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Exposure to air pollutants may amplify risk for depression in healthy individuals. Costs associated with obesity may account for 3. Related Coverage. Managing fibromyalgia tender points. Medically reviewed by Nancy Carteron, M. Can marijuana help treat fibromyalgia? Medically reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, Ph. I fully intend to give this a try. I took the book with me to my rheumatologist appointment and she had heard of the protocol, and that it had had results with some people.
She also said that FM is tricky and what works for one person won't work for another, but encouraged me to try. I am also hypoglycemic, which the book goes into detail about. I have had success in the past being on a similar diet, so if I already know one part of it works, its not a stretch of the imagination to think the other part will as well.
I may be in major early diagnosis denial, but I am going to give this a shot. I am not ready to go softly into that good night! I fully intend to rage against the dyeing of the light.
I will update when I have tried the protocol. View 2 comments. I was disappointed with this book. I had tried guaifenesin briefly before I started the book based on a shorter article by someone else who didn't remove salicylates.
I noticed some improvement and then noticed it getting worse when I ran out so that made me interested in reading this book to find out more about the original protocol. I also read an article by someone at MIT disagreeing with a lot of the findings in this book and I felt the MIT article appeared to be better researched and refere I was disappointed with this book. I also read an article by someone at MIT disagreeing with a lot of the findings in this book and I felt the MIT article appeared to be better researched and referenced and offered other explanations about why guaifenesin might work in some people and why it wasn't necessary to remove salicylates.
After reading the book, I didn't feel motivated to try this protocol, and I am going to keep trying what I had read elsewhere about guaifenesin. I didn't feel like the author provided much support to backup what they were saying. For a medical book, it didn't provide many references to medical articles only information on resources. Even the chapter at the end for medical professionals didn't offer much backup.
Over a decade ago, Dr. Amand, an experienced endocrinologist and UCLA assistant clinical professor, published his protocol for reversing fibromyalgia based on nearly half a century of research. This book offers Dr. Amand's latest research on guaifenesin, an inexpensive, safe, an incresingly available medication that can help reverse the disease.
The authors have seen symtpoms eliminated and normal quality of life restored in an astonishing 90 percent of pateints they treated with Over a decade ago, Dr. The authors have seen symtpoms eliminated and normal quality of life restored in an astonishing 90 percent of pateints they treated with guaifenesin. Updated and revised with more patient anecdotes and a deeper understanding of symptoms, treatments, and results, readers will find: --more information about the current treatment of fibromyalgia and what causes it --new results from Dr.
Amand's studies about the efficacy of guafenesin treatment --changes in disease protocol --discussion of pharmaceuticals in treatment --and much more Nov 23, Joy Sterrantino rated it it was amazing. I am planning on trying out this protocol and putting my daughter on it as well. If it works, and it seems as if it is easy to tell when it is working or not, it will be well worth the time it takes to reverse the symptoms! I'll write more as I try it out. I gave up on it. BUT, the diet part of the book changed my life, so I started a new blog about that, hoping it would help someone else who felt as sick as I did I am planning on trying out this protocol and putting my daughter on it as well.
Jan 31, Jo rated it it was amazing. An absolute must for anyone suffering from Fibromyalgia or supporting someone who suffers from it. When you read this book things begin to make sense for the first time and you realise this Doctor really understands FM. As you turn each page it is as if this book was written just about you, every symptom you have suffered is there in black and white. If you never read any other FM book, read this one Jun 08, Deetzah rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Anyone with Fibromyalgia or a Supporter.
Good for very detailed information. I liked the description of the different symptoms: helped me realize just how observant I am and that I am not crazy or a hypochondriac or imagining things. Fibromyalgics are very aware of what is going on in their bodies!
Good companion book to Dr. Penniston's book. I prefer the simpler method described in Penniston's book myself. May 01, Rona rated it liked it. Like many of the reviews stated this is a must read for Fibromyalgia sufferers. Whether you decide to follow the guaifenesin regiment or the diet. There's lots of good information. I currently eat less processed foods and more whole foods. But I've decided that I should cutback on the dairy and see what happens. Nov 08, LD rated it did not like it. You want to know the secret to reversing your debilitating chronic pain from Fibromyalgia?
Take a shit ton of expectorant, eat a low carb diet, and eliminate salicylic acid from your life. Sounds easy enough. Why hasn't your doctor told you about this?! Well, there was a medical study that showed no improvement when compared with the placebo. Feb 24, Linda Manley rated it it was amazing. I have found this to be very interesting. I have begun the protocol and hope I will find the benefits from following it.
View 1 comment. Aug 13, Sara rated it really liked it. A must-read for anyone with fibromyalgia or a doctor treating someone with fibromyalgia. Even if you don't want to start Dr. Amand's guaifenesin protocol it provides so much useful information about a generally unknown and disregarded disease. It explains the protocol clearly but adds some more advanced science if you're interested or want to give this to your doctor.
It is full of rules to help you "clear" and reverse this progressive disease but most importantly for me it was full of SYMPT A must-read for anyone with fibromyalgia or a doctor treating someone with fibromyalgia. This disease makes you feel crazy and having someone explain it to you and make you feel like you're not alone makes all the difference.
Dec 21, Elizabeth rated it it was ok Shelves: read , women. It's now and my naturopath knows nothing about this. According to these authors, there are natural salicylates in all plant-based food suppements.
To follow their protocol, there can be no valerian, green tea, primrose oil, flax seed, bioflavonoids, and all other plant extracts. Jan 27, Nancy Mitchell rated it liked it.
Pretty much another you can't eat anything book. Apr 12, Susan Mckeever rated it it was amazing. Fascinating insights into Fibro, causes and potential treatment not cure. I remained sceptical at first having read that his study did not prove successful and raised the question of placebo effect. However, St Amand is clear that further studies to back up theory are in the pipeline as previous studies did not factor in effects of plant salicylate.
That said, there's is plenty of personal testimony and science available on the website www.
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