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Date Posted: 07:47:15 11/15/03 Sat
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Nena Wirth
's message, "Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue" on 07:13:35 09/12/03 Fri
>OVERCOMING FIBROMYALGIA IS POSSIBLE
>
>By: Nena Wirth, BSFN,BASc,MASc
>Registered dietitan and Holistic Nutrition Consultant
>Fibromyalgia is a world-wide epidemic that triggers
>other health problems. Studies have shown that
>fibromyalgia affects an estimated five percent of
>Americans, mostly women, and is often mistaken as a
>side effect of arthritis. People with fibromyalgia
>felt restless and experienced excruciating or
>stabbing muscle pain early in the day, which often
>improves as the day progresses. Unfortunately
>incidence increases with age.
> According to experts, fibromyalgia is a term used to
>describe severe muscle pain and inflammation. Many
>folks used to call it rheumatism and today, the
>modernized term is fibromyalgia. According to studies,
>fibromyalgia is regarded as a common cause of chronic
>musculoskeletal pain and fatigue. Experts believe that
>there is a very close relationship between
>fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Common
>symptoms of chronic fatigue (CFS) are: recurrent sore
>throat, painful lymph nodes, muscle weakness, muscle
>pain, prolonged fatigue after exercise, recurrent
>headaches, joint pains, depression, panic attack,and
>sleep disturbance.
>Joint swelling, musculo-skeletal pains, anxiety
>disorder, pains affected by stress and weather,
>irritable bowel syndrome ( bowel disturbance ), sleep
>disturbance, chronic fatigue, chronic headaches,
>numbing or tingling sensations, uncontrolled bladder
>problems were signs of fibromyalgia.
>According to studies, many people suffer with those
>symptoms, for many years and yet remained undiagnosed.
>
>Because symptoms of fibromyalia are related to many
>other health problems, the illness adds to the
>difficulty for doctors to diagnose. However, some
>doctors often apply pressure to specific areas of the
>body called “ tender points,” the pressure causes
>enough pain to make you scream. According to experts,
>one who may be suffering from fibromyalgia experienced
>agonizing and acute pain in 11 of 18 specific points
>up and down the spine and in the shoulder, at the base
>of the skull and in the neck, ribs, upper chest ( near
>the collarbone ), elbows, knees, lower back and
>buttocks. I had all these symptoms.
>From my personal research, and many years of studies,
>and many years suffering from this disease, I
>discovered that food & environmental allergies / food
>sensitivities impacted by poor digestion were very
>important factors in the development of fibromyalgia
>and many related conditions.
>The following are major contributing factors in the
>development of fibromyalgia.
>· Stress/adrenal exhaustion: Studies have shown that
>during stressful time, food allergies tend to develop
>or even become worse. The association between stress
>and digestion is well known, therefore mealtime should
>be spent in a relaxed atmosphere. Digestion is a
>process largely controlled by the parasympathetic
>nervous system. It is well documented that food
>allergy weakens the adrenal gland and the immune
>system.
>Friends, family and co-workers do not seem to
>understand the pain of fibromyalgia because there is
>no visible signs of fibromyalgia only excruciating
>pain and emotional disturbance. People often think one
> is pretending or making excuses not to work or
>participate in any activities because there are times
>we feel good and we take that moment to enjoy and do
>some work. This can cause emotional stress and more
>pain. For this reason, fibromyalgia victims usually
>requires psychotherapy for support and encouragement
>that love ones or friends fail to give. It is
>difficult to imagine the devastation that fibromyalgia
>can inflict on the human body unless one has personal
>experience of their cause and effect relationship. I
>certainly did and I can also attest the impact of
>dietary modification, sensible nutritional
>supplementation, improving colon & liver function and
> digestive support can bring complete and lasting
>relief from long term debilitating condition and its
>related conditions.
>· Food allergy: Dairy including whey, wheat, rye,
>oats, barley, and corn are common offenders. ( A very
>strong craving for these foods may indicate that one
>is intolerant to these foods, not a normal component
>of PMS or MPS, as most health professional call it.
>Partially digested protein ( animal and plant protein)
> enters the bloodstream and may stimulate allergic
>responses through out the body and cause more health
>problems. Allergy cause protein deficiency, a source
>of serotonin that controls mood. According to studies,
>the central cause of the pain of fibromyalgia is a low
>level of serotonin.
>Some common signs of protein deficiency according to
>experts are: Catch infections easily such as flu and
>cold, edema in hands and feet ( fluid retention),
>nausea or dizziness, premature aging, cuticles tear
>easily, hair dull, dry, loose and falling out.
>Allergy weakens the immune system and the adrenalin
>gland and make the body vulnerable to any attack.
>· The nightshade family food contains solanum- these
>are alkaloids that restrain or inhibit normal collagen
>repair in the joints or promote the inflammatory
>degeneration of the joint and muscular pains. These
>are: Tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, cayenne peppers
>and tobacco.
>· Cumulative load of environmental toxins( heavy
>metals ) and metabolic wastes.
>A study have shown that when toxins and wastes
>by-product accumulates and exceeds the body’s ability
>to remove them, the first place they likely to build
>up is in the spaces between the cells. In this
>case-the extra cellular space. wastes pushed out of
>the cell may accumulate in the space which constitutes
>an extensive drainage system that takes up what the
>cells give up, and sends it away through the lymph
>tracts or holds it in temporary storage, when that is
>not possible. When this happens, the systemic waste
>can load the fluids in this space and saturates the
>connective tissue that runs through it.. There are
>mechanisms that condensed the molecules of this wastes
>into more compact form to save space and to keep them
>less destructive to the process around them, however,
>even with this, the extracellular connective tissue
>has limited storage capacity. When it becomes
>overloaded, build-up of substances which are
>deposited in this extracellular space may cause one
>to experience stiffness and , excruciating pain, as a
>result of irritation caused from them. These aches
>and pains are similar symptoms indicative of
>fibromyalgia or rheumatism.
>
>Example of metabolic waste: Undigested protein caused
>by lack of hydrochloric acid and enzymes or poor
>intestinal absorption of protein breakdown products
>can result in elevated levels of amino acids and
>polypeptides in the bowels and these are metabolised
>by bowel bacteria into several toxic compounds. This
>explains stiffness and pain after consumption of
>protein foods, in my case dairy and wheat products
>caused bloating, stomach distension, irritability
>followed by pain and stiffness.
>· Trauma: As a result of car accident ( eg. Injury of
>collarbone), death of a love one, family breakdown,
>loss of a job etc. The initial onset of fibromyalgia
>is sometimes associated as a result of car accident.
>In my case a broken collar bone.
>· Even bacterial, viral, fungal / yeast and parasitic.
> Where there is a leaky gut, irritable bowels, food
>allergies, there is bacterial, fungal / bacterial and
>parasitic infestation. If hydrochloric acid is
>deficient, the survival of ingested bacteria may be
>increased leading to intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
>LEAKY GUT AND FIBROMYALGIA CONNECTION
>Studies have shown that fibromyalgia is a condition
>that is labeled as autoimmune , this means the body’s
>immune system attacks its own tissues. This attack
>result in inflammation and brings about symptoms. Most
>conditions that are autoimmune may involve a “ leaky
>gut,” meaning large spaces develop between the
>cells of the gut wall, and when the gut is inflamed,
>these spaces open up and allows large protein
>molecules, bacteria, toxins and food to leak in, such
>as undigested protein foods, toxins, bacteria and
>other antigens to pass from the gut lumen or cavity,
>into the circulation and may cause allergic reaction
>anywhere in the body. The rest of the body cannot be
>healthy if the gut is not in good condition. A “ leaky
>gut” absorbs what it should not and does not absorb
>what it should. Therefore, if healing is at a
>standstill situation, it is time to look at the
>condition of the gut if this is the block. Leaky gut
>greatly impairs its ability to absorb essential fatty
>acids and certain vitamins and minerals. (E.g.
>vitamins A, D, E, B-12, folic acid; minerals copper,
>iron, magnesium, selenium, zinc). Supplementing with
>generous amounts of these factors can compensate for
>their poor absorption and speed total recovery. A
>leaky gut can cause protein malababsorption causing
>the body to be deficient in protein. Protein is an
>important component of serotonin. According to
>studies, chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia and multi-
>food allergies are among the many problems caused by
>leaky gut.
>What are the possible cause of poor digestion?
> 1. Lack of hydrochloric acid (HCl) or hypochlorhydria
>Besides food sensitivities / intolerance is deficiency
>of hydrochloric acid ( HCl), the main stomach acid.
>An inadequate HCl may reduce the ability of the gut to
>absorb nutrients and may result to many deficiencies
>such as malnutrition despite eating the best diet in
>the world. This may explain prevalence of malnutrition
>in a country where there is abundant food.
>Partially digested protein enters the bloodstream and
>cause allergic reactions through out the body and
>weakens the immune system. Poteolytic enzyme pepsin
>that breaks down protein cannot do the job with out
>adequate hydrochloric acid and without hydrochloric
>acid, pepsin is inactive. Unfortunately, our ability
>to produce hydrochloric acid is diminished at age over
>30. As a result, we experience indigestion problems
>such as abdominal bloating and distension, excessive
>gas, burp, severe constipation after a heavy meal.
>Protein deficiency may also be related to depression,
>a component of fibromyalgia because of the role of
>serotonin, a neurotransmitter in regulating our moods.
>The body can make these substances from the foods in
>our diet especially protein foods. By increasing our
>consumption of protein will make it possible for us
>to increase the levels of neurotransmitters that are
>too low. However, if hydrochloric acid is low,
>absorption will not be possible even eating large
>portions of protein. Tryptophan, an essential amino
>acid is what serotonin is made from.
>According to many studies, people suffering from
>depression have low levels of tryptophan. This may
>explain the importance of adequate HCl to enhance
>absorption of protein to keep depression under control
>to improve quality of life in fibromyalgia sufferers.
>Depression prolongs pain enhances drug use and abuse
>to many sufferers, so to speak!
>2. Deterioration of the intestinal lining as in:
>gluten and lactose intolerance. Many people are
>suffering from these conditions and don’t know it.
>A.A. Gluten intolerance:
>When undigested gliadin, a component of gluten, the
>main protein from wheat, rye, oats and barley are
>allowed to be in contact with the intestinal lining,
>it damage its ability to produce lactase enzyme
>therefore, people who are intolerant to gluten may
>also lack enzyme lactase which result to lactose
>intolerance and increased intestinal permeability that
>usually results in multiple food allergies. Gluten
>intolerance may arise from deficiency of enzymes that
>break down gliadin or factors involved in protein
>digestion. Such as lack of stomach acid HCl.
>Undigested gliadin enters the bloodstream and may
>affect immune system and may change brain chemistry
>causing psychological disturbances, poor memory,
>irritability and schizophrenia. Buckwheat and millet
>contain prolamines, which have similar antigenic
>activity to the alpha-gliadin of wheat and may cause
>same problem to people who are sensitive.
>People who may be sensitive to gluten may produce
>symptoms such as stool tends to be bulky, soft, pale,
>frothy, foul smelling stool, and often greasy and
>frequent, even consuming a small amount. It is
>important to keep in mind that the process of
>digestion is highly dependent on the condition of the
>small intestinal lining.
>B.B. Lactose intolerance: Lack of lactase enzyme to
>break down lactose, milk sugar to glucose and
>galactose. Many adult population world-wide are
>deficient in lactase enzyme. In America, white
>children are expected to have normal lactase activity
>until at least five years of age and black children
>until only three years of age. Consuming even a small
>amount of dairy products may result in cramps,
>abdominal bloating and diarrhoea by those people who
>are sensitiveMy personal alternative approach to
>overcoming fibromyalgia include the following:
>GOAL:
>Improve digestion by:
>· Improving digestion of protein with emphasis on
>repairing the leaky gut to prevent allergic reactions
>and improve immune function.
>· Improving digestion of protein by taking digestive
>supplementation to raise serotonin levels
>· Improving digestion of protein and prevent
>accumulation of metabolic waste.
>· Improving liver and colon function to enhance
>excretion of all wastes.
>· Dietary modification: Elimination of all food
>offenders by providing sensible alternative.
>· Sensible nutritional supplements due to severe
>malabsorption of nutrients caused by leaky gut and
>other digestive weaknesses.
>
>
>
>
>1. .Improve digestion by using broadspectrum
>digestive formula that contains the following:
>Betaine hydrochloride
>Pepsin
>Pancreatin
>Bile:
>( People whose gallbladder has been removed may
>benefit from taking a digestive supplements that
>contain bile).
>· The above digestive enzyme is available from CNC by
>calling 1 800-841 2288 ref. 2843
>
>NOTE: ( A person with ulcer however, is advised not to
>take digestive enzyme that contains Hydrochloric acid
>until the ulcer is healed. Seek professional advice
>for alternative).
>
>2. Adhere to correct food combining: Protein and fats
>remain in the stomach a long time from 3- 6 hours.
>Sugars and fruits will pass through the stomach at
>least 20-30 minutes when consumed alone. Digestive
>problem happens when all these foods are consumed at
>the same time.. Older people especially those over 30
>will experience abdominal distension, burping, gas
>etc. from such food combinations. It is wise therefore
>to eat fruits/concentrated sugars at least 20-30
>minutes before a meal or three hours after. However,
>the best approach is to take The best is to take a
>digestive enzyme supplement as I mentioned earlier
>especially for people over 30.
>
>3. Avoid all foods that cause problems. Virtually,
>any food can annoy people who are sensitive, however,
>most common offenders: are dairy, gluten, corn and
>some may be sensitive to soy. Read labels when
>shopping for foods.
>
>3. Eliminate foods in the nightshade family.
>Nightshade family food group contain solanum alkaloids
> and are known to restrain or inhibit normal collagen
>repair in the joints or promote the inflammatory
>degeneration of the joint. These includes: Tomatoes,
>potatoes, eggplant, peppers and tobacco.
>
>4. Include Essential Fatty Acids (EFA). EFA are often
>deficient in those with fibromyalgia. Arachidonic
>fatty acids are non-essential fatty acids that are
>derived from animal ( meat, dairy products, etc) and
>contributes greatly in the inflammatory process
>through its conversion to prostaglandins and
>leukotrine production.
>
>An important way to reduce inflammatory process is the
>consumption of cold water fish such as mackerel,
>herring, sardines and salmon. These fish are rich
>source of eicosapentaenoic (EPA) which competes with
>arachidonic acid for prostaglandin and leaukotrines
>formation. The effects of these fatty acids reduced
>inflammatory/allergic response. Another excellent
>source of EFA is flaxseed especially when taken in
>dark capsule form.
>
>5. Because fibromyalgia affect the muscles, it has
>been known that people who suffer from this condition
>are deficient in magnesium and manganese. Chocolate
>and coffee are enemies of magnesium.
>
>6. Liver detoxification: Because fibromyalgia is
>provoked by food allergy, the liver is a very
>important organ to remove foreign proteins and
>therefore, liver detoxification is very important.
>This can usually be done with homeopathic or herbal
>formula. ( Seek professional guidance).
>
>7. Because allergy can cause malabsorption of
>nutrients, people with fibromyalgia can benefit from
>improving digestion especially protein, a source of
>serotonin, to guarantee absorption of all nutrients
>required by the body to reduce inflammatory process,
>prevent mood swings, depression, and improve sleep.
>Refer to Digest #1.
>
>8. Improve colon function. No one is truly healthy
>with a stagnant colon. Colon cleansing can be done by
>herbal supplement. One that is very effective is
>called Suoer Colon Cleanse (SPR/CLNS) can be obtained
>from CNC as above. Seek professional guidance.
>
>9. Candidacies / yeast infection is often involved,
>therefore sugar, wheat, dairy products, fermented
>foods and yeast must be eliminated
>
>10. Include multivitamin/mineral supplement. Chronic
>disease can leave the body deficient in all nutrients
>due to severe malabsorption problems associated with
>the disease. The most effective and safest nutritional
>supplement is to give your body a broad spectrum
>vitamin/mineral supplements that support all of the
>links in the nutritional chain, leaving nothing to
>chance and not over doing any single factor. Like a
>smorgasbord, the body pick and choose the nutrients it
>needs at any given time.
>
>11. Herbal remedies such Una de Gato is a very
>excellent support for immune system, stress and to
>reduce inflammatory process.
>
>12.Exercise: Exercise alone can improve digestion as a
>result of improved mood and the ability to handle
>stress. Another benefit of exercise is improved sleep
>and pain according to experts. Light to moderate
>exercise has also been shown to stimulates the immune
>system while intense exercise can have the opposite
>effects. Seek professional guidance.
>
>13. Drink at least 8 glasses of pure water daily.
>Water plays a vital role in digestion, elimination,
>detoxification and cleansing.
>
>To help plan menus, I have developed painstakingly
>delicious recipes made without wheat, rye, oats,
>barley, corn, dairy products, baking powder or yeast.
>With these recipes I offer to you, you can enjoy
>eating cakes, bread, pizzas, casseroles without fear
>of gaining weight or suffer from allergies. They are
>delicious, nutritious and health rejuvenating. I have
>published my first book the “Gutty Muffins”, contains
>delicious muffin recipes. These recipes can be made
>into waffles for breakfast alternate or for
>sandwiches. For people who may be on strict
>vegetarian, waffles and muffins can be baked without
>eggs.
>
>Increasing number of conditions that responded to
>improving digestion and dietary modification has
>opened many eyes and has increased awareness of the
>harmful effect of poor digestion in health and
>longevity. For this reason, I have published my second
>book: The “ Root and Rice Connection “. Although this
>book is made to help diabetic and hypoglycemia
>individuals in particular who may be sensitive, the
>information has broad application. Because
>fibromyalgia is closely associated with Chronic
>fatigue and according to studies, pre-existing
>diabetes is a causative factor in chronic fatigue and
>chronic fatigue syndrome is closely related, these
>recipes is an added benefit.
>
>Recipes can benefit people with autism, epilepsy,
>depression, behavioral problems including suicidal and
>criminal behavior, hypoglycemia, polymyalgia, all skin
>conditions, MS, Crohn’s disease, schizophrenia,
>stagnant hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ulcer, colon
>and breast cancer. Several studies have shown the
>implications of food allergy in the development of
>these conditions.
> All prices are in Canadian dollars
>· Root and Rice Connection:
>To Canada:
>1 book $13.85 + $2.35 postage = $16.20
>6 books $51 + $8 postage = $59
>To USA:
>1 book $13.85 + $6 postage = $19.85
>6 books $51 + $18 postage = $69
>To Europe:
>1 book $13.85 + $7 postage = $20.85
>6 books $51 + $39 postage = $90
>· Gutty Muffins:
>To Canada:
>1 book $8.50 + $2.50 postage = $11.00
>6 books $30.60 + $8 postage = $38.60
>To USA:
>1 book $8.50 + $6 postage = $14.50
>6 books $30.60 + $15 postage = $45.60
>To Europe:
>1 book $8.50 + $7 postage = $15.50
>6 books $30.60 + $39 postage = $69.60
>To order Nena's books:
>Please send cheque or money order in Canadian dollars
>to:
>Nena Wirth,
>276 Normandy Avenue,
>Waterloo,
>Ontario,
>N2K 1X7
>CANADA
>Also available from: Chapters,Waterloo, Canada
> 519 886 4015
>My books are also sold at the following Health Food
>Stores and Bookshops in British Columbia, and the
>Grand Bahamas Island
>Sav-Mor Drug (Ronnie)
>Rnd plaza, East Mall
>P.O.Box F-40402
>Savmor2002@MSN.com
>BRITISH COLUMBIA
>Jeanie’s Vitamin Centre
>Comox Centre Mall, Comox, B.C.V9M 3M9
>Jeannie Bruneu/James Howard
>Tel. 250 890-0037: Fax 250 890-9474
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