Fascia and Its Role In Fibromyalgia Pain

June 20, 2011

Dr. Ginevra Liptan, founder of The Frida Center for Fibromyalgia and author of “Figuring Out Fibromyalgia,” spoke to our support group (The Portland Area Fibromyalgia – ME/CFS Group) on Saturday. The topic of the talk was “Fascia and Its Role in Fibromyalgia Pain.”  However, Dr. Liptan was kind enough to take questions from the group [...]

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Practicing Gentle Kindness and Love for Yourself

June 17, 2011

When we are young children, we begin to construct an ego to deal with the world, with going to school, with being in a family. This ego is made up of judgments about who you are, what you deserve in life and what you don’t. As you age, this habit of self-judgment has you identifying [...]

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Does Chronic Illness Make Self-Acceptance More Difficult?

June 13, 2011

I was thinking about how our identities can become whittled down with chronic illness. As our activities get curtailed, so do many of the ways we define ourselves. We may no longer have a career or a job title, we may have lost the ability to be athletic, to clean our own homes, to garden [...]

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Suspending Comments For Now

June 4, 2011

For the time being I will be suspending comments on all posts. I am receiving way too much spam and also don’t have the energy to moderate comments. Unfortunately the Epstein Barr Virus that I had thirty years ago has come back around. I am exhausted, have a sore throat, swollen glands, fever, increased brain [...]

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Meriva; an OTC powerful anti-inflammatory

May 16, 2011

You may remember that I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis a number of months ago.  It was a diagnosis that sent me reeling into a depression for weeks.  The only problem is that, the more I researched it, the joints affected in my hands are not typical RA joints.  Also, my rheumatoid factor blood test [...]

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Your Illness Is Not Your Fault

May 12, 2011

First, I want to say that I completely believe in an integrative approach to treating fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.  This means a combination of allopathic and naturopathic medicine as well as things like massage, music therapy, meditation, journaling, chiropractic, positive thought, etc. That said, I have beat myself up to no end because I [...]

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“Figuring Out Fibromyalgia” by Ginevra Liptan, M.D.

April 29, 2011

I had actually decided to close my blog as I didn’t feel I had much else to say about fibromyalgia. Laziness and distraction had kept me from removing my site from cyberspace and now I am glad. As you will read below, I have new avenues to explore regarding fibromyalgia and have renewed hope that [...]

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Hypnotherapy Was a Success

March 16, 2011

Who would have thought that I could be pain-free after one hypnotherapy session? I certainly didn’t. The therapist claimed that it could happen, but I didn’t necessarily believe him. A couple of weeks ago, I went to a free class about hypnosis and stress relief. The instructor explained to us about hypnosis and then he [...]

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What Is Energy Medicine?

March 11, 2011

According to a quote from Donna Eden, author of “Energy Medicine,” “Energy Medicine awakens energies that bring vitality, joy, and enthusiasm to your life — and greater health to your body, mind, and spirit! Balancing your energies balances your chemistry and hormones, helps you feel better, and helps you think better. And it empowers you [...]

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Sue Ingebretson, author of "FibroWHYalgia" Speaks to My Support Group

February 12, 2011

I just had the pleasure of speaking to Sue Ingebretson, author of “FibroWHYalgia.”  She was gracious enough to present at my group’s (The Portland Area Fibromyalgia/CFIDS Support Group) first teleconference meeting. Sue is a lovely person who has written a phenomenal book subtitled:  Why Rebuilding the Ten Root Causes of Chronic Illness Restores Chronic Wellness. [...]

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