Posted on 05/20/2011 8:47:42 AM PDT by truthnomatterwhat
Your body is in a constant battle to maintain its delicate acid alkaline balance. Over acidity can cause a host of diseases and other problems to manifest in the body. This makes a healthy alkaline food diet all the more important for the sick, to adhere to a 20/80 rule acid/alkaline diet. Those suffering from fibromyalgia need to pay close attention to their acid/alkaline balance.
St. Martins Press – Your favorite snack or dessert could trigger symptoms of fibromyalgia. Tender pain, fatigue, trouble with memory and digestive problems are just a few of the problems experienced by women with fibromyalgia. But emerging research shows that diet can play a role in stopping the pain. Try these 7 easy steps and see if your symptoms improve…
Not even medical experts can figure out fibromyalgia. The symptoms of fibromyalgia are tough to pinpoint, doctors don’t know what causes it or why and patients typically see nearly a dozen physicians before getting a definitive diagnosis.
But physicians agree that stress, an unhealthy lifestyle and a bad acidic diet can aggravate symptoms of fibromyalgia.
While healthy alkaline foods and diet can quiet flare-ups of fibromyalgia and make you feel better.
“The most powerful tools fibromyalgia patients have are their forks, because foods become cells,” says Deidra Rawlings, N.D., a naturopath and author of Foods that Help Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia.
Read more: http://www.healthalkaline.com/alkalinefoods/overcoming-fibromyalgia-symptoms-with-alkaline-diet-foods/#ixzz1MuIcHM7w
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FM isn’t really a disease, but a symptom pattern caused by some underlying problem, one that usually can be mitigated or cured if one could find a doctor knowledgeable enough and caring enough to pursue the lengthy and complex clinical and laboratory diagnosis necessary to find the problem.
Some of the diseases that have FM as a symptom are:
1. Hypothyroidism (needs more than just TSH to diagnose properly; needs full thyroid and thyroid autoimmune panels plus clinical diagnosis).
2. Lupus. (no definitive test, requires clinical diagnosis)
3. Lyme Disease. (need Lyme specialist to diagnose properly)
4. Pernicious Anemia (or other B-12 malabsorption syndrome, needs more than just serum B-12 level to diagnose properly, should be easy to diagnose but most doctors are ignorant of this relatively common disease.)
5. Sleep Apnea and other sleep disorders.
6. Rheumatoid Arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.
7. Sjogren’s Syndrome (requires clinical diagnosis)
8. And no doubt many others.
Any doctor who diagnoses fibromyalgia and leaves it at that is either lazy, ignorant or both, because that’s pretty much the same thing as if a doctor diagnosed you as “sick” or “has a fever”. I highly recommend that you keep going from doctor to doctor until you find a good one who can figure out what is really wrong with you.
‘However, the idea about alkaline vs. acidity is a bunch of hooey. “
That seems to be what they teach in school these days.
I know if my wife eats certain things she gets extremely sick. Doctors can’t explain it but its real.
Do not ever judge what others are going through. You do not know what they are going through. I use to belong to a support group. Some of their stories upset me so much that I had to get out of it. I sure do not need someone telling me that when it hurts to breathe that “ah, it is just in my head”. That is not the part of my body that hurts although I do have a lot of sinus problems, esp this year : ). I deal with it. My dr has me on robaxin, tizanidine, and trazodone. Hope they are spelled right. They really help.
‘I highly recommend that you keep going from doctor to doctor until you find a good one who can figure out what is really wrong with you.’
We tried that, after two years and thousands of dollars we gave up on medical doctors. All they want to do is prescribe a pill to mask the symptoms.
Had all those tests before fibro diagnosis. Am still tested ever so often. The meeds I am on, help.
Try the cabbage soup diet
http://www.cabbage-soup-diet.com/recipe/
It not only is good for losing weight but does something to your joints and other pains. Could just be all the liquid that cleans you out and lube joints, but I think cabbage has some very interesting healing properties. I feel great doing this diet and I suffer from a variety of pain.
Here’s a good list of alkaline vs acidifying food:
http://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/acid_alkaline_foods_list.html
Partial cut & paste:
To maintain health, the diet should consist of 60% alkaline forming foods and 40% acid forming foods. To restore health, the diet should consist of 80% alkaline forming foods and 20% acid forming foods.
Have a little balance. If alternative medicine which has been around for sucha long time were so wonderful, modern medicine would not have developed as it has.
“If alternative medicine which has been around for sucha long time were so wonderful, modern medicine would not have developed as it has.”
Alternative medicine has been around for 5000 years. Modern medicine gets some of its methods and treatments from alternative medicine.
Modern medicine is better at surgery and covering up the symptoms. Its not so good at preventing or curing diseases.
I would venture to guess that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis could be added to the list as well. Thanks so much for this thread and ya'lls input. I've tried just about everything under the sun to get rid of my fatigue and pain but will definitely be trying TheWriterTX's suggestion.
Most people have food intolerances and/or food allergies...however, it is unlikely that high alkalinity/acidity is the cause.
I didn’t learn that in school...I researched it myself and drew my conclusions based on common physiological sense.
“Most people have food intolerances and/or food allergies...however, it is unlikely that high alkalinity/acidity is the cause.”
They are related but not the same issue. The alkalinity/acidity has more to do with body chemistry.
“I didn’t learn that in school...I researched it myself and drew my conclusions based on common physiological sense.”
And I don’t agree. I do not believe that the things we’ve learned in the last 200 years completely replace all the things learned in the previous 5000 years.
Imagine a migrane that lasts for 8 months straight. I've had those, too. Anytime I changed position (sitting to standing, standing to laying down, etc.) I would get vertigo and my stomach would roll.
I could weep for the years of my life I lost, with my precious children and beloved husband, because I was so fatigued. I kept pushing through, holding down a job, doing volunteer work, trying to raise my children, but always - my family suffered. It was not my excuse; it was my albatross.
Thankfully, I had Systemic Candidas, which is curable through diet. But the original diagnosis (most of the symptoms are the same) was Fibromyalgia, which is not.
No cheating, not for at least 3 months. It usually takes that long to kill it off completely.
There is a "die off" period, where the Candidas will flush out into her system as it's being starved and medicated. She's going to feel like HELL for the first 72 hours; after that, every day, she should see some improvement.
Also, make sure she drinks LOTS of water, eats a cucumber or 2 a day, and takes a mild laxative to help "move the mail" so to speak.
As an added side benefit of the diet (aside from the unexpected weight loss), the age spots on my face are disappearing. I look at least 5 years younger.
My friend swore by Lyrica; said it took a couple or three days to “kick in,” but, after that, it was smooth sailing.
Good luck! It's a horrible condition to deal with.
Fibro is typically a collection of symptoms, including:
Chronic pain, chronic fatigue, digestion problems, headaches, sensitivity to smells, sleeping for hours but feeling unrested, etc.
Doctors believe that Fibro is caused by a failure to reach full REM. The other symptoms pop up because of chronic sleep depravation.
I was diagnosed with Fibro last year. Lyrica turned me into a drooling zombie.
Went to a different doctor and was diagnosed with Systemic Candidas. Changed my diet, took some herbal medication, and 9 years of progressively worsening agony disappeared in 3 days. Candidas and Fibro share a lot of the same symptoms, so it's possible she may have Candidas, instead. Worth checking out first.
I worked with Quackwatch back about 13 years ago or so.
Dr. Barrett’s daughter, Deborah, has Fibromyalgia. Her treatment program boils down to aerobic exercise, massage therapy, pain relief and stress management.
http://www.quackwatch.com/03HealthPromotion/fibromyalgia/index.html
As massage therapists, we see clients with Fibro and a related syndrome called Polymyalgia Rheumatica, for which there is a blood test.
The massage portion consists of finding the originating muscle spasms. They can be the result of a virus, an injury, overuse or prolonged stress and often, a combination of all of the above. A certified Neuromuscular Massage Therapist can, over a few weeks or months, relieve the spasms in various muscle groups until they reach the core trigger points. This modality is based on Western musculo-skeletal anatomy and can be reproduced. It has been studied down to the cellular level by David C. Simons, M.D.
Our protocol is to start with one hour sessions a few days apart and work to 30-minute sessions a week apart and then lengthen the time between the 30-minute sessions as long as possible. Often, clients notice they have a certain periodic flare-up of symptoms over a given time period and will make their appointments to coincide with that.
The aerobic portion can be a simple treadmill. The theory is that, while there is a specific muscular cause and a specific region that was initially affected, the resultant disability causes the client to avoid exercise, with a resultant lack of oxygen to the tissues. The walking can alleviate that. Swimming in a warm therapy pool can also help a lot. The body is off gravity, the exercise is aerobic and the water passing along the muscles is soothing. Hot tubs are also helpful. Many hospitals have these available on doctor prescription, sometimes combined with a PT or exercise session. Becoming aware of the ergonomics involved in the client’s work or daily life can also be beneficial, especially if there is an overuse component to the symptoms.
There are attention-getters with every sort of dysfunction imaginable. Because there is no hard and fast test or one shot cure for Fibro, the people who have it get labeled and then they get defensive, which is understandable. That is a self-perpetuating cycle.
Modern scientific medicine is a marvel for many conditions. Some forms of *alternative* (alternative to what?) treatment also work sometimes for some people with some conditions. It is also called *complementary* treatment and is often found in Wellness programs and will be under the oversight of an MD. I know that when we consult with our referring physicians, they will tell us to just keep on doing what we are doing, since they are seeing positive results in their patients. When the complementary work is overseen by a physician and takes place in a clinical setting, many insurance policies will allow some payment or reimbursement.
As we all know, many forms of scientific treatment do not always work for everyone, either. I have seen Fibro clients improve and be able to manage their symptoms over time to the point where they no longer feel they have the syndrome.
People don’t realize Modern Medicine DOES have a philosophy, it is called “Brushfire Philosophy”, which goes “If it’s hot, cool it down, if it’s in, cut it out”. Which is great in trauma situations, but has nothing to do with true health.
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