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30 Minutes of Time, $0.00 -- Yenta and Mardy Ask: R U Invested re: Financial Aspects of Chronic Pain/ Illness

I copied this here from a blog post I did in winter of 2009 ..... as it was appropriate for this area.  Hoping many who read stop and think about their 'time budget' at the least.  Invest in yourself, you can't make a better decision!  ~~ Mardy

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"The Two Wolves" - Exemplifying Shame/Blame or Let it Go

Wolves, and a wise old Indian

This may be the best I have ever heard it explained!


The Two Wolves
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LYME'S disease ~ its NOT "Just my Fibro''~ my lesson learned

I have decided I needed to share my lesson~ which I have learned the hard way~ with all who choose to read it...because if I am able to help at least one person avoid what I have gone through this past year~ it will be worth every keystroke that I type.   read more »

Food Sensitivities and Allergies: Is Your Food Making You Sick?, Christopher Lepisto, ND (Naturopath)

Dr. Lepisto and Dr. Rollins started collaborating about this topic in the year before I met both of them, which was 2006.  Anyone who in proximity of Dr. Lepisto will hear his underlying belief that 'food is your first medicine' and it also therefore can be the "bad medicine" and thing making you sick and you don't even know it!     read more »

Health Management: Progressive Paradigms for Health Care; Chris Young, PhD (Psychologist)

This is a full hour and $0.00 because Dr. Young put this seminar together when the new Integrative Medicine Center of Western Colorado came together with the concept of a Collaborative Care Model, and since it's about this cool little group or clinic here in Western Colorado, we figured people in the world wouldn't want to pay $20 BUT most of what the video is about is how the overall health business in the U.S.  read more »

Original Questions and Comments in Fibromyalgia Forum for this Forum on Finances and Medical Expenses

I thought I'd post a link from here to the portion of the Forums / Fibromyalgia that lead to my setting up the area about financial aspects of medical care.

www.lumigrate.com/forum/finances-and-f-word-fibromyalgia#comment-404

30 Minutes of Time, $0.00 -- Yenta and Mardy Ask: R U Invested re: Financial Aspects of Chronic Pain/ Illness

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Earlier today I was responding to a statement in the Lumigrate Forums area related to someone expressing that their finances don't allow for many of the therapies that are talked about related to recovering from chronic illness and in this case a chronic pain condition, fibromyalgia.  I sympathize AND empathize with this, and have since Lumigrate was being conceptualized and formed and have placed THREE no-cost videos here.  The others are at a price that is about the same as a low co-pay, and for an hour's worth of time with a medical provider with valid, progressive and t  read more »

IBS, Leaky Gut, Healing the Gut

This is certainly an area that is important within the fibromyalgia community, and there are many with FMS that know a lot about this who hopefully will write.  Many come here looking for information and have an open 'head' to learning about integrative medicine concepts, including digestive issues.  Also, since we've been on Lumigrate the longest (those with FMS,  likely are 'ahead of the game' and can make an impact on others with other diagnosis or with only GI problems!  So I recommend we utilize this area here for talk about who we are and what our fibromyalgia  read more »

IBS, Leaky Gut, Healing the Gut

This is certainly an area that is important within the fibromyalgia community, and there are many with FMS that know a lot about this who hopefully will write.  Many come here looking for information and have an open 'head' to learning about integrative medicine concepts, including digestive issues.  Also, since we've been on Lumigrate the longest (those with FMS,  likely are 'ahead of the game' and can make an impact on others with other diagnosis or with only GI problems!  So I recommend we utilize this area here for talk about who we are and what our fibromyalgia  read more »

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