FMSSAS eNews 11.06.25

Hi there!

This is the last Saturday in June.  The year is half over!  It has been a somewhat traumatic time for me.  I hope you have weathered it well.  Let us all hope for significant improvements in our lives.  Maybe some of the tips and tricks I pass on to you will help.

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WORDz FOR THE WEEK

25.  Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.

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CFIDS & Fibromyalgia

1) "Lifting the Fog" Strategies for controlling brain fog. (Our most popular article ever.) http://www.cfidsselfhelp.org/library/lifting-fog-treating-cognitive-problems
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2) "Killing Me Softly: FM/CFS & Suicide"How to cope when life seems hopeless. http://www.cfidsselfhelp.org/library/killing-me-softly-fmcfs-suicide
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3) "Finding Your Energy Envelope" How to identify your limits and strategies for expanding them (An introduction
to Pacing). http://www.cfidsselfhelp.org/library/finding-your-energy-envelope-part-1
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4) "Sensory Overload" Causes, treatments and prevention. http://www.cfidsselfhelp.org/library/sensory-overload-sources-and-strategies
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5) "Taming Stressful Thoughts" The three step process for making your self-talk more realistic and more
positive (An introduction to Cognitive Therapy).http://www.cfidsselfhelp.org/library/taming-stressful-thoughts-making-thoughts-work-for-you

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Serotonin Series: IBS in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue SyndromeBy Adrienne Dellwo, About.com Guide  June 18, 2011http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/2011/06/18/serotonin-series-ibs-fibromyalgia-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.htm
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Listserv Co-cure articles

1) Prevalence of asymptomatic Celiac disease in children with Fibromyalgia: a pilot study.http://listserv.nodak.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1106c&L=co-cure&T=0&P=3484

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2) Sodium oxybate for the treatment of fibromyalgia.
http://listserv.nodak.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1106c&L=co-cure&T=0&P=3359
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DWP require people with ME/CFS to take part in a consultation process regarding reform of the DLA:
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/?p=6632

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What’s On 4 Me?

A comparatively new site advertising events throughout the country.  Neither Surrey nor Sussex has acquired anyone to be activity leaders.  The franchises are available – at a price!  For more info see the website http://www.whatson4me.co.uk/

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Interview with Researcher on Treating Fibromyalgia with CoQ10

Be sure to follow the links to the various articles.

http://www.endfatigue.com/web-newsletters/nl_2011-06-23.html

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Goalistics

Posts in Chronic Pain and other relevant stuff

http://goalistics.com/category/chronic-pain/

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Running on Empty? Fuel Up with NADH

Do you ever feel like a car that has run out of gas? If so, it may be time to add some NADH to your cellular tank.  NADH is the fuel our cells need to produce energy and function properly. NADH, a reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, is a naturally occurring coenzyme formed from Niacin (vitamin B3) that plays an essential role in the energy production of every human cell - all 100 trillion of them.

http://www.prohealth.com/ep/EP062411/index.cfm?slvor=10652.1041030.0.1.0.110434&eid

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Gardeners’ Club – Grow it!

We all know how important 5-a-day (or more) fruit and vegetables are for a healthy life.  What could be better than to grow your own?

http://www.gardeners-club.co.uk/default/204/Grow_It!_magazine.htm

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How to Drink Your Way Out of Fatigue

“Virtually every health authority, even conventional doctors, recommend 6-8 servings of vegetables and fruits per day but very few of us actually get that. I've found juicing to be a simple and easy way to virtually guarantee that you'll reach your daily target for vegetables. Juicing also allows you to add a wider variety of vegetables to your diet that you might not normally enjoy eating whole, and makes it easier for your body to absorb all those wonderful nutrients.”

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/06/25/cherie-calbom-on-juicing-part-3.aspx

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Juice Plus + - 5+ a day

The World Health Organisation recommends we eat 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Most people don't come anywhere close. Clinically proven Juice Plus+® helps you bridge the gap between what you should eat and what you do eat, every day.  View the Video

https://www.juiceplus.com/

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That leaves us on a note of food (or drink) for thought.  I hope they sustain you.

Adios for now, see you next week – I hope!

Stella

N.B. I would like to point out to you all that the information in my eNewsletters does not necessarily infer endorsement by the charity Fibromyalgia Support for Surrey & Sussex.   Any advice or recommendation of a medical or legal nature must always be discussed with a qualified professional. The charity cannot be held responsible for omissions and/or errors.

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.

I also include various awareness and local issues as well as general health considerations.