Posted on November 13, 2010.
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Anyone who copes with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS, CFIDS), Fibromyalgia (FM, FMS), or any other fatiguing disabling chronic condition or disease will be able to relate to this comic strip:
Posted on November 8, 2010.
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Back Scrubbers
 Back scrubbers definitely make life easier, especially for those with range-of-motion or mobility issues — and are among the must-have items for those who wish to make living alone easier.
Back scrubbers come in a variety of models and prices.
Popular types of styles of back scrubbers include long handle models with a loofah, cleaning, or net pouf (mesh) sponge. Others have nylon bristles or natural bristles. Also popular are the two-handled back scrubbers and those with a dual-sided head that has bristles on one side and massaging “beads” on the other.
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Posted on November 7, 2010.
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A Foot Brush
 A foot brush and foot care aids definitely make life easier, especially for those with range-of-motion or mobility issues — and are among the must-have items for those who wish to make living alone easier.
Brushes for the feet and other feet-cleaning aids come in a variety of models and prices.
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 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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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.
by Pamela Rice Hahn
 Your body constantly battles forces that are out to cause you harm, such as dangerous bacteria and viruses. Sometimes even despite your concerted efforts of practicing good hygiene and other preventative measures, one of them slips by and enters your body. When all goes according to plan, your immune system zaps these nasty microorganisms and all is well.
Other times, something triggers the “oops” mechanism in your body and your immune system becomes overactive and, in essence, gets a bit mixed up about what specifically it’s supposed to be doing. When that “oops” happens, your immune system begins to attack the healthy cells it’s supposed to be protecting.
The result can be that an autoimmune illness develops.
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Time Management for Those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, & Other Disabling Conditions
by Pamela Rice Hahn
 How do you manage your time when your body seems to be sabotaging your every effort to do so?
Anyone who copes with the turmoil caused by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, or another disabling conditions for which one of the primary symptoms is devastating fatigue knows how difficult it is to plan your time. It’s true: Nobody seems to have enough time at his or her disposal. But most people can predict with a degree of certainty how they’ll feel from one minute to the next. Predictability is a key to optimal time management. That’s the stuff of which time studies are made — or broken.
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A professional writer since 1984, Pamela Rice Hahn is the author of more than 20 published books.