Archive for June, 2010
 Many who must cope with the allergies and food sensitivities that often accompany Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS, CFIDS), Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS aka Environmental Illness), and/or Fibromyalgia (FM, FMS) have to go through some trial and error to discern what eating plan will work best for them. Many follow the eating plan with a specific food choice agenda like the Specific Carbohydrate Diet™ — which is proven helpful for those who have the Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) problems that often accompanies Fibromyalgia (or ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s Disease, and other digestive diseases as well), while others take a more relaxed approach to meeting their nutritional requirements, One thing that most experts agree all sensible eating plans have in common is that organic and all natural foods free of chemical additives and preservatives are the healthiest food choices.
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Anyone who must deal with a disabling chronic illness, chronic condition, or chronic pain needs to develop coping skills to help overcome their situational depression and improve their personal well-being.
These suggestions will help:
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Making Your Bed May Be Bad for Your Health
 If you are like so many who cope with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, you also cope with allergies. If you must also work to keep your allergies under control, chances are you’ve already taken precautions and other steps in your attempt to allergy-proof your bedroom. That might involve switching to organic cotton sheets, a germ-free humidifier, or an air purifier. According to a recent study, that may not be enough. It appears that something as simple as making your bed every day may be creating a bedroom environment that will worsen your allergy symptoms.
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by Bernie aka TigerLilea
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The Specific Carbohydrate Diet™ (SCD™) is a grain-free, lactose-free, and sucrose-free diet that was originally designed for Celiac Disease. Today the SCD is also used for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Candida, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Diverticulitis, Cystic Fibrosis, and Chronic Diarrhea. The SCD™ is proving helpful to many with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia as well.
The SCD was designed by Dr. Sidney Haas for his young Celiac patients. Years later his son, Dr. Merrill Haas also joined him in his research and together in 1951 they published a book called Management of Celiac Disease.
Elaine Gottschall popularized the SCD after her daughter successfully used the diet in the late 1950s to recover from Ulcerative Colitis. |
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Some climates just make it difficult to keep your cool when you’re outdoors. Because it’ll stay cool for days without the need for refrigeration or freezing, those in the know tell me that the EverCool Cooling Bandanas are popular with the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Special polymer beads are sewn into the EverCool Cooling Bandanas. When soaked in water, the beads expand to 100 times their original size and the coolness comes from the polymer beads retaining the coolness of the water and natural evaporation; this evaporation process can last several days, which provides extended relief from heat elements no matter where you are.
Keeping cool can also be a problem for those with many disabling chronic conditions because of anhidrosis. Anhidrosis is the inability to sweat, important because without the ability to sweat, the body loses it’s primary means to stay cool. A misting fan is a cooling option you can carry with you; the mist mimics perspiration and the fan helps the mist evaporate and cool you. (These fans come in baseball team versions for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and others.)
Another alternative for keeping cool is to use a Mini, Hand-Held Air Conditioner — a battery-operated, evaporative cooling fan unit.
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