Fibromyalgia information

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Fibromyalgia

 

Mild, low impact exercise, such as Tai Chi, TENS therapy with massage,

elimination of coffee, tobacco and alcohol, Chlorella 10g daily, Calcium 1500g

daily, magnesium, 600-750 mg daily, acidopholus, lecithin, antioxidants: vit

a 400-1600 IU/day, vit c 500 mg twice a day, selenium, coenzyme Q10 75 mg

per day.

 

Sleep promoting agents:

 

St. John's Wort, 300mg three times daily or as a tea,

 

Kava 100mg three times daily or as a tea,

 

Valerian, 400-900mg before bed

 

German Chamomile 2-8g three times a day or as a tea

 

 

Anti-InflammatoriesA

 

Tumeric .5-1g 2-3 times per day

 

Ginger as a tea up to four cups per day

 

For energy, Ginseng. " Gota kola " 1-3 cups per day.

 

Meditation is good. Highly recommended is biofeedback and hypnosis.

Yoga and QiGong are very good, and especially Tai Chi.

 

Acupuncture has been beneficial in 60% of studies.

 

 

 

In a message dated 10/20/2009 8:34:50 PM Central Daylight Time,

ndirish4evr writes:

 

Hello everyone,

 

So here is my story: I'm helping my friend's step-father run his website on

fibromyalgia. He's a podiatrist that's been practicing medicine since 1960.