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Whats New 2004
Further fibromyalgia and chronic
fatigue syndrome updates
These two debilitating disorders are often found
together. I
have had a number of questions about these two of late
so I thought I’d put together some of the research
I’ve come across in the recent editions of Townsend
Letter for Doctors and Patients’ February, March and
April 2004 and a journal article in ‘Medical
Hypothesis’ August 2003 as well as other pertinent
journal reviews. Here
are the major findings:
- Low
levels of DHEA, growth hormone as measured by IGF-1
and thyroid hormone resistance are implicated.
Thyroid hormone function can be evaluated by
means of four consecutive morning temperature
checks. A
normal temperature would be around 98.4 or 36.6.
Iron, vitamin A, zinc and selenium are needed
to make thyroid hormone, specifically T3.
Lead and mercury can inhibit thyroid
function, as can excessive levels of oestrogen,
insulin and parathyroid hormone. DHEA and
androstenediol deficiency has been associated with
Sjogren’s syndrome in women, which has been linked
with these disorders.
- Chronic
infection with mycoplasma and rickettsia organisms
needs to be eliminated.
- Heavy
metal toxicity should be investigated.
- Free
radical overload is another possible cause.
- The
overgrowth of abnormal germs in the small bowel,
excessive candida species and parasitic overgrowth
also factor into the equation.
- Disordered
sleep patterns can be corrected with a number of
choices including 5-hydroxytryptophan, melatonin,
theanine and the herbs wild lettuce, Jamaican
dogwood, wild lettuce, passionflower, valerian and
hops as suggested by Dr Jacob Teitelbaum.
- Nutritional
deficiencies should be investigated.
Supplementing with magnesium combined with
malic acid, zinc and selenium can be beneficial.
- Vitamin
deficiencies and food additives have been
implicated.
- Raw
food, vegan diets have been shown to benefit
fibromyalgia.
- Vitamin
B12 injections can improve tiredness.
- Low
iron and ferritin levels need to be corrected.
- Herbal
adrenal tonics such as withania found in Neurazest
advertised on this site and licorice, Korean ginseng
and rehmannia can be helpful if adrenals are
depleted.
- Coenzyme
Q10 at a dose of 100 mg daily can improve energy.
- N-acetylcysteine
can boost glutathoine levels, as can alpha-lipoic
acid, whey protein and grape extract.
This can in turn improve liver function.
- Viruses
are seen as a precipitating cause.
Anti-viral compounds include glycyrrhizin and
lauric acid according to American nutritional expert
Dr Shari Lieberman.
- Poor
digestive function with inadequate production of
hydrochloric acid and food allergy needs to be
eliminated.
- Anti-inflammatory
effects of quercetin, fish oil and herbal tonics
such as ginger, turmeric and boswellia might be
helpful. Histidine, GLA and zinc also have
anti-inflammatory and pain reducing effects when
used in combination.
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