cataracts, glaucoma or damage to the optic nerve; elevate blood pressure; cause water retention, psychic derangement or emotional instability; retard growth in children and infants; and cause convulsions. In addition to these side effects, The Rx List warns that Prednisone may produce a number of adverse reactions such as muscle weakness, loss of muscle mass, osteoporosis, vertebral compression fractures, ulcers, abdominal distension, slow wound healing, thin or fragile skin, sweating, vertigo, headaches and menstrual irregularitiesFibromyalgia is a disabling disorder which involves achiness, inability to sleep well, morning stiffness, tiredness throughout the day, headaches, memory problems, dizziness, numbness and/or tingling, fluid retention, cramping and diarrhoea. Victims commonly suffer tenderness at the elbows, in the hip joints, in the neck and chest and along the vertebrae. Sometimes motion can aggravate the discomfort and soreness of fibromyalgia. There is also a very close link with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and sufferers often have a combination of both.

The condition can be chronic; however, it is not crippling. Doctors once thought the pain fibromyalgia patients experienced was psychosomatic, although that perception is now changing. We recognise this pain is very real! Patients describe it as a throbbing, stabbing, burning and shooting sensation.

Fibromyalgia is often accompanied by a sleep disorder call alpha-EEG anomaly. This condition occurs when periods of deep sleep are interrupted by brain activity that simulates waking and the result is poor sleep. Other sleep disorders are also common in fibromyalgia patients, including sleep apnoea, bruxism, restless leg syndrome and rapid muscle contraction during sleep. these patients often suffer from symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome as well.

Researches believe fibromyalgia affects roughly two to four percent of the population and statistics also indicate that this condition occurs ten time more often in woman than in men.

Fibromyalgia belongs to the group of diseases know as AUTO IMMUNE diseases.

Is There a Cure for Autoimmune Diseases? Although there is no known cure to autoimmune diseases, various treatments can help patients to manage their symptoms. One treatment commonly prescribed for these conditions is the drug Prednisone, but this drug may cause a number of serious side effects according to The Rx List: The Internet Drug Index. The index includes pages of warnings, precautions, and toxicity reports about this drug. An outline of some of the side effects indicates that the drug may mask signs of infection and decrease resistance to infection; cause cataracts, glaucoma or damage to the optic nerve; elevate blood pressure; cause water retention, psychic derangement or emotional instability; retard growth in children and infants; and cause convulsions. In addition to these side effects, The Rx List warns that Prednisone may produce a number of adverse reactions such as muscle weakness, loss of muscle mass, osteoporosis, vertebral compression fractures, ulcers, abdominal distension, slow wound healing, thin or fragile skin, sweating, vertigo, headaches and menstrual irregularities.

can be chronic; however, it is not crippling. Doctors once thought the pain fibromyalgia patients experienced was psychosomatic, although that perception is now changing. We recognise this pain is very real! Patients describe it as a throbbing, stabbing, burning and shooting sensation.

Fibromyalgia is often accompanied by a sleep disorder call alpha-EEG anomaly. This condition occurs when periods of deep sleep are interrupted by brain activity that simulates waking and the result is poor sleep. Other sleep disorders are also common in fibromyalgia patients, including sleep apnoea, bruxism, restless leg syndrome and rapid muscle contraction during sleep. these patients often suffer from symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome as well.

Researches believe fibromyalgia affects roughly two to four percent of the population and statistics also indicate that this condition occurs ten time more often in woman than in men.

Fibromyalgia belongs to the group of diseases know as AUTO IMMUNE diseases.

Is There a Cure for Autoimmune Diseases? Although there is no known cure to autoimmune diseases, various treatments can help patients to manage their symptoms. One treatment commonly prescribed for these conditions is the drug Prednisone, but this drug may cause a number of serious side effects according to The Rx List: The Internet Drug Index. The index includes pages of warnings, precautions, and toxicity reports about this drug. An outline of some of the side effects indicates that the drug may mask signs of infection and decrease resistance to infection; cause cataracts, glaucoma or damage to the optic nerve; elevate blood pressure; cause water retention, psychic derangement or emotional instability; retard growth in children and infants; and cause convulsions. In addition to these side effects, The Rx List warns that Prednisone may produce a number of adverse reactions such as muscle weakness, loss of muscle mass, osteoporosis, vertebral compression fractures, ulcers, abdominal distension, slow wound healing, thin or fragile skin, sweating, vertigo, headaches and menstrual irregularities

ents, including sleep apnoea, bruxism, restless leg syndrome and rapid muscle contraction during sleep. these patients often suffer from symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome as well.

Researches believe fibromyalgia affects roughly two to four percent of the population and statistics also indicate that this condition occurs ten time more often in woman than in men.

Fibromyalgia belongs to the group of diseases know as AUTO IMMUNE diseases.

Is There a Cure for Autoimmune Diseases? Although there is no known cure to autoimmune diseases, various treatments can help patients to manage their symptoms. One treatment commonly prescribed for these conditions is the drug Prednisone, but this drug may cause a number of serious side effects according to The Rx List: The Internet Drug Index. The index includes pages of warnings, precautions, and toxicity reports about this drug. An outline of some of the side effects indicates that the drug may mask signs of infection and decrease resistance to infection; cause cataracts, glaucoma or damage to the optic nerve; elevate blood pressure; cause water retention, psychic derangement or emotional instability; retard growth in children and infants; and cause convulsions. In addition to these side effects, The Rx List warns that Prednisone may produce a number of adverse reactions such as muscle weakness, loss of muscle mass, osteoporosis, vertebral compression fractures, ulcers, abdominal distension, slow wound healing, thin or fragile skin, sweating, vertigo, headaches and menstrual irregularities

n cure to autoimmune diseases, various treatments can help patients to manage their symptoms. One treatment commonly prescribed for these conditions is the drug Prednisone, but this drug may cause a number of serious side effects according to The Rx List: The Internet Drug Index. The index includes pages of warnings, precautions, and toxicity reports about this drug. An outline of some of the side effects indicates that the drug may mask signs of infection and decrease resistance to infection; cause cataracts, glaucoma or damage to the optic nerve; elevate blood pressure; cause water retention, psychic derangement or emotional instability; retard growth in children and infants; and cause convulsions. In addition to these side effects, The Rx List warns that Prednisone may produce a number of adverse reactions such as muscle weakness, loss of muscle mass, osteoporosis, vertebral compression fractures, ulcers, abdominal distension, slow wound healing, thin or fragile skin, sweating, vertigo, headaches and menstrual irregularitiescataracts, glaucoma or damage to the optic nerve; elevate blood pressure; cause water retention, psychic derangement or emotional instability; retard growth in children and infants; and cause convulsions. In addition to these side effects, The Rx List warns that Prednisone may produce a number of adverse reactions such as muscle weakness, loss of muscle mass, osteoporosis, vertebral compression fractures, ulcers, abdominal distension, slow wound healing, thin or fragile skin, sweating, vertigo, headaches and menstrual irregularities.

Its no wonder many people with autoimmune diseases are interested in alternative or natural treatments that may help them manage their symptoms and improve the quality of their lives.

Glyconutrients and Fibromyalgia

Research suggest that supplementation of monosaccharides (contained in Glyconutrients) could play a role in preventing autoimmune disease (Feizi, 1987). This speculation is supported by the recent finding that abnormalities in the monosaccharide components of our cells can cause antibodies to attack our body components. Antibodies are the body's bullets for destroying foreign substances.

Many fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers have found that using glyconutrients has helped them get their lives back. Whilst glyconutrients do not cure or treat disease, they do provide the body with the nutrients missing from our modern diets. This enables the body to function efficiently as it should and to heal itself.

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Hope, Health & Freedom My Story - Life After Fibromyalgia - There is HOPE!

My name is Shanda and I have always battled health challenges; frequent flu bugs, sore throats, bronchitis, severe PMS and constipation. I had accepted this as "normal" and had learned how to function around being sick. But, in November of 1991, I was hit with Fibromyalgia and it completely destroyed life as I knew it. I suffered without hope or improvement until May of 1998.

I was in constant pain, battling depression and had lost my desire to live. I would not have ended my life. but I carried a note with instructions that if anything happened I did not want any treatment to save my life.

I am Christian with a great husband (married 17 years at that time). Why couldn't I just deal with it? But, chronic pain had worn my strength down. I prayed for healing and strength day after day. Then, God answered my prayer.

I was introduced to someone who had experienced wonderful results with a new product; she s