"Your site is a great resource. I empathize with your story - watching my career and passion for competitive [sports], and more importantly, my ability to care for my children, absolutely fall to the way side with unrelenting, 24-7 pain in neck, shoulders, and back since being diagnosed last year. It is life-altering in unimaginable ways. Your story gives me hope of a better tomorrow for myself and my family."

"God bless you for all that you do. I pray for all those people who have written in, whose hearts have been broken and their lives shattered by this illness. May the Lord comfort them, restore them, and heal them."

"I hate it when doctors doubt what a patient is telling them. Not everyone is a "textbook" patient. My theory is that with fibro/cfs we have a "broken" metabolism and our "transport " ssystem is messed up...just as we have a slow GI system...the meds just take longer to cause reactions in our bodies....what irks me the most is that the doctor who said [this] is my FIBRO DOCTOR."

Article from SuperNutrient Corporation (Dr. Brice Vickery) forwarded by a reader--

"Flu and The 'Spin on Flu' - In early 2012, we (Eve Pekkala: My assistant, my research genius, before she passed away) became aware of flu types that were going to show up possibly later in the year. The vaccine companies were doing the same thing and usually got big profits whether they were right or wrong.

We ended up watching the Novel Reassortant Influenza A H3N2 viruses. This is thought to be of swine origin and early conclusions since 2005 were that persons had to be in the actual areas were pigs were kept. Since 2005, cases reported to the CDC (swine flu) were 18, but 3 of these were trH3N2. It was observed that direct exposure to pigs was necessary. There are four main influenza type A virus subtypes isolated in pigs: H1N1, H1N2, H3N2, H3N1. Most flu viruses circulating in pigs are referred to as “triple-reassortant” viruses because THESE FLU VIRUSES CONTAIN GENES FROM HUMAN, SWINE, AND AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUSES!

They say that you cannot get swine influenza; that it is not transmissible to humans by food: you can’t get it from eating pork or pork products; eating properly handled and cooked pork is safe. (I would seriously put that on hold!)

The trH3N2 viruses are different from the 2009 H1N1circulating in the US since April 2009. They are also different than the human seasonal influenza A (H3N2) viruses. trH3N2 emerged in the late 1990’s from human seasonal H3N2. The reports stated that it was unlikely that it would spread from pigs to humans!

Since the gigantic CDC, Pharma, Agra, political combine in their own literature that this epidemic was possibly coming and if teeney -weeney US can figure it out what did they cover with their vaccine production that they have been seducing the American people with for over a year?

Let me quote rather liberally from Dr. Mercola who is what I call a fearless advocate for the truth (taking on even “Evil Monsanto”, who maintains a reported 60 man “hit squad” against farmers). Story at-a glance: To speed up flu vaccine production, the US FDA has approved a new insect –based, GENETICALLY ENGINEERED flu vaccine grown in cultures of dog kidney-calls rather than eggs. This year’s flu vaccine contains a very good match to the circulating strains, yet the reported efficiency of the vaccine is only slightly over 60%. In a wholly irresponsible move, some “health experts” are now proclaiming the conventional egg-based flu vaccine safe for those with severe egg allergies, and that the benefit of the flu vaccine outweighs the potential risk of anaphylaxis.

According to a recent review of published research, flu vaccines are ineffective at best and produce NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS at worst? (HOW ABOUT DEATH?), and hospitalizations or working days lost. For infants, inactivated flu vaccine was found to have the same ineffectiveness as a placebo. (caps are mine- BEV) Dr. Mercola also gave a list of rational fight-the-flu-measures. I differ with the first beneficial and the last as being the most infected foods revealed in our testing of foods: Avocados ------ and nuts! Nutritional value is meaningless if you have Crohn’s and Celiac and mal-absorption!

Reuters reports 800 cases of narcolepsy after being injected with Pandemix HIN1 swine flu vaccine manufactured by British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline in 2009. Finland, Norway, Ireland have seen spikes in narcolepsy cases, and Britain is about to release a study with similar results. The symptoms here are hallucinations and nightmares. Sometimes when they wake up , they are unable to breath properly or call for help. During the day they barely stay awake and are often unable to attend school. Most European countries have now banned this vaccine.

As people and parents it is difficult to know what to do and unless you know your nutritional-health status it is impossible to give you advice. But it is a good bet that most of the people that died during this epidemic were nutrionally deficient and immune depressed. In fact, since this flu is more difficult, it can deplete your stores even when you start the battle with enough to operate on a daily basis. Battle takes tons of bullets!

In forming your opinions, do NOT rely on the government’s information, TV or other news, famous doctors, pharma commercials, but go to the web and get (when you sift), the truth.

I’ve got to end this with a maliciously funny story. I was sent a video of Dr. Oz and he was preparing Piers Morgan for a flu shot. They were preparing the DUMB sheeple, like a pair of Judas Goats! I had never seen doctor Oz and he’s an OK looking person, and I understand that he was – performing. After an extended dialogue he put the needle in this socialistic import from the UK, who complained loudly when stuck with the needle! The best part came when my daughter told me that P Morgan was out sick for some days afterward. Believe me when I tell you! God is looking out for his people! Amen!"

"Most people don't realize that the candles and air fresheners they use to deodorize their homes are just a perfumed stew of hazardous chemicals! If they did, they wouldn't throw away $250 a year on them! Following are several eye-opening facts that are persuasive enough to cross them off your shopping list forever and start diffusing the healthiest air fresheners on the plant - Young Living essential oils.
Formaldehyde, petroleum distillates, p-dichlorobenzene and aerosol propellants are the four chemicals from which most air fresheners are made. According to the Environmental Protection Agency these substances are “...usually highly flammable and strong irritants to eyes, skin and throat.”1 One peer-reviewed study tested the health effects of formaldehyde, a common preservative found in air fresheners. “Significantly greater prevalence rates of asthma and chronic bronchitis were found in children from houses with formaldehyde levels of 60-120 ppb than in those less exposed, especially in children also exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.”2
The Cancer Prevention Coalition includes air freshener ingredients on their list of products linked with breast and other cancers. 3 Essential oils are safer
For starters, essential oils are distilled from organically grown plants - there's not a toxic chemical in sight. They're easy to diffuse whether you have a Young Living diffuser, a fan, or simply an air vent - no flammable propellants required. And there's nothing fresher than a home filled with the sparkling fragrance of Purification or Citrus Fresh essential oil blends. These essential oils clean the air with the power of lemongrass, melaleuca (tea tree), and citrus.

Air fresheners mask odors while essential oils destroy them - Unlike most air fresheners which overpower odors with deodorizers and synthetic fragrances, essential oils such as Purification and Citrus Fresh literally dissolve the odor-causing molecules. Thieves essential oil blend has even great power: This top-selling essential oil has a 99.3% kill rate against airborne microbes after just 12 mintues of diffusing.4 Thieves is deadly against mold and fungus too and consequently, their ability to cause illness. Don't expect your plug-in air freshener to do that for you and your family!

The cold and flu season is THE PERFECT TIME to diffuse in your home and office. Dust off that old diffuser or choose one of the new diffuser designs that Young Living offers. - TheraPro Premium Diffuser - Designed for therapeutic settings and the frequent home user. TheraPro has the most advanced diffuser tecnology, with durable components that will stand up to repeat use in any environment. Your 15 ml bottle of essential oil attaches directly to the diffuser for long periods of diffusing without refilling. Includes one free 15 ml bottle of Thieves essential oil.

Aria Ultrasonic Diffuser - This diffuser is a perfect addition to a professional spa - or a home spa. With a touch of a button on the remote control, the Aria creates a relaxing atmosphere with soft LED lights and built-in sounds of nature. Play your own mood music by plugging in your own music player to the Aria. Like the Home Diffuser, the Aria diffuses essential oils with water vapor and comes with free 5 ml bottles of Lavender and Citrus Fresh essential oils.

Home Diffuser - $75Home Diffuser - This is my personal favorite because it gets the job done so quickly. The Home Diffuser pumps out your essential oils in a mist of water vapor, so it also humidifies the air. Purchase the Home Diffuser and you'll receive free 5 ml bottles of Citrus Fresh and Peppermint essential oils. (Out of stock currently, expected back in stock soon.)

Essential Oil Diffuser - I've had more than one of these diffusers over the years and they work very well. Instead of using water vapor, it makes a microfine mist out of the essential oils and gently disperses it.

Whichever diffuser you select, the important thing is to clean the air in your home and keep your family safe from airborne germs.

Essential Oil Diffuser - Whsl $125 - Diffuse now for a healthy respiratory system this winter. Diffusing not only de-germs the air in your home, it also boosts your immune system and is beneficial for your respiratory system.

RC essential oil blend (RC stands for “respiratory care”) offers relief from colds, bronchitis, sinusitis and congestion. Contains four kinds of Eucalyptus, a powerful antimicrobial agent. Apply topically over sinus areas, massage on chest and back, inhale deeply, diffuse.

Raven essential oil blend gives strength in fighting respiratory disease and infection. Diffusing Raven may help decongest and relieve allergy symptoms. Alternating RC and Raven has been found to be very effective in fighting respiratory conditions.

Of course, Thieves is also a particularly potent oil blend, proven to have a 99.96% kill rate against airborne bacteria. It is indispensible as an immune booster. Diffuse for just five minutes initially, then extend time as needed.

However, if you don't happen to have these essential oils on hand, TRY whatever you do have. All therapeutic-grade essential oils from Young Living will support your body's ability to heal. Think Oils First!

FROM DOM: New to essential oils? Visit my page at www.fms-help.com/oilsstore.htm and read about the ones I like and why. Visit www.oil-testimonials.com/905788 to read thousands of testimonials about how people are using the oils to help relieve everyday problems.

"My primary doc referred me to a rheumatologist who was excellent at diagnosis. This doc determined that I have both Fibromyalgia and Osteo-Arthritis, took X-rays, ran blood work, and did the pressure point test. The doc asked a lot of questions, but didn't really let me ask questions....didn't listen very well and didn't answer questions as fully as I would like. (I apparently ask too many questions.) The doc was very good about giving handouts with good information about Fibromyalgia and was knowledgeable about the condition. However....this doctor is VERY drug-oriented. Massively, intensely, overtly drug-oriented. I had an allergic reaction to the first drug, and refused to take it any more after just one dose. The second drug caused me to go into a catatonic state. I could not think. I could not plan anything longer than 2 minutes in advance. I could not function. Sometimes I could not articulate coherent sentences. I told the doctor I quit taking the drug because it was making me catatonic, and it frightened me. We got into an argument about how I have unusual reactions to most drugs, how I don't like taking drugs unless they actually help and don't hurt me, how I didn't want to take 20 mg of Prednisone for 6 months because I was worried it would give me diabetes and cause other more serious problems, how the diclofenac only works if I take it rarely (doc wanted me to take it twice a day every day all the time - even though it's an NSAID and will damage the kidneys, and even though my family has a history of kidney cancer, and even though it gives me tinnitis if I take it more than 2 days in a row!, and even though it's effectiveness diminishes the longer I take it). At the end of the argument the doctor stated they could not see me any more if I refused to take the drugs prescribed, and couldn't help me anymore. This doctor and I have a difference of opinion about the use of drugs in treating disease. The doctor is adamantly opposed to any natural methods. I wish I could find a doctor who might be more friendly to natural methods and who won't go ballistic on me when I tell them that I simply CAN NOT take certain drugs because I have intolerable reactions to them? At the moment, I'm just doing my own research online, taking vitamins supplements, and occasionally talking to my family doctor about it."

FROM DOM: I'm sure many of us have been in this reader's shoes. I have a "good docs/bad docs" page at www.fms-help.com/doctors.htm for shell-shocked fibromyalgia patients. I hope it is a consolation after you've had a bad experience with a doc regarding fibro. About 20 years ago, a psychiatrist prescribed an anti-depressant to help me with my insomnia, but it made me severely manic after just 1 capsule. When I went to see him the next day to explain the awful problem, he insisted that I take 3 per day! Huh?? 3 per day, when 1 almost put me in a mental hospital?? Now that's just crazy! I never went back. It is OUR bodies and we know how we are reacting either positively or negatively to medications. I see doctors as people we HIRE to advise us about the care of our bodies. I have been blessed with some wonderful doctors now, but along the way some pretty terrible ones too. When you leave a doctor's office crying your eyes out, you know it's been a baaad visit. Find someone else.

"Just because regular pain medications do not work for people with fibromyalgia, does not mean that the pain they experience isn't driven by inflammatory and other immune responses. Our understanding of immunological responses is primitive at best. Imbalances of inflammatory responses leads to fatigue because the body is constantly expending energy trying to downregulate genes that are generating inappropriate inflammatory responses. We have a limited numbers of markers for inflammation, and the ones that are used in too many studies may suggest that FOR THAT individual marker, fibro individuals are negative. When one balances immunological and inflammatory responses one affects: IGF-1, NO, various cytokines, econosoids, TNF-alpha, just to mention a few that we ARE aware of.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22126705

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23124693

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22938055

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22776095

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22204923

In my opinion, fibromyalgia is within the spectrum of autoinflammatory conditons. Control excessive inflammatory responses and one's quality of life is changed."

FROM DOM: If you want info on balancing immune function, write dombush@bellsouth.net.

"I'm having to go back to my old rheumatologist [in another city] for my terrible arthritis in my knees, and the reason is that if people have FM in my community, rheumatologists won't treat them. Other doctors won't treat them for other medical conditions either, because they won't go anywhere near people with FM. It's serious, horrible stuff, and it's one of the reasons not to tell doctors that you have FM. In this area where I live, it doesn't matter...electronic records are available to ANYone and EVERYone in the medical community, so all doctors find out that we have FM even if we don't want them to know. I'm trying to find a cheap lawyer to get my records expunged. It's all very scary."

FROM DOM: I've heard this before from fibromites who are in a quandary wondering if they should tell their employers they have fibromyalgia. Now we can't tell our doctors either?? BTW, some don't like the term "fibromite" but our only other alternative is PWFM (person with fibromyalgia). Readers have been weighing in on this topic, and I'll report results of my "survey" in the next newsletter!

Used by permission of the Joni and Friends International Disability Center www.joniandfriends.org--

"But they all alike began to make excuses... 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it'...'I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out'...'I just got married, so I can't come.' The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry..." Luke 14:18-21

Anything can stand in the way of true intimacy with the Lord Jesus. Even oxen and fields. Sometimes even a special person.

Dr. John Piper says, "It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It's not the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we drink in every night. The greatest adversary of love to God is not his enemies but his gifts. And the most deadly appetites are not for the poison of evil, but for the simple pleasures of earth. For when these replace an appetite for God himself, the idolatry is scarcely recognizable, and almost incurable."

Jesus said that a desire is awakened in some people's hearts, but then, "As they go on their way, they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life" (Luke 8:14). In another place He said, "The desires for other things enter in and choke the word" (Mark 4:19). The desires for other things may not be evil in themselves. Only when they dull our appetite for God.
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Gardening and reading, decorating and shopping, cooking and vacationing, investing and TV-watching and Internet-surfing, exercising and Saturday afternoon at the ball game. Heartily enjoy all these things as gifts from God's hand - but don't allow them to become deadly substitutes for God.

Jesus, your gifts are wonderful. Help me to keep your gifts in perspective - I don't want them to have a deadening affect on my love for you. I want to preserve my whole-hearted devotion to you, the Gift-giver.

John Piper, A Hunger for God, (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1997), 14.

FROM DOM: Since I work inside all day (music teaching / computer) I use a D-3 spray that seems to help my sleep.

13. THE GREAT CHOLESTEROL MYTH

http://www.docsopinion.com/2013/01/28/the-great-cholesterol-myth/ - Snippet: "In the field of cardiology, the role of cholesterol in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease is often debated. In my opinion, the so-called lipid hypothesis is an oversimplification of a complex disorder. Sometimes we debate because we disagree on how to simplify complex mechanisms. Cholesterol is just one of many players in the atherosclerotic process. The main reason it has become such a popular player is that it is easy to measure, not because it plays the main role."

http://www.marketingscents.com/msevent.php?code=TASL72&event=pack_pickup&pack_id=BX9PYT5C - Snippet: "The Great Deception of Women in Combat - I have been troubled in spirit regarding the ever-increasing pressures that military women face. Through political, personal and peer pressure, women are enticed to go where God never intended. My heart is heavy as I watch these interviews--children weeping, begging Mommy not to leave them as she boards a plane. Where does it end?"

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/01/29/genetically-engineered-flu-vaccine.aspx - Snippet: "To speed up flu vaccine production, the US FDA has approved a new insect-based, genetically engineered flu vaccine, as well as vaccines grown in cultures of dog kidney cells rather than eggs. This year’s flu vaccine contains a very good match to the circulating strains, yet the reported efficacy of the vaccine is still only slightly over 60 percent. In a wholly irresponsible move, some “health experts” are now proclaiming the conventional egg-based flu vaccine safe for those with severe egg allergies, and that the benefit of the flu vaccine (which this year has an official efficacy rating of about 60 percent) outweighs the potential risk of lethal anaphylaxis. According to a recent review of published research, flu vaccines are ineffective at best, and produce neurological complications at worst, while having no effect at all on hospitalizations or working days lost. For infants, inactivated flu vaccine was found to have the same effectiveness as a placebo."

FROM DOM: My 91-year-old mother caught the flu 2 weeks ago - the terrible one with vomiting, chest congestion, etc., but she is now on the mend. She didn't want a flu shot this year, because she tried one a couple years ago and got very sick from it. Since the flu vaccine efficacy this year is only about 60%, I'll take my chances. With my immune system, I'm afraid it could backfire.

"I feel so sorry for that woman who split up with her husband, because of him ragging on her to everyone in the community. I will say that the diagnosis was the one thing that improved my marriage. Up to that point my husband really believed that I was faking it. He had called me a hypochondriac to my face, more than once. He said I was practicing for Munchausen's syndrome (and would send me articles about mothers who drowned their children to get attention, as if to prove his point). He was emotionally very aggressive. He never hurt me physically, but the emotional wounds leave leave scars too. When I got a real diagnosis, that had resulted from real medical tests, he finally believed me. After 8 years of pain, and a lifetime of exhaustion, he finally believed me. Sometimes he still thinks I'm faking it, or that I'm "milking it" to get people to do things for me or get extra attention. And he still CONSTANTLY reminds me that "No one cares" and "No one wants to hear you complain all the time" and "No one wants to know about your pain, you're always in pain. We know. Stop telling us." I'm really trying harder not to complain so much, but it's hard. I feel like I need to let my family know when I'm having a high pain day so they will be able to respond appropriately. And I try not to complain when I have a low pain day, and do more on those days if I can so that they don't think I'm just always trying to make them do everything for me. But it's hard. And even though he does believe me now, and knows I have a REAL medical condition, with a REAL diagnosis, I know he is frustrated by it. He wants his wife back. And she is gone. Now instead he has this woman who is partially debilitated, but doesn't qualify for medical disability. Sometimes I think he forgets that I'm frustrated by it too. He's getting better though. I think a lot of times, we're so overwhelmed by our own pain, that we forget that our condition affects our husband's life too. And where we used to be able to do everything that was expected of us, we frequently fall short now and they have to take up the slack. That's really hard for a lot of people to face. Fibro demands extra grace, extra forgiveness, extra patience, and extra compassion from both partners in the marriage. It's hard. But it can be done. With God's help."

FROM DOM: See these 2 sections on my homepage www.fms-help.com: EXPLAINING FMS/CFIDS and RELATIONSHIPS. They are IN BLUE on the left.....scroll down.

FROM DOM: Laughter....what a blessing that is. Enjoy a good laugh whenever you can. In our troubled world, a healthy laugh is getting more and more rare. I don't watch anything on TV that would distress or trouble me. I need all the joy and happiness I can put into my mind. My favorites shows are the Waltons, Doc, and Mary Tyler Moore (all reruns). When I'm medically curious, I might watch something like Mystery Diagnosis. I also greatly appreciate Joyce Meyer's inspirational messages...they never fail to lift my spirits. She is also humorous, and I appreciate that. As the Bible says, our bodies are dying but our "inner man" is being renewed day by day." So feed your "inner man" on wholesome and Godly things. And read the Bible every day. My faves are Psalms and Proverbs, and also Paul's epistles....but really, God can speak to me or encourage me through just about any passage of scripture I come across. When we pray, we should do so with thanksgiving when we make our requests to of God. So often I "worry my prayers"....and that is not praying with faith....but I am human, and God understands. When we don't know what to pray, for a situation, the Holy Spirit makes intercession for us in the will of God with "groanings which cannot be uttered." As we come before God with heavy burdens, it is sometimes not necessary to say anything at all, because He hears our hearts and the Holy Spirit prays through us.

“A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit.” - Proverbs 15:13 NLT

"When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee....For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour." - Isaiah 43:2-3 (KJV)

FROM DOM: http://4rx.com is where I got Acyclovir cream (three 5g tubes for $19). Shipping was about $21. It was shipped from India, of all places. Works great! It stops the herpes cold sore virus before it starts. Just keep some applied at the place of usual outbreak. The price sure beat nearly $400 at our local pharmacy for just ONE little tiny tube!

"I question #16 on the lemons benefit list. If a lemon had a net charge, it would spark like a Colorado carpet on a cold dry day. Sorry to be the killjoy chemist. Besides they “charge” too much for these things (the extra anion?)...limes are cheaper."

"If Fibro was an inflammatory disease, surely the strongest anti inflammatory would help - cortisone - but it does not."

FROM DOM: The jury is still out on this. About 30 years ago at the beginning of my (now long) fibro journey, I had a resistant inner ear infection for 3-6 months. My doc finally put me on prednisone and the fibro pain let up! I begged for a refill, but he refsued saying that said prednisone was short term magic, long term tragic (eats up your bones). SInce then, I've found a lot of things that have helped me. My list is at www.fms-help.com/what.htm. I have been 97% pain free from fibro since 1996. However, I do have to manage other aspects of FMS/CFIDS, such as insomnia, slow wound healing, fog, fatigue, etc.

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/08/apology-patients-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.html - Snippet: "I've been sick since 2001 when I failed to recover from what appeared to be an acute viral infection. It has left me mostly house-bound, often bed-bound. In effect, I’ve had the flu without the fever for almost ten years: the aches and pains, the dazed sick feeling, the low grade headache, the severe fatigue. It cost me my career as a law professor; it cost me the ability to be active in the lives of my children and grandchildren. Because I meet the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) case definition, I’ve been given the diagnosis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Although there have been some promising developments (a possible connection to a retrovirus; the presence of unique proteins in the spinal fluid of CFS patients), as of this writing, there’s no proven cause and no cure. This is not surprising, given that so little money is allocated for research into this debilitating illness. Why?"

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/02/02/fat-sick-nearly-dead-documentary.aspx - Snippet: "Video: Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead offers an inspiring glimpse into the journey of self-healing through whole foods. Obesity and related health problems are directly attributable to flawed diet—a diet too high in carbs and poor-quality proteins, and too low in healthy fats. First and foremost, a healthy diet is based on fresh whole, preferably organic foods, and foods that have been minimally processed. Joe, while an Australian, is in terms of health very much a stereotypical American. And, like so many others, came to realize that without your health, nothing else much matters. By the time he hit 40, he was 'professionally successful but physically bankrupt,' tipping the scales at 300 pounds and taking multiple medications for an autoimmune disease doctors could not find the root cause of. His weight, his mysterious medical condition, and side effects from the drugs were sapping his life away and destroying his quality of life."

FROM DOM: There are also people I know who are skinny, sick and nearly dead. I don't think weight is everything. A lot of things are genetic.

http://www.reasons.org/about/first-time-here - Click on one of these: I Believe; I Doubt; I Disbelieve. Then you keep clicking on different choices under those headings. Very interesting site.

http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/02/03/minimally-invasive-dentistry.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AlternativeAllergyTreatment+%28Alternative+Allergy+Treatment%29 - Snippet: "Early intervention with minimally invasive dentistry can eliminate 80 percent of future dental interventions on the vast majority of patients. By identifying hypocalcific areas and using a miniature air abrasion tip to clean out those pits, fissures and grooves, removes the initial decay. The area is then sealed with glass ionomer. The end result is that those teeth tend to not decay in the future. Tooth decay is primarily driven by the symbiotic relationship between bacteria and acidity, which creates a pathogenic bioflora in your mouth. If you’re continually lowering the pH in your mouth, you start losing calcium, which is necessary for strong healthy teeth. Calcium deficiency leads to porosity in the teeth, which allows plaque that has turned pathogenic to attack the tooth more thoroughly. The three main components of minimally invasive dentistry comprises dietary prevention (creating a healthy bioflora in your mouth and body), dental prophylaxis (baking soda; oil pulling), and minimally invasive restorations, which will help prevent ever needing more invasive procedures like root canals, crowns, bridges and implants."

"I was hoping that maybe there might be one of those kind of dentists that could help you in the Florida area. My mouth is full of gold crowns for the 25 years and I have had a problem with my gums adjusting to the metal for all these years. I have had dental problems since I was six years old and now I am 56. It sure has been a challenge. Since my ears started to hiss like a dial up computer 10 years ago I have been petrified of going to the dentist. I do get them cleaned once or twice a year. A couple of years ago I did have a cavity in one of my front teeth and elected not to have lidocaine. The dentist had it ready just in case but I didn't need it. The other thing I had the dentist do was drill only 5 seconds at a time and rest 10 seconds because of my tinnitus and sound sensitivity. That was a long ordeal. Thankfully, the dentist had a good attitude and was workable. Speaking of tinnitus, just recently I have developed another new humming sound on top of what I have already been dealing with. It has been very disturbing as I adjust to this new sound. I don't like it. I am really leaning on Jesus to get me though this for strength and endurance. It is always something to deal with that is for sure. Thank goodness we have the Lord to work out all the details while we wait for the guidance and wisdom we need to get relief."

FROM DOM: Oh, this brave soul! Drilling without anesthesia!!!!! YIKES!!! Reminds me of my childhood dental experience. And yes, tinnitus is so awful! I've had a high pitched squeal (18,000 Hz) in my ears for 20 years (24/7). It is made worse by exposure to loud noise (music, dental drilling, gunshots) and also by taking NSAIDS (like aspirin). Tinnitus is actually ringing in the brain, a topic in my newsletter in 2012.

http://essentialnews.com/wp/?p=1554 - Snippet: "Electro-Magnetic Fields (EMF) continue to grow and infiltrate the atmosphere around you, your home, your children and your pets. EMF vibrational fields have been linked to cancers, autism, brain tumors, heart palpitations, depression and fatigue, and weakened immunity. EMF emits from cell phones, I-pads, Computers and Monitors, TSA scanners, Blue-Tooth connections, Hybrid engines, Energy Star appliances, and utility Smart Meters to name a few. Debates over the long-term effects continue to rage, while the issue falls on deaf ears of most politicians. So it’s up to you, the individual, to educate yourself and take appropriate precautions to protect your households. SMART METERS - This is the latest trend in tracking your utilities. Billions of $$ (which will eventually be assessed to the consumer) have and are being invested to promote this communication device that not only tracks your electrical usage, but potentially gives authorities the power to cut you off if you overuse during peak hours. Many neighborhoods have developed a strange vibrational hum 24/7 after the installation of these trackers–including my own neighborhood! Recently, two mothers in Naperville, IL were arrested for resisting the forced installment of these EMF-emitting SMART meters, even though there has been an increase of cancer and brain tumors in their neighborhood since these digital trackers were first installed two years ago."

32. LIFESTYLE FACTORS THAT DEPRESS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/02/04/zinc-garlic-vitamin-d.aspx - Snippet: "The reason you catch a cold or flu is because your immune system is impaired. It's not an inevitable event based on exposure alone. Lifestyle factors that depress your immune system, alone or in combination, are more important than exposure to determine if you will get sick. These include eating too much sugar, vitamin D deficiency, insufficient sleep and lack of exercise, and unaddressed stress. Research has shown that people who took garlic daily for three months had fewer colds than those who took a placebo, and, when they did come down with a cold, the duration of illness was shorter—an average of 4.5 days compared to 5.5 days for the placebo group. A review of the research on zinc found that when taken within one day of the first symptoms, zinc can cut down the time you have a cold by about 24 hours. Zinc was also found to greatly reduce the severity of symptoms. Supplements that can help combat cold and flu include vitamin C, propolis, oregano oil, medicinal mushrooms, olive leaf extract, and tea made from a combination of elderflower, yarrow, boneset, linden, peppermint and ginger."

33. RUTAVALA FOR DEPRESSION, INSOMNIA, MENSTRUAL CRAMPS & BRAIN FUNCTION PROBLEMS

II Corinthians 1: 4 - "Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God." Visit Dominie's FMS/CFIDS Homepage at www.fms-help.com for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers and their families.