FM HealthWatch Treatment & Research News May 16, 2007
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS · Free Shipping over $75 this week   · Live Chat with Dorothy Wall   · Breaking FM's Vicious Cycles   · Fish oil - straight to heart
FEATURED PRODUCT NEW PRODUCTS OMEGA JUICER - Multi-purpose juicer & food processor CHROMIUM PICOLINATE - Promote a balanced appetite L-TRYPTOPHAN - For improved sleep, mood support and to reduce stress ALCiS - Pain relief cream HEART RATE MONITOR - Accurate tracking during exercise FIBRONOL - Supports sleep FIBROBOOST - Supports sleep - Extra energy boost BOOKS - Research & information Informational DVD's The Joy of Nutrition An optimum nutrient food program I Remember Me An award-winning documentary film Fibromyalgia: Show Me Where It Hurts An invaluable educational tool HIGHEST RATED BRAIN Ginkgo Biloba DETOXIFICATION Guaifenesin FA DIGESTION Acidophilus Pearls ENERGY NADH IMMUNE Olive Leaf Extract MOOD SAM-e PAIN ALCiS SLEEP O24 Fibromyalgia WEIGHT CONTROL L-Carnitine Most Popular for Energy Support Enada NADH	Features Q & A with CFS Patient Dorothy Wall Author of Encounters with the Invisible: Unseen Illness, Controversy and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome How do you explain your "unseen" illness to judgmental friends and family? What about dating? Do you believe this illness is genetic? Our chat room visitors asked it all, and Dorothy Wall answered. You'll see why we said Encounters with the Invisible is the best personal account of chronic illness we've ever read.   more Vicious Cycles that Block FM and CFS Healing - A 2007 Update Richard Podell, MD, is clinical professor at New Jersey's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, with special interests in Fibromyalgia, CFS, stress-related disorders, and clinical nutrition. He discusses tools to reverse problems with sleep, hyperventilation, deconditioning, low magnesium, hormonal imbalances, blood sugar instability, tension, and loss of hope.   more Yeast Issues - Symptoms & Associated Health Problems "Any factor that impairs gastrointestinal and immune integrity" might cause yeast overgrowth, and this can spark or worsen many health problems, writes Clinical Nutritionist Blake Graham. He provides a surprisingly long list of yeast-related symptoms and conditions.   more Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): "What We Say to Ourselves" More and more studies are reporting that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may alleviate the effects of stress in Fibromyalgia and CFS patients. But what exactly is CBT? And is it worth trying? This simple explanation may help you decide.   more FM Events & Conferences Dr. Bell to Speak at Connecticut CFIDS & FM Conference - May 19 This Saturday, May 19, the Connecticut CFIDS & FM Association Spring Conference in Westbrook, CT, will feature a report from David S. Bell, MD, on "Recent Advances in CFS-ME and FM."   more Plan to Attend the CFS & FM Conference in Kansas City - June 1 & 2 "Powerful Speakers and Life-Changing Information" for patients - with a focus on hormone imbalances, inflammation, and natural methods for addressing CFS & FM symptoms. There's help at the 7th Annual Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Awareness Conference in Kansas City.   more Letters From Our Readers Your ideas and questions can make a difference for others: So please write to us. There is still time to submit the May Letter of the Month and win a gift certificate for $100 in ProHealth supplements. What Works for Me Guaifenesin was my answer Success with vegan raw diet These small things help me More little things that help Website helps with questions Q & A Session Electrical device for headache? Lupus diagnosis question Why have I lost taste? What about cracks on tongue? Please share your thoughts with us! Research Abstracts Non-Drug Health Studies Omega-3 fish oil incorporated beneficially into heart tissue - fast Major study links dietary omega-3 [fish oil] to eye health Higher blood magnesium levels associated with lower body fat index Transcranial electrotherapy significant benefit for anxiety disorders Melatonin beneficial in patients with ulcerlike stomach pain (dyspepsia) more FM-related Reports Local anesthetics in some muscle areas may improve overall FM pain New 'Fibromyalgia Bladder Index' for assessment of urinary symptoms CDC projects 67 million U.S. adults with FM/arthritis conditions by 2030 Thyroid autoimmunity more common in FM, no symptom-severity link "Bodily distress syndrome" may unite unexplained syndromes/diagnoses more Weekly Inspiration "It worked! It worked! I'm a genious!" "No you're not, you liar! I invented this!" - Calvin in the cloning machine New Tapes We all had our own set of tapes, or messages that we told ourselves, before our injury. Immediately following our injuries we began making new tapes. These new tapes or messages would be our profile and personality for some time to come. This information would be gathered from our family and friends, from the community, from doctors and others, and of course, ourselves. They are our tapes. We have carefully put them together piece by piece. They have become a reflection of who we have become and how we feel about ourselves today. If we have discovered that we are uncomfortable with ourselves and the new tapes we have made, then it is time we change. Remember, we had the power to put these messages and tapes together. We certainly have the power to change them. From Living With Chronic Pain One Day At A Time, by Mark Allan Zabawa About ImmuneSupport.com Published by ProHealth, Inc., ImmuneSupport.com is the Web's largest resource for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Since 1988, ProHealth has raised and donated over 2.61 million dollars to CFS and FM research and advocacy groups seeking a cure. We believe in "commerce with compassion." Every purchase made at ImmuneSupport.com funds research - as does every purchase made from ProHealth's Health Resource catalog. Visit ImmuneSupport.com Our Mission: Empower patients to take control of their health by providing research & treatment information, advocacy & targeted health products. more If you have any comments, suggestions or ideas, please let us know. We will assume that we have your authorization to share your letter with other readers unless you instruct us not to do so. Send Us Your Feedback