Tag: restless legs
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2022-Space Weather and You
If you are in a flare or dealing with harsh fibro crap right now, I feel ya. If you are on the guaifenesin protocol, and you’re wondering when you are gonna start to feel better, keep going. You are well on your way to feeling better. Except, for the part where you are flushing the…
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Salicylates and You
If you and your health care practitioner decide to start the *guiafenesin (gwy-FEN-e-sin) protocol, there are some important things to know about salicylates. It is imperative that you avoid any **salicylates topically from now on. In order for the guiafenesin to work it must have unrestricted access to the kidneys. This is described in Dr.…
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Nice to meet you, Mucinex
Mucinex or “guiafenesin is an expectorant that thins mucus and helps to loosen phlegm. Guiafenesin is quickly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, and is rapidly metabolized and excreted into the urine. Guiafenesin is also known to lower uric acid levels. No serious side-effects have been reported.” -Physicians’ Desk Reference It is found in many cold…
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Calling Grace
Having a healthy mindset or outlook to life is no doubt what many of us strive for. Having a chronic illness can mean that you have to work a bit harder at keeping it that way. A complicated balance of enough attention to mind, and body can leave little energy for the spirit. I feel…
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Why Dr. St. Amand?
I came across the book by Dr. R. Paul St. Amand (Internist/Endocrinologist) in 2014. It seemed revolutionary, and maybe somewhat personally daunting to start another thing. Upon reading the forward, preface and first chapter, I was convinced that he was the only health care practitioner that had nailed not only the culprit for fibromyalgia, but…
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The ‘f’ word
The ‘f’ word I’m referring to is Fibromyalgia. It is a cyclic and progressive disease that affects millions of people, primarily women and in every ethnic group. It can start off with curious muscle pain, generalized aches, irrational discomfort, and random stiffness. What follows is a lack of concentration, confusion at times, and forgetfulness. You…
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Searching for answers…
The first few weeks that stretch into months have you baffled. You can’t quite figure out why your muscles are screaming at you. There must be a logical reason. Ahh…feels like you did some uphill jogging while unconscious, and forgot to stretch, and you forgot to do the essential – train for it. At this…
The 'Fibromyologist' 