Away, But Not Gone Fishin'

Rich Carson is away from ProHealth this week, working to learn all he can at the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (IACFS) Conference in Florida, which runs through January 14. Importantly, this conference is focused as much on informing Fibromyalgia specialists and patients as on CFS.

In fact, the intensive five-day schedule of research updates and educational sessions is being co-sponsored by PANDORA - an advocacy organization dedicated to bettering the lives of people with FM, CFS, and other related 'neuroendocrineimmune disorders.'

In addition to more than 300 researchers and clinicians from all over the world, the conference is hosting record crowds of patients, plus advocates, caregivers, and students. Next week all these attendees will be back home; inspired, better informed, and ready to begin passing on what they've learned to you.

May hope bloom for us all in 2007

Rich Carson
ProHealth Founder and CFS Patient

What FM, CFS & Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Have in Common

This concise summary of the criteria for diagnosing FM, CFS, and MCS points out their overlaps - and differences. Dr. Alison C. Bested, MD, a noted specialist in these chronic multi-system illnesses, also explains her clinic's "weed and seed" approach to treatment.   more

Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation: Research Points to Quality of Life Improvements without Drugs

Cranial electrotherapy stimulation - also known as tDCS - delivers minute amounts of current to the head via a hand-held device sold by prescription in the U.S. Now, "a wide body of research suggests the technique effectively treats insomnia, depression, and anxiety (the only FDA approved uses)... and shows promise for other conditions such as pain, tension/migraine headaches, Fibromyalgia, and ADHD."   more

Tea Polyphenols - Antioxidants and Prebiotic Defense?

In addition to their antioxidant properties, the plentiful polyphenols in tea may both suppress bad bacteria in the gut and support the growth of friendly bacteria, says a new study from Singapore.*   more

Genetic Basis for Chronic Pain Conditions Discovered

Revolutionary news from a $19 million NIH-funded pain research study at the University of North Carolina.   more

Fibromyalgia Drug Market Expected to Top $1 billion "by 2014"

Pharmaceutical companies are "racing" to gain regulatory approval for their drugs to serve the virtually untapped Fibromyalgia market, industry sources report.   more

• The FM acupuncture benefit dispute: Mayo study wrong?
  
  
• Sexual functioning of women with Fibromyalgia analyzed
  
  
• The genetics of FM: Multiple neurotransmitter gene variants
  
  
• Manic symptoms twice normal rate in FM - Italian study
  
  
• Distress about FM significant determinant of health behavior
  
  
• Cortisol secretion may be linked to FM symptom severity
  
  
• Low adrenal activity implicated in FM & Sjogren's patients
  
  

Plant carrots in January and you'll never have to eat carrots. - Unknown

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom? But we hope it, we know it. - Goethe

Resentments: Time to Clean House

Many of us have harbored resentments toward doctors, lawyers, employers and others. The doctors didn't take away our pain. The lawyers didn't do a good enough job. And our employers fired us. The others simply didn't understand what we were going through and expressed little concern.

Regardless if our resentments are from the past or they are new, they must be resolved. They cause stress, sleepless nights, pent up anger, and unnecessary pain. Our only chance is to clean house. Face our resentments and move on.

Our resentments are like weeds. When not dealt with, they keep spreading throughout our body. Eventually we become ragefull, bitter people and we become consumed with pain. Today is our day to put the past behind us and move forward with peace and contentment.

From Living With Chronic Pain One Day At A Time, by Mark Allan Zabawa

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