HAVE YOU’VE BEEN TOLD YOU’RE CRAZY, LAZY OR DEPRESSED? IF SO YOU’RE NOT ALONE. FRIENDS, FAMILY AND DOCTORS MAY TRY TO MAKE YOU THINK YOUR ILLNESS ISN’T REAL, “ITS ALL IN YOUR HEAD,” THEY’LL SAY. Well… you and I both know that’s just not the case! You often lose your train of thought mid-sentence, have […]
It is not unusual for patients to tell me that despite having all the symptoms associated with low thyroid, they have been tested over and over again for hypothyroidism but their tests are normal and their doctor tells them they are fine. Well you and your doctors should realize that you aren’t normal! Normal blood […]
Excerpt taken from my new 5th edition book, “Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.” . . . Do you battle low energy, brain fog, anxiety, depression, tingling in your hands or feet, cold hands and feet, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, headaches, hair loss, constipation, weight gain, or low sex drive? These are […]
Both of my parents were heavy smokers, a pack a day for years, before finally quitting. Unfortunately their bad habit eventually caught up with them 20 years after they had quit – my Dad died of small cell lung cancer, my mom from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). They died with in 3 months of […]
Increasing your intake of polyunsaturated, omega 3 essential fats is one of the healthiest diet changes you can make, boosting your overall health by leaps and bounds. Polyunsaturated fats (fats liquid at room temperature) are broken down into essential fatty acids (EFA). There are two groups of EFAs, Omega 6 and Omega 3 (DHA and […]
Wait until you are sleepy before going to bed. If you’re not sleepy at your regular bedtime, try to relax your body and distract your mind by reading, listening to music, or some other activity. Try to wind down one hour before bed-avoid watching Pre-sleep rituals help to initiate relaxation each night before bed. A […]
There I was again, speaking with a new patient. And once again, her doctors kept pushing her and pushing her to exercise. “Just exercise and you’ll feel better!” So exercise she would. She’d dutifully put on her sweatpants, and force herself to the gym – or out for a walk. Only to end up in […]
Why do you want to be free of fibromyalgia? Why do you want to feel good again? For some of my successful patients their “why” was their children – they wanted to be able to get down in the floor and play with their children, take them on vacations, spend weekends being active with their […]
Do you know the potential side effects of all your drugs? One of the most important things you can do to improve your health is to become proactive. I strongly encourage you to become an informed patient. You should know what drugs you are taking, what they are for, what their potential side effects are […]
I have specialized in treating, writing about, and teaching others doctors about fibromyalgia, for almost two decades. In the early days of fibromyalgia, most doctors, nor their patients, knew what the illness was, some chose to dismiss it as “all in your head.” Eventually more and more doctors came to realize that fibromyalgia was real. […]
