There may be a wide variety of reasons why people suffer from chronic fatigue, irritability and so on. One of the reasons least reported on is the lack of quality light.
Michael Schmidt has a chapter about this in his book, Tired of Being Tired, entitled Light: Too Little or the Wrong Kind May Make You Tired.
“If your muscles ache all over, you are tired and fatigued, and you have difficulty sleeping, there is a good chance you suffer from a condition known as fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).”
I’ve talked about fibromyalgia before, but I thout it was interesting to find that author Michael A. Schmidt had included a chapter on this condition in his book, Tired of Being Tired, which was published in 1995 - the more so because there are still medical people today who believe that fibromyalgia doesn’t exist!
Tired of being tired: Overcoming chronic fatigue & low energy, Michael A. Schmidt, Frog, Ltd. 1995
Most people these days do not get enough sleep. A great many do it deliberately - for example college students stay up all night partying, and can’t concentrate the next day in class (if they even go to class.) They feel tired the next day, but if they go to bed, and get some restorative sleep, they’ll be fine the next day.
People with chronic fatigue syndrome don’t have that luxury. They feel tired all the time. And if you’re tired, you simply can’t think straight, you can’t enjoy life.
Here’s a book that tells you how to overcome chronic fatigue.
You cannot prevent many forms of arthritis. However, people who are overweight significantly increase their chances of getting arthritis in their knees and ankles, so it just makes sense that, if at all possible, you exercise and control your diet so that you keep your weight in proportion to your height.
Of course, for many people, that’s easier said than done.
Anyone who suffers from arthritis - or indeed, any chronic disease - can quite often feel desperate to achieve relief or a cure. There are people who prey upon this desire, and tout phony cures.
Below is a list of “cures” that are not going to help you (according to Johns Hopkins Health: Arthritis: What You Need to Know).
Arthritis cannot be completely cured - at least yet - so once you’ve got it you need to learn to live with it.
It is still possible to have quality of lif if you suffer from arthritis, you just may need to change some of the ways you do things.
I’ll talk about some of those strategies below.
Bromelain - which exists in the stem of the pineapple plant - is ” is well-known for digestive problems — it is an amazing protein digesting enzyme — what is less well-known is that bromelain is an amazing supplement for tons of other conditions, making it one of the most underused supplements. One of those conditions is arthritis.”
So says an article in the Windsor Star: Bromelain can work wonders for arthritis
Arthritis Sufferers Urged To Get A Lifebook From Leading Consumer Health Website
Press release from Second Opinion, Inc
- INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Consumer health information website secondopinion.org recently launched a new series of radically different programs designed to tackle common health and wellness issues in uncommon ways. The programs—called ‘Lifebooks’—provide the latest health information, diet and exercise support, and a supply of nutritional support products designed to take on common ailments from a whole new angle. The first Lifebook in the series aggressively takes on Arthritis.
“We’re trying to provide our site users with exclusive packages of information and nutrition that they won’t find anywhere else,” said Dr. Shawn R. Benzinger, noted Indianapolis physician and founder of Secondopinion.org with Dr. Benzinger on Health. “The Lifebook series tackles tough issues head on and features a Lifebook plan booklet, plus a full complement of nutritional support products tailored specifically for individual health issues.”
Arthritis - A Cleveland Clinic Guide, by John D. Clough, MD. Cleveland Clinic Press. 2006
The Cleveland Clinic is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1921 by four physicians for the purpose of providing patient care, research, and medical education in an “ideal” medical setting.
It is now one of the largest private medical centers in the world. It had more than 2,900,000 patient visits in 2005, with 53,000 hospital admissions. Patients came from all 50 states and more than 100 nations. It has approximately 1,700 salaried staff physicians represent 120 medical specialties and subspecialties.
The causes of fibromyalgia are unknown. It is speculated, however, that it may be linked to a genetic predisposition, or might be triggered by some kind of incident - for example coming on after one has broken a leg or arm.
Fibromyalgia was first diagnosed in 1816…but was thought to be a mental disorder, in which the patient created pain for herself or himself. It is only in the last couple of decades that it has been recognized that fibromyalgia is a true disease of the tissues.
