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For the more than 43 million sufferers of arthritis and similar afflictions, a safe, effective, natural method for reversing such diseases without drugs or potentially harmful side effects.

When veteran health writer Ellen Hodgson Brown found herself suffering from an arthritic hip so painful that sleep was almost impossible, she did not surrender to painkillers or replacement surgery.Instead, she undertook extensive investigation into natural remedies and schools of alternative medicine and devised an eclectic home protocol of fasting and nutritional healing.The result: the arthritis disappeared completely, leaving her feeling better than she had in years.

In Healing Joint Pain Naturally, Brown shares what she's learned in her journey to renewed wellness, in the process proving that the course of arthritis can be reversed.She first investigates the causes of joint disease, examining the roles of stress, poor nutrition, and energy blockage.She then covers the therapeutic possibilities of altered diet and detoxification; supplementation therapies of natural substances that offer safer pain relief without long-term side effects and that promote healing; and regulation therapies, ranging from exercise, massage, and chiropractic to chelation, homeopathy, and acupuncture.Her belief throughout is that healing is a natural process that can be promoted more by respecting the wisdom of the body than by waging war.Inspiring, wide-ranging, eclectic, Healing Joint Pain Naturally brings a message of hope and bodily renewal to millions who have resigned themselves to a life of pain.
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Helpful and Interesting
The author is not a medical practitioner, but she does share with the reader her own experiences with the various natural approaches to alleviating joint pain. The book helped me realize I'd have to be responsible for my healing and figure out what works for me and what doesn't. I think it's important to check with the experts regarding medical advice, but I found her information a good source of ideas worth researching further.

My wrist pain was initially misdiagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis (due to a mix up with the blood work), which is why I picked up this book. Although we eventually discovered the mistake the physician had made and I was correctly diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, I still found the information in this book helpful. ... Read more

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The Arthritis Foundation's Guide to Good Living With Fibromyalgia is the newest comprehensive, understandable guide to understanding fibromyalgia and thriving with this mysterious condition. This book shows the more than three million people with fibromyalgia ways to lessen pain, sleep better and thrive every day. It contains the latest information on new drugs, alternative treatments, exercise, sleep techniques and more. ... Read more

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Great book
As someone who has had fibromyalgia for 14 years, I can honestly say that this book has been quite helpful.It is a good resource to have on hand.

Great for newly diagnosed.
This is another book that would be great for the newly diagnosed. Along with the workbook this is a wonderful aid to help your spouse, other family members, and close friends who are interested in learning what the FMS patient is going through and want to offer their help and support.

Highly Recommended!
This is an excellent resource!It shipped in the condition listed and was shipped quickly.Thank you!

Help yourself with fibromyalgia
I have had fibromyalgia for several years, but only received my diagnosis about 14 months ago. I initially purchased "Fibromyalgia for Dummies" and "Idiots Guide to Fibromyalgia" for basic help and information. I found both of those a little too simplified for my needs. I then purchased this book, along with its companion workbook.

This book is an excellent resource with reliable information. It provides you with information and tools to make treatment and lifestyle choices that work for YOU. Medications and alternative treatments are covered briefly, but with enough information to get you started in the right direction. Just about every topic of living that is impacted by fibromyalgia is covered with things you can try to feel better. There are short occasional real-life fibromyalgia stories for inspiration, and to let you know you are not alone. Excellent techniques, suggestions, exercises, and help in general throughout. This book will not help you file for disabilty. (And fibromyalgia CAN be totally disabling for many). What it does do is guide you with proven advice, suggestions, and techniques to implement in your life, as you are able, to improve your quality of life.

I certainly have not followed every suggestion, and I am far from pain and fatigue-free from reading this book, but it has improved aspects of my life and provided me with useful information. Whenever I have a flare, I turn to this book to remind me I will feel better on some days, there are simple things I can do to feel a little better and more in control, and most of all, I am not alone. I recommend it as a trustworthy guide to improving your quality of life tiny bit by tiny bit.

I would also recommend "Natural Treatments for Fibromyalgia" by the Arthritis Foundation for reliable information on many prescription medication alternatives.

Same Old Rehashed "Advice"
If you are really brand spankin' new to FMS, you may learn something here. Otherwise look elsewhere. Something that really bugged me about this book, is that it didn't once mention anything about work and keeping a job. My FMS is so severe I cannot work and am seeking disability. I've tried everything I can possibly try also - from supplements to drugs, exercise to physical therapy, etc. The book is a big failure for not even mentioning disability. It also rehashes that tired old advice of "exercise and you'll feel better." Junk advice. Telling us the pain we feel is good pain and to fight through it. Yeah right. Some of us actually do have muscular damage from FMS and the fact that we miss out on micro-muscle repair that should be had through stage 4 sleep does indicate that we can acquire damage to our muscles. This book reads like it was written 1998 - 2000 and not updated properly to reflect new evidence and studies that have been conducted (save for mentioning of substance P and IGF-1). The book is more of a "get yourself feelin' happy" workbook. Useless for us severely impacted individuals who've already been through the medical system and back out. Its recommendation of following the food pyramid is absurd especially for those with co-morbid candidiasis (yeast and mold) problems. A book I highly recommend is "Taking Charge of Fibromyalgia: Everything You Need to Know to Manage Fibromyalgia, Fifth Edition" The only reason I give it 2 stars was for the easy to read layout of the book and the pictoral depictions of some stretches. ... Read more

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Over ten million Americans suffer with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and they are continually searching for new information that will help them overcome their illness. This work is loaded with the latest integrative medical breakthroughs for fibromyalgia and CFS. It's a must read for anyone who suffers from these illnesses and wants to feel good again. ... Read more

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Best Book To Help You Figure Out Why You Are So Tired
I have read many books on health, and have never read one so well put together. Dr. Murphree realizes that one treatment is not the answer for everyone. He explains how to get off the tired treadmill one step at a time, and how to add to add additional steps to tailor treatment to your special situation. I was happy to be able to purchase the exact vitamins and formulas that Dr. Murphree suggested in the book from his office. Everyone was so kind and helpful, and I didn't have to scramble around trying to find them from a questionable source. As a extremely sensitive person, I have had only wonderful results from this program. I would suggest reading this book to anyone who has not been able to get their life back on track.

Good and Not so Good...
I enjoyed this book.The author seems extremely knowledgeable on FMS and I learned a lot about it... however - as the book progressed it became more of a sales pitch for his vitamin plan.

Compassionate and Straightforward
This book is very easy to read for those who are in much pain or exhausted as it is often the case with CFS\CFIDS\FM.
It is not at all complex and offers a reasonable theory behind the causes of CFS\CFIDS\FM, and explains (with many scientific references) why conventional anti-depression and other drugs can do much more harm.
It is very helpful as it include Q&A-style text boxes with exactly the questions you'd want to ask. It promotes certain supplements which I found to be very helpful. Be sure to include Rhodiola, Licorice Root, Garlic and Oregano Oil as well. Construct your diet around Low-GL as well as anti-inflammatory food choices. Research is rewarding in the end.

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Discover the answer to the mysteries of these debilitating illnesses

Explaining “Unexplained Illnesses” provides long-sought explanations for the properties of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), fibromyalgia, and posttraumatic stress disorder. This groundbreaking book examines common symptoms and signs; short-term stressors such as infection, chemical exposure, physical trauma, and severe psychological stress; why people are often diagnosed as having more than one of these illnesses, and approaches for treating the cause of each disease, rather than the symptoms. The book presents a detailed and well-supported mechanism (the NO/ONOO- cycle) that provides consistent explanations for many of the puzzling elements of these diseases.

At least a dozen scientists have proposed that chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, and fibromyalgia must share a common mechanism; others have suggested posttraumatic stress disorder may belong to this group as well. This unique book provides explanations for their previously unexplained properties with more than 1,500 references to scientific literature, creating a whole new approach to therapy and treatment of these illnesses.

Explaining "Unexplained Illnesses" provides answers to these questions:

• how do short-term stressors initiate chronic illness?
  
• how does the biochemistry of the NO/ONOO- cycle produce chronic illness?
  
• how can the diverse symptoms and signs of these illnesses be generated as a consequence of their common biochemistry?
  
• why is there so much variation in symptoms from one sufferer to another?
  
• what are the principles underlying the NO/ONOO- cycle mechanism?
  
• how does the NO/ONOO- cycle provide explanations for a dozen previously unexplained properties of these illnesses?
  
• how might 14 additional illnesses/diseases also be caused by the NO/ONOO- cycle etiology?
  
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A new paradigm for chronic illness
Explaining Unexplained Illnesses
Disease Paradigm for:Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Gulf War Syndrome, and Others
By Martin Pall, PhD (Informa Health Care 2009)

By Jackie Steincamp, New Zealand

Dr Pall opens our eyes to the altered biochemistry in chronic disease.A marvellous argument - but awarning, this book is not for the fainthearted, woolly-headed or medically and scientifically ignorant!
Hel presents the NO/ONOO (pronounced, aptly, "No, oh no!) cycle as the causal mechanism for CFS, FM, MCS, PTSD and related illnesses.Nitric oxide (NO) itself has many useful functions in the body, but if its levels are too high, its oxidant by-product, peroxynitrite (ONOO) propagates itself and creates a chronic vicious cycle.He argues that therapies should focus on down-regulating the NO/ONOO cycle and presents many modalities collected from various researchers and clinicians.He quotes extensively from such CFS medical heroes as Drs Paul Cheney, David Bell, Jacob Teitelbaum, Grace Ziem, and Garth Nicolson.
Dr Pall has written and researched M.E./CFS illnesses for many years.He is Professor of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences at Washington State University.His long term interests in the body's regulatory systems and free radicals. Among his many distinguished activities, he is on the editorial board of the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Haworth).
He shows that NO/ONOO damage can be quite local within the body, impacting on one tissue, but not necessarily another.Different people suffering from these illnesses thus can have an infinite variety of symptoms and signs produced by this variation in tissue distribution.Increased inflammatory processes are also engendered by high levels of peroxynitrite and may be quite localized.
He draws from world wide research to argue that whatever type of "unexplained illness" is concerned, that genetic susceptibility leading to hormonal abnormalities arekey factors."No! Oh no!" is not the basic problem.The individual's genetics and hormonal balance are the determining factors.
Lengthy explanations of why agents such as glutathione, selenium, flavonoids, magnesium, carnosine and carnitine (and many others) show why they help down-regulate the ONOO cycle.Summaries oftreatment protocols (all heavily anti-oxidant) from four leading M.E./CFS specialists illustrate how they may be used in treatment. .
Dr Pall provides a remarkable argument on what is surely a central thesis of chronic unexplained and fatiguing illnesses:namely that oxidative stress mechanisms point the way to any therapeutic approach. There is a wealth of information in this book, much of it quite technical, but understandable for any informed and determined reader.

Good in parts but misleading about ME and 'CFS'
It is important to note that Pall should not be considered a M.E. expert and that when he refers to `CFS' this information should not be assumed to apply in whole or in part to M.E.

Some of what he is saying generally may possibly be relevant to M.E. patients to some extent (as regards treatment, rather than symptomatology or aetiology, as it does with multiple sclerosis for example), but this is as yet unclear due to the fact he unfortunately makes no distinction between fatigue and `CFS' and the distinct neurological disease M.E.

M.E. is NOT at all a medically unexplained illness, and has little in common with the conditions Pall claims `share many symptoms and often occur together' such as PTSD and MCS and Fibromyalgia - unlike `CFS.' As Pall claims, `CFS' (or rather, those illnesses which are misdiagnosed as `CFS') can be caused by many different things including bacterial infections, psychological stress and physical trauma but this makes it very clear that when Pall refers to `CFS' he is not referring to genuine M.E.

Anyone who describes an illness that is based on fatigue, is medically unexplained, has symptoms similar to Fibromyalgia or PTSD etc., and that can be caused by many different things such as trauma, physical and emotional stress and bacterial infection and common virus infections such as EBV or herpes etc., IS NOT REFERRING TO M.E. and is not knowledgeable about even the most basic facts of M.E.

The research is very clear that M.E. is not (and cannot) be caused by stress, trauma or bacterial infections and so on. M.E. is caused by a virus, an enterovirus and is primarily a testable and measurable neurological disease with many distinct features and unique symptoms.

Please, if you have a 'CFS' (mis)diagnosis, do everything you can to find your correct diagnosis, do not accept 'CFS' ever as an end point to the process of diagnosis. This theory may have some merit as regards M.E., some of it fits, but this information is inaccurate with many basic facts about M.E. so please go elsewhere for that info!

Jodi Bassett, HFME

An in depth explanation
In this book you will find an in depth etiology of 4 little known diseases (MCS, CFS, PTSD and FM). Their causes, mechanism and how to fight them efficiently.
As well as some thought about collaterals, such as the difficulty to diagnose, the ignorance and skepticism of most people including, sadly, medical profession. And some number on how wide spread (and ignored) they are.
There is a wealth of reference at the end of the book (about 120 pages of them!)

Also you'll find also conjectures on numerous other disease, such as Asthma, Allergy, Lupus.

It was a great read. Although, not being a MD or biologist myself, some passage were a bit difficult and I just browsed over them.

beacon of hope
Dr. Pall's book explains what I want ever doctor and family member or friend to finally understand. MCS is a real, and tragic, illness that results from the casual attitude we have with chemicals in our environment and this is what is happening.The book is an excellent text for the average person, and those with a non-scientific mind, as Dr. Pall teaches a basic science class on the NO/ONOO process responsible for the illnesses which many of us have had to live with for years. As I read the book I felt hope for all who suffer from one of these. More important still is the treatment formula that Dr. Pall, Dr. Grace Ziem and Jim Seymour have introduced. This treatment has changed my life. I highly recommend this book; buy several and gift them to every doctor you know...It's that important.

Excellent book all doctors should read and all with chemical injury
I read this book which I now plan to give to my Dr. so he can read it also.I suffer from this illness and really appreciate this book altho some of it was above my head.I learned lots from what I was able to read and understand.I recommend it for all who are suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and chemical injury and also for ALL doctors. ... Read more