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Characteristics of Fibromyalgia Treatments

Fibromyalgia is a serious neurological condition that causes pain in the musculoskeletal system. People who suffer from fibro [...]

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Chronic fatigue patients fight ‘lazy’ label, support awareness

Well, how are you? Don’t ask….check out the following article:

Chronic fatigue patients fight ‘lazy’ label, support awareness.

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Java, Java, Java - Is It Actually Good For You?

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The Health Benefits of Coffee

Coffee is made of a number of compounds that are well known for having a positive effect on humans. In addition, it contains certain chemicals that are pleasing to the body and that make the consumer “feel good.” smiley-coffee

One of the benefits of coffee is its ability to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. According to one study, those that drank two cups of coffee per day as compared to those that drank less than one cup per day were significantly less likely to develop the disease. A similar study comparing coffee drinkers to non drinkers found that those that drank 3 cups of coffee per day were less likely to develop Parkinson’s Disease. «Read more…»

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Managing FM and CFS

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Managing FM and CFS

Since there is no known drug that could cure fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome, doctors usually concentrate on treating the symptoms or the triggers or causes of the conditions. Given that there is no definite cure for both illnesses, the best that you can do, if you suffer from CFS, FM or both, is to manage the disease. Here are some tips that could help you: «Read more…»

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Ho Hum…

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Well, not much going on here…ya know, same old, same old…feeling like crap lately…no energy, sore throat, headache, basically flu-like without having the flu…yeah, CFS is wonderful! NOT!!!!
Some people may think, ahh, it’s all in her head. free-confused-smileys-327This couldn’t be farther from the truth. You feel like you have been run over by a truck somedays and other days it is a little milder.
Ya know how you feel when you have the flu? You basically don’t feel like doing anything but wallow in your own self pity…maybe. But I do take Lyrica which is for fibromyalgia, which is along the same lines with some overlapping systems. It helps, sometimes…

Here is an article for those that may not fully understand what this illness does to a person… «Read more…»
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