Fibromyalgia: New Facts Replace Mistaken Beliefs

Recent research has disproved some common misconceptions about Fibromyalgia, but the word has been slow to emerge. Test your knowledge.   more

Natural Treatments for Depression, Anxiety, Stress - Dr. Podell's Protocol

Dr. Richard Podell, MD, specializes in FM/CFS, stress-related disorders, and clinical nutrition. He explains that mood disorders are at heart biochemical illnesses - and describes natural treatments that can support the body's own healing systems.   more

Which Diet is Best For You? A Simple Test May Tell

Clinical trials of weight loss diets have produced inconsistent results, and now Harvard researchers think they know why.   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

Coming in June - A Live Q&A Chat with Nancy Klimas, MD -
In the ImmuneSupport.com Chat Room

Doctor Klimas is a leading expert on diagnostic immunology, allergy, CFS, and much more. You'll be able to ask her about anything - from disability issues and stress management to the newest research & treatment findings. Watch for updates here and on our message board.

• Gene profilers differentiate FM from CFS; severe from mild subtypes
  
  

• "The role of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in reducing body fat"
  
  
• CoQ10 supplementation may support antioxidant defense in blood cells
  
  

• Several mechanisms currently thought to play roles in Fibromyalgia pain
  
  
• Optimistic outlook for "novel" Fibromyalgia pain-drug treatments
  
  
• Warm water/mud-pack therapy offers significant FM symptom relief
  
  
• "Reduction of Fibromyalgia symptoms through IV nutrient therapy"
  
  
• More Abstracts
  
  

Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. - Eskimo proverb

Celebration: Turn Gratitude into Action

Gratitude has profound health effects - lifting depression, increasing energy and optimism, and helping soothe your nervous system. Instead of fight-or-flight, gratitude helps you calm and connect. Do you rejoice in the presence of others, savor each day for the good in it, let others know how much you appreciate them?

Try this simple exercise: Make a celebration visit - either on the phone or in person. Write a thank-you letter to someone in your life for whom you feel genuine gratefulness. Let them know just how and why they've helped you and talk about their courage, constancy, loyalty, kindness, intelligence, persistence, caring - any quality of theirs worth celebrating. Read them this letter and then bask in the feeling of connection and joy between you. This remarkably simple exercise can be done again and again, and you will find it very healing.

From Why Good Things Happen to Good People, by Steven Post, PhD,
and Jill Neimark, Broadway Books, New York, 2007.

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