Fibromyalgia

[tedhutchinson]

Originally Posted by Imladris

Thanks for that Ted. It kind of makes sense 'cos I'm not a sun lover, I get prickly heat if I get too much sun exposure so I tend to avoid it.
I will definitely lokk into this.

Holland and Barrett have D3 (I've checked with customer services it is D3) at half price at the moment for those who don't want to buy the 5000iu capsules from the link to the USA suppliers at the Vitamin D council above. I find taking ten a day of these little pills a bit of a drag. But I only need them between end October and March as I can sunbathe regularly without sunscreen or ill effects.

If you have a tendency to burn easily boosting your vitamin d status will speed up the tanning process and Dietary protection is provided by carotenoids, tocopherols, ascorbate, flavonoids, or n-3 fatty acids, contributing to maintenance resistance as part of lifelong protection.
Omega 3 in particular is good for Photoprotective and anti-skin-aging effects of eicosapentaenoic acid in human skin in vivo. stopping your skin burning and ageing.

Don't also forget that drinking green tea (and indeed washing in it) will provide sunburn protection and it is also argued will protect against the development of melanoma. If you wait after the water has boiled, so it cools down to around 80, it brews a sweeter more mellow cup. A slice of lemon or ginger rings the changes. Health benefits of Green tea

Increase your protection from Colds and Epidemic Influenza with Vitamin D

[weeder]

Originally Posted by Imladris

Thanks for that Ted. It kind of makes sense 'cos I'm not a sun lover, I get prickly heat if I get too much sun exposure so I tend to avoid it.
I will definitely lokk into this.

Hi there... Im a florist. Have been my whole life. My question is.... are you certain you have been diagnosed correctly? Pain in the hands and arms is quite common for those of us who have worked in this field for many years.
I was a florist who became a landscaper... if I overdo it.. I get pain in my fingers, wrists and tendenitis in my elbows and arms. Try tiger balm and wrist braces and an over the counter anti inflamatory drug.

[Imladris]

Originally Posted by weeder

Hi there... Im a florist. Have been my whole life. My question is.... are you certain you have been diagnosed correctly? Pain in the hands and arms is quite common for those of us who have worked in this field for many years.
I was a florist who became a landscaper... if I overdo it.. I get pain in my fingers, wrists and tendenitis in my elbows and arms. Try tiger balm and wrist braces and an over the counter anti inflamatory drug.

Hiya Weeder,
Thanks fellow florist! Yes my doc and I are as certain as we can be that it is fibromyalgia, unfortunately no blood tests can confirm it. I was running a tearoom when it started, had to give it up and sorted of drifted into floristry since-although I love it (most of the time)!!
I'm actually quite lucky as I'm not too bad most of the time, it gets worse after I've been really busy, predictably but I usually live a fairly normal life and just make allowances for what I know I can't do.

[nick1289]

Hi Imladris, someone mentioned about virus etc. Have you ever heard of a zapper? It uses electricity in a way to zap bad bugs. There's a super zapper deluxe and this one looks good too at zap.intergate.ca I also saw awhile ago something about specific enzymes for fibromyalgia but would do the zapper if it was only one thing to do.

nick1289

[Imladris]

Originally Posted by nick1289

Hi Imladris, someone mentioned about virus etc. Have you ever heard of a zapper? It uses electricity in a way to zap bad bugs. There's a super zapper deluxe and this one looks good too at zap.intergate.ca I also saw awhile ago something about specific enzymes for fibromyalgia but would do the zapper if it was only one thing to do.

nick1289

Thanks Nick for taking the time to post. I've been away for a few days and just seen this. It's something for me to look into definitely. People here have been very kind with their help and looking things up for me.

[alobar51]

Originally Posted by Imladris

Does anyone else have this condition? I could do with someone who understands what it feels like to have a general whinge to and sympathise with.

We've had pretty good success dealing with it. A few dietary changes, the correct supplements and exercises is all it takes.

[tedhutchinson]

But don't forget that
Vitamin D deficiency is common in fibromyalgia and occurs more frequently in patients with anxiety and depression and the symptoms of Vitamin D insufficiency overlap with the symptoms of FMS so it's impossible, without taking steps to ensure the vitamin d insufficiency is dealt with and Serum 25(OH)D levels status raised to between 35–55 ng/mL, to be sure if it's one or the other.

As correcting vitamin d3 status by using an adequate amount of Cholecalciferol vitamin d3 or regular sunshine exposure, is not only both relatively cheap and easy but also completely safe, it seems the obvious first choice.