eNews/FMS%20eNews?select=Forget_Fibro_13.07.10.pdf

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Has Fibromyalgia Affected Your Self-Esteem?

 Hi
When you are suffering from a long-term health problem your self-esteem can be adversely affected, which in turn can make managing your condition even more difficult.  Having great self-esteem means you can manage challenges with more ease, and life becomes more enjoyable. . . . .

Read  more:-
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17459523/FMS_eNews/Forget_Fibro-self_esteem.pdf

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 A Parliamentary Briefing from the Prescription Charges Coalition
Prescription Charges and People with Long-Term Conditions

About The Prescription Charges Coalition
The Prescription Charges Coalition is an alliance of 28 organisations concerned with the detrimental impact that prescription charges are having on people with long-term conditions in England.  Following a survey of nearly 4,000 people with long-term conditions, the evidence-based report Paying the Price was published in March 2013.  Over 3,000 people have since contacted their MPs on this issue.
 Read more . . . .

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2x15mhmsw-bS2tVY3dHZUpoWGM/edit

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 Better sleep, naturally

 The world looks very different at 3 a.m. when you’re lying in bed staring at the ceiling or the clock. “How will I make it through tomorrow without any sleep?” you worry. If you regularly can’t get to sleep — or stay asleep — and it’s affecting you during the day, then you may have insomnia.

Read more . . .
http://view.mail.health.harvard.edu/?
j=fe6117707d62037d7617&m=febb15747d630d7a&ls=fdbf157373650279701d707262&l=fe57157677630c7b7217&s=fdf31576706505787c12717c&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe29177673620c7c751775&r=0

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UK Fibromyalgia July Newsletter.

 Lots of fascinating articles as suggested reading.

http://ymlp.com/zRCXEv

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 Latest Newsletter from Cort Johnson

http://mad.ly/5b44a3?pact=477597388843460398&fe=1

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The Fibromyalgia Drugs Your Doctor (Probably) Knows Nothing About

 Fibromyalgia syndrome – Novel therapeutic agents. J. Ablin and D. Buskila. Maturitas 2013
“The long term follow-up of FMS patients indicates…..that the degree of improvement achieved by many medications…is modest at best” Ablin and Buskia
Affecting 2-3% of the population of the US or about 8,000,000 people in the US fibromyalgia’s impact is huge yet physician ignorance is high, with many doctors restricting their drug prescriptions to the three drugs the FDA has approved for fibromyalgia.

Read more: . . . . . .
http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2013/07/13/the-fibromyalgia-drugs-your-doctor-probably-knows-nothing-about/

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  FMSSAS has a new Website
The one I managed for 8 years, www.fms-sas.co.uk, is staying as an archive.  The new website, still under construction, is

www.fms-sas.org.uk

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MECFRA News No. 3

Welcome to the third issue of THE M.E, CFS and Fibromyalgia Recovery Association Newsletter.
We are so excited about what the next 12 months has to offer for the Recovery Association. We have started so many amazing things so far this year which is spreading the word about recovery. Our Wellbeing Gatherings have already raised over £300 look out in the events section so you can ensure you attend the next one. 


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Chronic Pain Can be Lonely: Nine Ways to Reconnect

 Chronic pain can make it hard to feel connected to others. Pain puts a strain on friendship – whether
you have fibromyalgia, headaches, back pain, arthritis, or any other type of chronic pain. You may have found that you see friends less or that you feel disconnected when you do get together. You may have lost touch with some friends who you feel are too active – you may believe you just can’t keep up. You may feel that some of your friends just don’t understand what you are experiencing and that some are even downright insensitive. Chronic pain can be lonely.

Read more . . . . . .
http://goalistics.com/2013/07/living-pain-ways-reconnect/?utm_source=Chronic+Pain+Can+Be+Lonely%3A+Nine+Ways+to+Reconnect&utm_campaign=intimacy&utm_medium=email

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 Next Friday is my husband's and my 55th wedding anniversry - half-way between Golden and Diamond, but apparently known as Emerald.  Think GREEN on Friday!!  This photo was taken for our 50th.

Best wishes to you all
Stella

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N.B. I would like to point out to you that the information in my 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 eNews is posted, please send an email to fmsstella@gmail.com as you will be added to the emailing list.
I previously sent out emails as FMSSAS eNews. Past issues of FMSSAS eNews can be found at www.fms-sas.co.uk/fmseNews.html and on a blog at http://fmssas-enews.blogspot.com These ceased at the end of November 2012 when I resigned as a trustee.
This blog commenced on 8th December 2012.



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FMS eNews 06/07/13


Hi
Next week I shall be away, visiting my other daughter in Somerset so I won't be able to produce an eNews for you. The next one should be available on 20th July.  So, I'll see you all again then, metaphorically speaking.  I am editing this issue in a different way, so as I write, it remains to be seen how it will turn out.  Fingers crossed!!

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WORDz for the WEEK

 126.  Life is like a ten-speed bike, most of us have gears we never use.

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The brand new fourth edition of the Rough Guide toAccessible Britain is now available to view for free via the Zinio online reader New window icon. It’s packed with over 200 inspiring ideas for fantastic worry-free days out with reviews, hints and tips on some of the UK’s best attractions written by and for disabled people.

Geared for 2012 but much is still relevant.

http://www.accessibleguide.co.uk/the-guide.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=accessible
+guide&utm_content=image2

http://gb.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issue=416213940&o=ext&WT.mc_id=PUB_WWW_Free_USA_32712_Rough_Guide_To_Accessible_Britain_2012
(link takes a while to download)

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Acceptance = Strength - GO TIGERS!!!

A few weeks ago it was our towns Homecoming week. Our 7th grader is in the marching band for the first year (and most likely the last). We live in Northern Wisconsin and the weather had turned cold. The high of the day was 43 degrees. By the time the game had started the temperature was 32 with high winds making the temperature below zero with the wind chill.
I have never been a winter baby. I hate the cold. I have a harder time dealing with it now. . . . .

Read the rest of this moving story.
http://fighterzblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/29/acceptance-strength/

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16 Best Fibromyalgia Blogs of 2013
Whether you suffer from it yourself or know someone who does, these blogs open a world of camaraderie and self-discovery that will leave you feeling more in control of Fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia can affect sufferers’ lives on many levels, from fatigue and sleep, to memory and mood, and widespread musculoskeletal pain experienced as “tender points” throughout the body. Yet because fibromyalgia is an “invisible disease,” it’s often misunderstood by others, including many in the healthcare community.
To help ease the burden, many bloggers devote their time to creating online diaries about their experience. These blogs provide a sense of community and allow sufferers to share support and strategies with others who have fibromyalgia and their loved ones.
Click through the slideshow to discover the Best Fibromyalgia Blogs of 2013.

http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/best-fibromyalgia-blogs#7

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Fibromyalgia Treatments

 There is no cure for fibromyalgia, so treatments seek to decrease pain, improve muscle and joint function, and help patients avoid situations that can worsen their symptoms.

Read about Fibromyalgia Drugs, Lifestyle Changes, Psychological Counseling and Physical & Occupational Therapy.

http://www.healthline.com/health/fibromyalgia-treatments

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Treatment Search - 36 Treatments for Fibromyalgia

  Tests,  Medical Procedures, Prescribed Medications, Over the Counter Medications, Self Care, Herbs and Supplements, Alternative Procedures

http://www.healthline.com/treatments/fibromyalgia__?nav=bwid

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Chronic Comic by Purple Law Lady
Things can change!

See full size Comic
http://fibromodem.com/?p=10922

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Is the Stress of Everyday Life Causing Your Fibro Flare-ups?

 Rebecca Richmond's latest Newsletter.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17459523/FMS_eNews/Forget%20Fibro.pdf

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Your Connection to Healthy Living!

 Epidural Steroid Injections Increase Spinal Fracture Risk
http://spinalstenosis.org/blog/epidural-steroid-injections-increase-spinal-fracture-risk/

Stem Cell-Destroying Virus Used to Fight Breast Cancer
http://stemcelltreatments.org/stem-cell-destroying-virus-used-to-fight-breast-cancer/

Increasing Neck Pain, Low Libido, Weight Gain – Maybe Your Opioid Medication Is to Blame?
http://www.painneck.com/blog/increasing-neck-pain-libido-weight-gain-opioid-medication-blame/

Using Music for Pain Relief: Could Brahms be a Balm to Your Back Pain
http://spinalstenosis.org/blog/music-pain-relief-brahms-balm-pain/

and more . . .
http://healthybodynetwork.com/

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Fibro Flares

 Blog of One Girls Daily Struggle With Fibromyalgia

http://fibroflares.wordpress.com/

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Fibromyalgia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Exploring the possible connection between the two conditions.

Are irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia connected? It's a question many people with these chronic conditions are asking. . . . . . Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder that involves abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, as well as changes in bowel movements - constipation or diarrhea, or alternation of both. People with IBS often experience anxiety and depression.

http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/features/fibromyalgia-and-irritable_bowel-syndrome?ecd=wnl_fib_070213&ctr=wnl-fib-070213_ld-stry&mb=

Tools & Resources



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Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Alternative Fibromyalgia Treatments?

 1. What percentage of people with fibromyalgia use some form of complementary or alternative treatment?
2. Scientific studies suggest people with fibromyalgia may benefit from: ????

Do the whole quiz and test your knowledge - and learn from your mistakes!!

http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/rm-quiz-alternative-fibromyalgia-treatments

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Find a Vitamin or Supplement - RIBOSE

 Ribose is a kind of sugar that is produced by the body. It is used as a medicine.
Ribose is used to improve athletic performance and the ability to exercise by boosting muscle energy. It has also been used to improve symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, and coronary artery disease. Ribose has been used to prevent symptoms such as cramping, pain, and stiffness after exercise in people with an inherited disorder called myoadenylate deaminase deficiency (MAD) or AMP deaminase deficiency (AMPD deficiency). Ribose has also been used to improve exercise ability in people with another inherited disorder called McArdle's disease.

Read more, including Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Dosing.
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-827-RIBOSE.aspx?activeIngredientId=827&activeIngredientName=RIBOSE

Here are some suppliers:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/DELUXE-NUTRITION-D-RIBOSE-POWDER-PHARMACEUTICAL/dp/B004417E2I

http://www.amazon.com/health-personal-care/dp/B000MLAO4Y

http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/d-ribose-powder/10529373.html

http://www.bulkpowders.co.uk/d-ribose.html

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Fantastic New Android App for Fibromyalgia - The FibroMapp

 "50% of the net profit of the sale of this app will go to UK Fibromyalgia where it will be used to support UK based support groups. . . . . . . . . As Fibromyalgia is unique to each person, so is UKFibroMapp! It can be completely personalised to your needs and requirements and takes into account that there are over 100 different conditions and symptoms within FM.
UKFibroMapp has been designed BY people with Fibromyalgia FOR people with Fibromyalgia. . . . More . . .


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.ukfibromapp#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDIxMiwiY28udWsudWtmaWJyb21hcHAiXQ

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June 30th, 2013 Daily Newsletter
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July 1st, 2013 Daily Newsletter
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July 3rd, 2013 Daily Newsletter
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July 4th, 2013 Daily Newsletter
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July 5th, 2013 Daily Newsletter
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No time for more this week!   Hope there is enough to keep you going for two weeks!
I wish you well
Stella

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N.B. I would like to point out to you that the information in my 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 eNews is posted, please send an email to fmsstella@gmail.com as you will be added to the emailing list.
I previously sent out emails as FMSSAS eNews. Past issues of FMSSAS eNews can be found at www.fms-sas.co.uk/fmseNews.html and on a blog at http://fmssas-enews.blogspot.com These ceased at the end of November 2012 when I resigned as a trustee. This blog commenced on 8th December 2012.


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FMS eNews 29/06/13

Hi there
I had a very pleasant weekend in a caravan park near Hastings with a friend and my daughter. The weather could have been better for mid summer, but any sunshine is a plus this year and we did have a little of that! We visited a fascinating nostalgic museum in Battle, 'Yesterday's World'. And we had a nice win at holiday Bingo!! Since getting home on Monday I have been working hard to get this blog ready for you all for Saturday.

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WORDz FOR THE WEEK

125. If you're sad one day, that could be a problem, if you are sad every day, you are the problem.

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SAD NEWS FOR THOSE WITH FIBROMYALGIA - Report from Jeanne Hambleton
     Professor John E. Davies from the London Guys Hospital who treated hundreds of fibromites who travelled from all over the country to see him, died on June 10th and his clinics in London, and Bristol are closed until further notice.
     Many patients turned away by GPs who believed that fibromyalgia was not REAL, were diagnosed by this consultant of great renown.
     Professor John Davies was Medical Director of the FM Clinics in London, Bristol and Newport, Wales. He qualified as a Medical Doctor at Guys Hospital, London, where he became a Consultant Physician.
     Professor Davies had many years experience treating Fibromyalgia and ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He was also a leading expert on Trigger Point and Botox Injections, which have been shown to be helpful for Myofascial Pain an additional condition patients with FM/CFS/ME may also have.
     His son Lloyd Davies wished to pass on the family’s thanks to his father’s  patients and colleagues that have offered their condolences.
     He said all are welcome at the service, adding please circulate this information to colleagues and friends.
     “We would ask for Family flowers only at the church and that donations in lieu of flowers should be sent to FMA UK charity - www.fmauk.org,” he said.
    “The funeral will be held at 12 noon on Monday 1st July 2012 at St. Cadoc's church, Raglan, Monmouthshire, NP15 2DU. The church is in the centre of Raglan village.
    A private family burial will then be held at St Peters church, Bryngwn.
    Refreshments at the Beaufort Hotel, opposite St Cadoc's Church in Raglan following the service.
     Locally the Beaufort have rooms. There are plenty of hotels in Abergavenny and the surrounding area”, said Professor Davies’ son.

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From Adrienne Dellwo, your Guide to Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Do you have trouble with time? Can days and weeks go by without you really noticing? See what could be behind this symptom, below.
Also this week, how blood flow during pain could have an effect on your fibro fog and your feelings, and I couldn't resist sharing something my son brought home from school about the early days of my illness.
Down in Featured Articles, you'll find lots of information on our many symptoms.
Take care of yourself!
http://specials.about.com/service/newsletters/chronicfatigue/1371841200.htm
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Hands Up! A Key to the Fatigue, Sleep and Pain in Fibromyalgia Found?
By Cort Johnson on June 19, 2013

For the past decade or so research evidence has suggested that fibromyalgia is more a brain disorder than a body disorder. Studies indicating increased substance P levels, increased activity in the pain sensing and decreased activity of the pain inhibitory sections of the central nervous system suggest people with FM have a nervous system primed to produce pain. This is the central sensitization theory suggesting FM is literally a ‘top-down’ disorder that starts in messed up circuits in the brain and goes down from there.
Read more:
http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2013/06/19/hands-up-a-key-to-the-fatigue-sleep-pain-in-fibromyalgia-found/

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Women with Fibromyalagia Have A Real Pathology Among Nerve Endings to Blood Vessels.
By Frank L. Rice, PhD President and Chief Scientist, Integrated Tissue Dynamics LLC

As anyone who has fibromyalgia knows, the widespread deep pain and fatigue can be very debilitating. The diagnosis can be difficult and subject to doubt because not much shows up in clinical tests. Often the diagnosis comes down to ruling out everything else. There are indications that the source of pain and fatigue is due to hypersensitivity of nerve cells within the central nervous system (called central sensitization), but why this may be occurring is unknown. Otherwise, no specific pathology has been identified that could be the source of the problem, which in itself can fuel self doubts. Distressingly, even when fibromyalgia has clearly been diagnosed, none of the FDA approved therapeutics provide predictable or sustained relief, if they provide any relief at all, and even then the side effects of drowsiness, depression and the like can be worse than the disease.
Scientists at Integrated Tissue Dynamics (Intidyn) and Albany Medical College have made a major discovery that should provide a more certain diagnosis of fibromyalgia, significant insight into the source and symptoms of the disease, and new strategies for its prevention and treatment. 
Read on . . . .
http://www.intidyn.com/Newsroom/article-0008.html

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Fibromyalgia Mystery Finally Solved! Researchers Find Main Source of Pain in Blood Vessels
Added by Rebecca Savastio on June 20, 2013.

Researchers have found the main source of pain in Fibromyalgia patients, and contrary to what many believe, it does not stem from the brain. The findings mark the end of a decades-old mystery about the disease, which many doctors believed was conjured in patients’ imaginations. The mystery of Fibromyalgia has left millions of sufferers searching for hope in pain medications. Up until recently, many physicians thought that the disease was “imaginary” or psychological, but scientists have now revealed that the main source of pain stems from a most unlikely place- excess blood vessels in the hand.

http://guardianlv.com/2013/06/fibromyalgia-mystery-finally-solved/?goback=.gde_1800874_member_252365239

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Newsletter June 26th 2013
Dear reader,
This is just a quick reminder to let you know that this is your last chance to sign up for Conscious Transformation, Alex Howard's online coaching programme, which starts on Monday. Alex has created an additional video which explains exactly what is included in the programme and what to expect - you can watch the video and find out more at www.conscioustransformation.co.uk

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"Magnesium - it is a Miracle!"

The book "The Miracle of Magnesium" written by Dr Carolyn Dean MD ND published by Ballantine 2003 New York, bears out a lot of the recent findings on magnesium
An accumulation of information

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Do you have an overactive thyroid?

Millions of people have an overactive thyroid gland. Many don’t know it. This condition, known as hyperthyroidism, occurs more often in women than in men. Since the thyroid gland controls the body’s metabolism, an overactive thyroid puts the body into overdrive.
The symptoms of an overactive thyroid can be subtle and suggest any number of other health problems, ranging from a bowel problem to heart disease or a mental health issue.

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This Ultra Powerful Nutrient Helps Your Body Repair and Recover From Gluten Induced Inflammation…

Adrenal burnout, reduced immune function, and increased inflammation are just a few of the side effects caused by a lack of vitamin C. This crucial nutrient plays a major rule in the repair and recovery process of those with gluten sensitivity. Unfortunately, a multivitamin does not contain enough. Let’s take a look at 9 key functions of Vitamin C (ascorbate): 
Read on. . . . .

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Message from Christine Boerner
Hi Stella,
I just checked out your site, and absolutely loved the way you brought so many wonderful resources together in one place! I don't have Fibro, but I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease (Myasthenia Gravis) 18 years ago, and I can't believe how much has changed in terms of the support that's available. I remember going to the library trying desperately to find a way to contact even ONE person that was going through the same thing as me, so I just love this amazing place to connect and learn!

I recently started a small business that stems from my experience with MG. I'm offering really high quality, stylish pill holders to people who need to keep their meds with them (like me!) I found that most of what was out there was focused on function and not well-designed (like the plasticky Monday, Tuesday, etc. stuff), and I really wanted something that I could carry on my keychain and be proud of. I'm just starting to work on promoting the site, and I'm wondering if there's any chance you'd be up for taking a look at it and sharing with your readers. The site is primarily focused on the US, but my hope is to expand my shipping capabilities very soon. The site is www.thepillholder.com.

Either way, I think what you're doing is wonderful, and I hope you're doing well!
Thank you so much for your time,
Chris
Christine Boerner
(206) 437-3153|christine.a.boerner@gmail.com
http://www.thepillholder.com/
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Social Isolation…or Hibernation?

By Purple Law Lady

I’m hibernating…yes, it’s Winter in Australia. I don’t want to leave the house (not even to step outside to get the mail) and I just want to sit quietly, alone, on my couch.
Avoiding social contact is a common pattern you might notice when falling into depression. Some people skip activities they normally enjoy and isolate themselves from the world. Others turn to alcohol or junk food to mask their pain and unhappiness. I do both.

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June 20th, 2013 Daily Newsletter

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I have been working under difficulties this week! Googlemail has decided to go into mini-text mode and I can’t read it. The Blogger uploading page has done the same on my new Windows 8 computer! I’m having to prepare and upload this from my desk PC. That’s back aching/breaking! But where there’s a will . . . .
Then it went pearshaped and I lost the whole blog and had to upload it again. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Best wishes to you all
Stella

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Contact me:- fmsstella@gmail.com

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N.B. I would like to point out to you that the information in my 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 eNews is posted, please send an email to fmsstella@gmail.com as you will be added to the emailing list.
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