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I keep finding books as time goes on that are out NEW and I think are fabulous. I hear about them because of the publicity stunts they do to get people hearing about the book and people buying them. The Mood Cure is far from new, but I was surprised after looking through it to see how long ago it was written; 2002!  How I found this book might be of interest and I think is a rather fun little 'story'. I don't think of myself as having a mood problem, similarly I didn't think of myself as having a sugar addiction ....  read more »

A recent conference in Washington state, put on by "The Kinghardt Academy", has now taken place and has a great overview topic by the Better Health Guy's website. I'm hoping everyone who has an interest in chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain that is from fibromyalgia, MS, ALS, Parkinsons, Lewy body disease, Alzheimers, and autism, etc. is aware of this conference having taken place and the information that is available which has come from it.  read more »

I am pleased to see that there are a few innovative treatment facilities in the United States looking at the body, not just mind and spirit, when it comes to what causes addictions, and how to address them from a functional medicine perspective, looking for the underlying reasons and root causes and treating at 'that level'. It makes sense that there are physiological causes -- what those are might suprise you, as well as how many people are affected, who might not be identified as 'addicts'.  read more »

Healthy and "happy" things in your head are always good and desirable, right? I'd say so! I'm not really sure why the pineal gland was not a bigger topic in my formal education (occupational therapy, mid 1990s, Colorado State University and before that K-12 in the biggest school district in Colorado. The curriculum came in big boxes to the teachers and they were teaching what was mostly set up for them to educate us about.) I started hearing about it when I started talking to other medical professionals about fluoride and the effects fluoride has on the body.  read more »

Women and men are treated very differently by the allopathic, conventional medicine system when it comes to diagnosing and treating pain, as this recent piece by Laurie Edwards so brilliantly conveys in the New York Times (dot com, online version, links included and encouraged to go read at the source for all the fun images, etc.).  read more »

I had headaches/migraines as a child that continued into my adult life. I finally got rid of them at the same time as I got rid of my back pain, over a decade ago. At the time that I got rid of my pain, I had a contracting business with a few employees. I enjoyed my work, but most mornings woke up with a headache and some back pain. When I saw a therapist  that does Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy and followed the protocol they gave me, within five visits I was totally pain-free.  read more »

Questionnaire to Identify if TMJ Dysfunction is Contributing to Health Problems:

For YOU, the Patient/Consumer AND for Providers to Use with Consumers/Patients/Clients

Make a mark next to, highlight, or if you did not print this, make a list of which of the following apply:

PAIN SYMPTOMS  read more »

As women who are enjoying the body's natural state of wellness approach midlife, the body produces less estrogen, progesterone, thyroid, and other vital hormones, leaving her with a wide variety of complaints: hot flashes, mood swings, low sex drive, depression, decreased memory, poor sleep, dry skin, and vaginal dryness.
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How common is fibromyalgia (FM)?  read more »

 How common is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / CFS?  read more »