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FMS eNews 08/05/14

Special Edition for International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day 12th May 2014

Officially it's ME/CFS/FM Awareness Day, but each condition claims it for itself! The more awareness that can be raised, the better for all three.

In this issue you will find various versions of the origin and purpose of having this special day but all agree that it was Florence Nightingale's birthday. There are lots of other sites, blogs and forums trying to raise awareness.
Please pass on this URL
http://fmsenews.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/fms-enews-080514.html
to ALL your contacts to help them understand too. Put it on FaceBook, Twitter and anywhere else you have connections. Thank you!

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WORDz for the WEEK

167. Making things SIMPLE is the most complicated thing.

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How to be Aware in 2014

So, you’d like to get involved in International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day but you don’t know how, where or what?
Here’s a collection of events and activities:

http://fibromodem.com/how-to-be-aware-in-2014/

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Share the (Thunder) Clap!

May 12th – International ME/CFS & FM Awareness Day is running this year’s Thunder Clap – an initiative in which I would be honoured if you chose to get involved.
Firstly, this is NOT a Facebook page or website specific project – so I am hoping that this will be supported by ALL of us!

http://fibromodem.com/share-the-thunder-clap/

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Fibromyalgia Community Knowledge Blog Directory

A directory of Blogs that help spread knowledge and awareness of Fibromyalgia: blogs where you can get first-hand information from others who are going through the same experiences.

http://fibromodem.com/fck-fibromyalgia-community-knowledge-blog-directory/

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International Awareness day May12th. What are you doing for it?

FMAUK FibroMapp Reduced to 99p for May 2014
In recognition of Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (May 12th) the FibroMapp app is on sale at a whopping 75% discount! Just 99p/cents instead of 3.99! FibroMapp isn't just for Fibro, but for ALL chronic pain conditions. It helps you track, monitor and gain more control as you can see patterns emerge with your pain, sleep, medication (there are even alarms!), flare ups, other symptoms and more.

http://www.fmauk.org/

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Parliamentary Meeting

For UK readers, it's not too late to contact your MP about the FMA UK's presentation to MPs on 12th May in The House of Commons committee room 19 from 18.00. See FMS eNews 19/04/14 for full details.

http://fmsenews.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/fms-enews-190414.html

But do it NOW!

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Fibromyalgia South East Support, Newsletter, May 2014

Welcome to the latest edition of the Newsletter.

The latest Fibromyalgia Conference was a success; a report on this and its future begins on page 4

What are you doing on the 12th May - World Fibromyalgia Day? There is still time – see page 8

Returning to the Newsletter after five year absence is a section on Medical News – items which may be of interest to FM sufferers and their carers – starts on page 16. This is preceded by a review of a book by an FM sufferer who attended a FollyPogs conference and then researched and wrote her own book. . . . . .

And more: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17459523/FMS_eNews/FMSSES_Newsletter-14.05.pdf

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Fibromyalgia Awareness Day 2014

What’s fibromyalgia awareness all about? And, do we really need more of it?

Asking this readership to be aware of fibromyalgia is like asking a flame to be aware of its heat.

Fibromyalgia is with us every waking moment (and in many pseudo-sleeping moments as well). We think about fibromyalgia as we get up in the morning, as we prepare meals, and as we function throughout the day. It’s not typically far from our awareness.

Fibro newbies may require more information, but what about the rest of society?

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Fibromyalgia and Florence Nightingale

“There is no part of my life, upon which I can look back without pain”, Florence Nightingale
To-day, May 12th is International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. It is also the birth date of Florence Nightingale, born May 12, 1820.
In 1986 I decided that it was time to develop a Canadian Association for the History of Nursing and began the work with a colleague from Ontario, Dr. Margaret Allemang, of establishing such an Association. For all the subsequent years we have had either a national or international conference and every year without fail, someone mentions Florence Nightingale. It is either in a research paper, or some kind of visual display, or perhaps just a passing comment, for who better to honour than the founder of modern day nursing?

http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2008/05/12/fibromyalgia-and-florence-nightingale/

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“Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion” Florence Nightingale

This is a very special issue for our newsletter because it is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. The 12th of May, being Florence Nightingale birthday, and because she may have suffered from fibromyalgia, it is the Fibromyalgia Day.
But it goes further than that. She was vociferous and un-fatigable in pursuing the right of patients. She deranged the conservatism of the society of her time and was considered by many as a pest. They tried everything to keep her quiet but even honors did not shut her down (nowadays, many doctors and nurses are happy to stay quiet in exchange of honors or money).
(URL misplaced - apologies!)

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Florence Nightingale Newsletter

Latest News On Fibromyalgia
Through her biography she may have suffered from fibromyalgia. Florence Nightingale born on 12 May 1820, the 12th of May is now the international fibromyalgia day.
Therefore, Florence Nightingale Newsletter is the natural name for our e-zine.

Subscribe here:

http://www.fibromyalgia-information-relief.com/Florence-Nightingale.html

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http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServer8b4c.html?pagename=resources_awareMagazine

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ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day – How It All Began

May 12th was designated as ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia International Awareness day back in 1993, 16 years ago (now 21 years ago). The particular date of May 12th was chosen to honor the birthdate of Florence Nightingale, the English army nurse who inspired the founding of the International Red Cross. Florence Nightingale became chronically ill in her mid-thirties with an illness like ME/CFS (and who knows – maybe it was!) and she spent the remainder of her life (over 50 years) practically bedridden.
Even though Florence was suffering from a debilitating illness, she still managed to become the founder of the world’s first School of Nursing. Since then much has happened in the way of progress to help the millions of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia sufferers, but there is still much more that needs to be done.

http://www.fightingfatigue.org/mecfs-fibromyalgia-international-awareness-day-how-it-all-began/

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Florence Nightingale and ME Awareness Day

Although it cannot be truly confirmed, it is very interesting to note that it is believed Florence Nightingale had CFS/ME or fibromyalgia.
I’ve only recently found this out while researching information for this blog. The 12thMay is ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia awareness day – and it was actually chosen because it was Nightingale’s birthday. After returning back from the Crimean War, the famous nurse became bed-ridden and found it too tiring to talk to more than one visitor at a time. However, she still completed a great amount of work from her bed – including helping with the reform of public health.

http://chronicfatiguesyndromestories.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/florence-nightingale-and-me-awareness-day/

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International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

May 12th is International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, raising awareness of this condition around the world. Fibro affects around 2 million people in the UK, but most of the general public will never have heard of it.

http://www.fibroaction.org/News/International-Fibromyalgia-Awareness-Day.aspx

If you are looking for simple ways to raise awareness, see this article on our FibroAction.HealthUnlocked community.(2 years ago)

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https://healthunlocked.com/fibroaction/posts/251655/fibro-awareness-day

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May 12th International ME/CFS, FM, and MCS Awareness Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7XtAJenRLk

Fibromyalgia Awareness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1smYHoaVNrw

Fibromyalgia Awareness 2013 - a selection of videos

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fibromyalgia+awareness+2013

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Fibromyalgia Awareness at Amazon

From wristbands to writings, magnets to mugs, you'll find them all here!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=fibromyalgia+awareness&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=28639833900&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=s&hvrand=9342559529477648289&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_2rbylvl562_b

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I wasn't going to include the regular features this week but feel I should mention Adrienne Dellwo as she has been in hospital yet still managed to write her blog. You may like to wish her well. Also she includes a section about FM Awareness Day which in itself makes it eligible.

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

Adrienne Dellwo

Sorry to be short & sweet this week, but you'll understand why when you read the first item below, which is about why I'm sitting in a hospital bed right now.
Explore, enjoy, and take care of yourself!

http://specials.about.com/service/newsletters/chronicfatigue/30535eb3860001f719002636.htm

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Don't forget that the UK keeps Fibromyalgia Awareness WEEK in September, so look out for events and ideas to participate in then. More details nearer the time. Let me know of any events near you or what you are organising.
For now, may 12th May be unforgettable for you.
Stella

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Contact: fmsstella@gmail.com

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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.

FMS eNews 03/05/14

I hate housework! Not that I don't like the place to be clean and tidy, but weilding the necessary tools is tiring, arm aching and back breaking! So I do as little as possible. Shock horror!!??

Just before visitors are expected is the most likely time you will see me with even a duster in my hand! Does it matter? Not really. My space, time and place are my own. If I choose to be working on the computer, knitting, watching TV or listening to an audio book (I don't actually READ books any more) then I will do so without a guilty conscience.

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WORDz for the WEEK

166. Many people doubt their ability, but few have any misgivings about their importance.

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

New research makes the case for a mechanism similar to multiple sclerosis in at least some cases of fibromyalgia. What could that mean for us? See what the study uncovered, below.
Also this week, three new studies on juvenile cases of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, and a question: what has the Affordable Care Act meant for you? Don't miss the poll!
Down in Featured Articles, you'll find a lot of information about getting through this time of year.
Take care of yourself!

http://specials.about.com/service/newsletters/chronicfatigue/3053557906000165a000262d.htm

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The ‘Body’ is Back in Fibromyalgia - Small Nerve Fiber Damage Suggests The Pain Begins There

The ‘word’ on Fibromyalgia, which was originally proposed to be a disorder of the muscles, has been that it’s a disorder of the central nervous system. Studies have found that both the pain-producing and the pain-inhibiting sides of the central nervous system in Fibromyalgia are clearly dysregulated. These are important findings, but they’re not the whole story. You wouldn’t know that from overviews of the disorder on the web where the central nervous system paradigm dominates.

Read more: http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2014/04/29/body-back-fibromyalgia-small-nerve-fiber-damage-suggests-pain-begins/

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Coping with ME/CFS Will Always Be Hard – But There Are Ways to Make it a Little Easier

Insight and Practice …. A Lot of Practice We are all waiting for effective treatment for ME/CFS, but since we are not getting much help from those who could make headway in that issue (the government and its agencies, research funding bodies, the medical community), in the meantime we have to rely on coping. I know Cort loves guest posts on coping so here’s my contribution. While I still must say I have an almost unbearable life with severe ME/CFS, some years into the illness I did manage to reach a degree of acceptance – at least much more than at the beginning. Through this decade of severe ME/CFS, with 24-7 immense pain and massive suffering, I think it has rescued me from going completely crazy.

Read more: http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2014/04/27/coping-mecfs-will-always-hard-ways-make-little-easier/

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The ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia ‘Buzz’ Begins

From new research to treatment options to advocacy to events, there’s a lot going on in the ME/CFS and FM Communities – more than can be explored on the main blog page on Health Rising. The ME/CFS and FM Buzz blog will help rectify that by providing short takes on items of interest in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia that would otherwise get missed. Sign Up
– Sign up to get the blog every time it’s posted or weekly using the subscription box on the right hand side of this page.

Read more: http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2014/04/25/mecfs-fm-buzz-blog-begins/

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How to Prove to Your Doctor You’ve Got Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) And Are Not Just Depressed

Many people with ME/CFS and FM are mistakenly diagnosed with depression first] Wrong diagnoses hurt. They lead doctors to prescribe treatments that don’t work and may even be harmful (exercise!) and they keep doctors from prescribing treatments that do work. They waste patients’ money and, given the fact that the earlier a person is diagnosed with ME/CFS the better chance they have of improving their health, they contribute to poor health. The fact that only from 15-20% of people in the U.S. with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have been diagnosed with it suggests wrong diagnoses run rampant in this disorder. Of all the wrong diagnoses, being diagnosed with depression is surely the most common.

Read more: http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2014/04/26/prove-doctor-youve-got-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-mecfs-just-depressed/

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Fibromyalgia Pain

Whether you are experiencing painful tender points, deep muscle pain, chronic headaches, unending back pain, or neck pain, you know how fibromyalgia feels. People with fibromyalgia experience pain in ways no one else can really understand.

But what is pain? What causes it? Is fibromyalgia pain acute (short term) or chronic (long term)? And what impact does fibromyalgia pain have on every part of your life?

http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/guide/fibromyalgia-pain

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Marijuana Rated Significantly More Effective in Treating Fibromyalgia Symptoms than FDA-Approved Drugs, Global Survey Finds

A survey of 1,339 people with fibromyalgia conducted by The National Pain Foundation and NationalPainReport.com, revealed that those who have used marijuana to treat their symptoms find it significantly more effective than any of the three drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat the disorder.

http://www.ereleases.com/pr/marijuana-rated-significantly-effective-treating-fibromyalgia-symptoms-fdaapproved-drugs-global-survey-finds-214231

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Fibromyalgia Test: Get Treated Faster

Fibromyalgia test may help you to know your probability of suffering from fibromyalgia.
To test for fibromyalgia is entirely based on clinical signs.

http://www.fibromyalgia-information-relief.com/fibromyalgia-test.html

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HOSPITAL CLOSURE CLAUSE: BRIEFING FOR LORDS

Baroness Finlay, a well-respected crossbench peer and doctor, has proposed an amendment to “clause 119” of the Care Bill. If enough Lords support her amendment, then it could be enough to stop Jeremy Hunt’s dangerous hospital closure clause from becoming law.
Earlier this week, 38 Degrees members chipped in enough money to fund a briefing which every Lord will receive. They’ll also be invited to a meeting where Baroness Finlay, along with legal experts, which will make the case for the amendment.

http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2014/04/25/hospital-closure-clause-briefing-for-lords/

You can read the full briefing here: Download File

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Your Top Tips for Surviving Life on Benefits

We’ve had well over 500 replies to our question about what advice you would give to people new to claiming benefits.
They cover issues as varied as where to shop, how to cook, what websites to use, where to get advice, how to cope with neighbours and the media’s hate campaign.
And the picture your suggestions paint is a very different one from the ugly distortions of the tabloids. Not a single mention of food banks. No suggestions about ways to afford flat screen TVs or cigarettes or alcohol.
Instead, your tips have an almost wartime spirit of defiance – a mixture of dig for victory and make-do and mend. Shining through them is a determination to survive without bitterness and without being ground down by adversity.
Above all, they demonstrate the reality of life on benefits that politicians, bankers and the media are desperate to keep hidden in order to make claimants the scapegoats for their own failings.
Having started this, we’re keen to keep it going. So, please add your own suggestions or comments if you haven’t already. You can use the Comments function on the page or email us at office@benefitsandwork.co.uk
We’ve highlighted the winning tips from last week’s competition in red.
Facebook users can also join in the conversation here.
And if you have a particularly pithy tip, you can even tweet it to us using #realbenefitstips

http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/surviving-life-on-benefits?

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Video:How to Slash Your Grocery Store Bill

You can save money on groceries by practicing a few simple habits. Here are tips to slash your grocery bill and more save money on groceries.

http://video.about.com/frugalliving/How-to-Slash-Your-Grocery-Store-Bill.htm

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GMI Daily Edition: 4/28/14

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GMI Daily Edition: 4/30/14

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GMI Daily Edition: 5/2/14
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Next week's FMS eNews will be all about International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day - 12th May. It will also be early, probably Thursday because I shall be away for next weekend.

Don't work too hard
Enjoy May Day Monday Bank Holiday
Fondest wishes to you all
Stella

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Contact: fmsstella@gmail.com

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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.

FMS eNews 26/04/14

What has been happening with the weather? One day it is beautifully bright, warm and sunny, and we feel that spring has truly sprung but then it's dull, cold and wet and we wonder if we ever left winter behind!

But then there are inevitable 'April Showers', so perhaps it's not so odd after all! Is there a fibro analogy there? One day we might be feeling 'good' then a flare hits and we are instantly 'bad'. Variety is the spice of life, or so we are led to believe!

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WORDz for the WEEK

165. As you travel through life, leave your mark, not a stain.

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Cholesterol

Norah Wickerson

This is not the 'baddie' we have being led to believe. It is essential for many very important functions -

Helps to make hormones like oestrogen and progesterone.
Helps to make stress hormones like adrenalin and cortisol.
Helps repair little tears and damage in cells and blood vessels.
Forms part of the make up of the myelin sheath to protect nerves.

Most importantly it helps the body metabolize Vitamin D - vital to have optimal level of this in any chronic pain condition and problems with immune system and general health. I could argue that vitamin D is the most important vitamin, even though it is actually a hormone, as it does so much more than we previously were aware of.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17459523/FMS_eNews/Norah_Wickerson_Article-05.pdf

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Fibromyalgia Awareness Day 12th May

Please take note of the announcement in last week's FMS eNews about the presentation to MPs on 12th May in The House of Commons committee room 19 from 18.00. Do please write to your MPs to encourage them to attend, and to meet you there if you can go.

http://fmsenews.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/fms-enews-190414.html

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Adrienne Dellwo

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

Have you worked hard to lose weight, only to find it nearly impossible? See what new research is showing about the metabolism and fibromyalgia, and why we have an even harder time than most people. That's below. Also this week: a drug shows promise in one study, but it's almost unknown in the U.S.; and a look at "crisis mode," why it's a real problem, and how you - and those close to you - may be able to better cope with it.
Down in Featured Articles, we'll take a look at different aspects of your life and how to make them a little better.
Take care of yourself!

http://specials.about.com/service/newsletters/chronicfatigue/30534c3e8600019b9a00262b.htm

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Dr. Teitelbaum Talks on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

Dr. Teitelbaum has been studying and treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia since he came down with ME/CFS over thirty years ago. The author of the best selling ME/CFS treatment book, “From Fatigued to Fantastic’, Dr. Teitelbaum talked for 48 minutes on his basic approach talk to ME/CFS and FM at the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine conference.

Read more: http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2014/04/21/dr-teitelbaum-talks-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-fibromyalgia

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The Fatigue and Pain Producers: Could Glial Cells Be ‘It’ in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia?

Suddenly glial cells are turning up in spades in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. The Japanese neuroinflammation study found widespread glial cell activation in the brains of people with ME/CFS. Younger’s leptin finding suggests the glial cells may be going bonkers in ME/CFS, does his successful low dose naltrexone study in Fibromyalgia. VanElzakker’s Vagus Nerve Infection Hypothesis proposes chronic glial cell activation near the vagus nerve is causing ME/CFS.

Read more: http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2014/04/20/fatigue-pain-producers-glial-cells-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-fibromyalgia

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Is choice lost? Microchips to administer drugs, replace pills

According to reports from CNN, people who use pharmaceutical drugs, but who don't like having to remember, think, exercise their personal agency, or make their own proactive choices throughout their day, may soon be able to get their medications automatically administered via an implanted chip.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/044868_microchips_drug_injections_hybrid_humans.html

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Natural ways to sweeten foods without refined sugar

People who prefer to sweeten their foods do not have to rely solely on refined sugar or artificial sweeteners to accomplish the task. There are several sources that produce the sweet taste many people crave without adding the calories most people are constantly trying to avoid. The important thing when trying to find a natural sweetener is to look for those that offer other benefits in addition to their sweet flavor.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/044864_refined_sugar_natural_sweeteners_diabetes.html

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Do People That Eat Margarine Really Know How It's Manufactured?

Polyunsaturated margarine became a major part of the Western diet and had overtaken butter in popularity in the mid-20th century. Despite their best efforts, the margarine lobby has failed to convince most people that their synthetic concoctions are healthy. So what is not obvious to most of the people who consume it? The manufacturing process of course, which is very similar to the way plastic is produced.

http://preventdisease.com/news/14/041514_Do-People-That-Eat-Margarine-Know-How-Its-Manufactured.shtml

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The Revolutionary "Good Fat" That Promotes Heart, Brain, Bone and Joint Health

Although we tend to think of fat as a "bad" thing, there are "good" fats that our body needs in order to function properly - in fact, we can't live without them.
Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are in that good fat group. Our body requires them in order to perform a number of different biological processes. EFAs must be ingested because the body does not manufacture them itself.

Read on: http://www.prohealth.com/ep/EP041814

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Innovative Nutrient Helps Repair Damaged Mitochondria & Reduce Fatigue up to 45%

Clinical trials have shown that NT Factor® can actually support the repair of damaged cell
membranes - in effect reducing the cells' biological age and restoring mitochondrial ability to generate energy.
This is true whether the reduced energy/fatigue is from an illness like ME/CFS or fibromyalgia, a side effect of chemotherapy, or simply a result of aging. Studies done with severely fatigued patients in each of these populations demonstrated that NT Factor can support reduction of fatigue levels by as much as 45 percent.(1-3)

http://www.prohealth.com/ep/EP042414/index.cfm?slvor=11743.1152956.0.1.0.110434

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Pain Drug Dos and Don'ts

Does Motrin IB contain aspirin? What’s the difference between Norco and Vicodin? A top pharmacist answers your questions.
Watch Video ›
• How Narcotic Pain Medications Work
• Tips to Choose a Nonprescription Pain Reliever
• States Oppose Powerful New Painkiller

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Bust Stress for Better ZZZs

[stress] Feeling overwhelmed? That can make it hard to unwind and rest at night. Manage your stress and end sleepless nights.
Read Article ›
• Secrets of Contagious Yawning
• Worst Jobs for Sleep
• Music for Your Workouts

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Women and Fibromyalgia (sorry gentlemen!)

Many of the books on fibomyalgia tend to focus primarily on how to live with the condition. While there is value in this approach I believe we need more answers about why fibromyalgia is more common in women.
This is a book that will share twenty women’s stories of courage in living with this unbelievably common, debilitating and chronic condition. It is storytelling that allows voices to be heard that have often been silenced. During the process of interviewing the women I lived through an ‘aha’ moment that led me to a possible, and highly likely explanation about why fibromyalgia occurs primarily in women.

Read more: http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/about-the-book/

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Fibromyalgia pain: Resetting the hypothalamus with diet, sleep, excercise

For fibromyalgia sufferers, increasing movement and re-setting the hypothalamus are critical first steps in reducing pain and restoring wellness.

Victims of fibromyalgia (FM) suffer from fluctuation in body temperatures, making them hot one minute and cold the next. The feeling can range from feverish to shivering.

http://c.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/steps-authentic-happiness-positive-psychology/2013/oct/31/fibromyalgia-hot-cold-and-painful

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Fibromyalgia understood: Sensitive receptors generate excessive pain

Studies conducted at Georgetown University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by Daniel Clauw M.D. and Richard Gracely M.D. and supported by the National Fibromyalgia Research Association, the U.S. Army and NIH have revealed via advanced brain imaging that fibromyalgia is rooted in physical source and not generated by psychological issues.
Advanced technology called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) clearly shows brain blood flow and neurological changes during painful episodes that affect victims of the disorder.

http://c.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/steps-authentic-happiness-positive-psychology/2013/nov/4/fibromyalgia-pain-modern-brain-imaging-confirms-ph

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Fibromyalgia solved: Not in the mind, but a very real physical ailment

The National Biotechnology Information Center (NBIC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently released the findings of research funded by grants from Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals and Forest Laboratories that claim to have discovered a causative pathology (the science of cause and effect) for fibromyalgia.
The cause of the disease escaped researchers for years. In fact, the condition was considered by many in the field of medicine as psychosomatic (in the mind) because of the variety of symptoms that could not be clinically pinned down and patient reporting was the primary criteria.

http://c.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/steps-authentic-happiness-positive-psychology/2013/dec/29/fibromyalgia-solved-pathology-not-mind

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Thalasso-WHAT?

This is something that I am happy to see! There are a really good amount of studies going around concerning Fibromyalgia and treatments that help ease the pain. Compared to years past, it’s a marked improvement, to say the least! I even keep a specific Google Alert set up to e-mail me when any news article with the word “Fibromyalgia” pops up, so I can keep on top of the latest news, research and studies going on with it. This morning, when I checked my e-mail, an article about Thalassotherapy for Fibromyalgia came up!

http://fighterzblog.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/thalasso-what

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Fibromyalgia Books! Why?

Are you doing everything you can to control your fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia books can help You!

Do you know why you're suffering from fibromyalgia?
Do you understand your disease?
When you get a flare up, do you know what's happening?
One minute you're fine, the next you feel terrible. You go shopping and you come back exhausted like having run a marathon! Do you know why?

http://www.fibromyalgia-information-relief.com/fibromyalgia-books.html

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"Let the beauty you love be what you do, there are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground" - Rumi

Some recent articles

MARIE HOWE: HOLDING THE SILENCE by Kim Rosen
CLOSE TO THE GROUND: DIGGING FOR GOLD by Geri Larkin
MEDITATIVE STATE OF MIND LINKED TO BREATHING FOCUS by Traci Pedersen
HOW DOES THE BRAIN PROCESS FORGIVENESS? by Pamela Milam
and much more besides.

http://spiritualityhealth.com/?ref=exct#

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Vicky's Newsletter

With the sun making a welcome appearance, I don’t seem to be the only one that has dusted off their bike this week. I nearly came a cropper when my shoe, which clips onto the pedal, wouldn’t release but survived just. The SPD clips are adjusted now to very lose! This picture was taken on the Worth Way which was a great place to get going again. (See below)

We have had a good break over Easter and caught up with family and friends. I hope you found some time to do the same and enjoyed some ‘downtime’.

I am in the process of having some new flyers printed as I plan to put more classes on in early June. The hall has become available on a Tuesday evening now and I plan to start a 7.30pm class that evening. Please let me know if you would be interested in attending that class or know of anyone that might like a FREE trial in that class.

I hope you had a lovely break over Easter and didn’t eat too many of those eggs!

Vicky x

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May Tai Chi and Qigong Classes and Workshops

Hello everyone, As usual we have a jam packed month of training coming up. We are delighted to have a new beginner Tai Chi course starting on 12 May in Roffey, it's the first beginners course since last September, so do join if you would like to start from the very beginning of Chen style Tai Chi. At the end of May there is our popular Well Woman Workshop, covering Qigong for women and meditation. Bear in mind there are no classes on the two bank holiday Mondays. You can view over the May 2014 calendar here. Thanks for reading and happy training, regards, Nicola.

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S. Bucks Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS Support Group - May Newsletter

Dear All,
The weather is getting warmer and I hope that is helping some of your pains disappear?
I was lucky enough to visit Keukenhof in the Netherlands a few weeks ago on a fine sunny day (see the photo below).

Alex Fong (expert Volunteer) has finished his report on the overview of our group which has been very helpful. One idea he has is helping committee members with a Buddying scheme please see the information on page 3.
Christine and I had a good time at the Chichester Fibromyalgia conference and we are keen to pass on to you the highlights at the next meeting.
Hoping to see you there, Linda

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17459523/FMS_eNews/South_Bucks_Newsletter_14.05.pdf

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