Dominie's Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Update 4-4-06

1. There's a new page on my FMS/CFIDS site about ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY - see www.fms-help.com/adrenal.htm - It explains the sometimes baffling symptoms we experience, such as feeling overexcited when we need to rest and sleep, but tired and weak when we need to function. This is the "signature" of a condition called hypoadrenia.

2. Below is an email I received today about EPSOM SALT BATHS that some may find helpful. In my 100 Tips for Coping with Fibromyalgia and Insomnia, tip #48 at www.fms-help.com/tips4.htm is about Epsom Salt baths. Here's the email:

This is great news! I knew all along that epsom sat baths were the key
to helping FM patients. Here is the proof! Hydrotherapy, for those who
don't know, is just water therapy. You don't need to go to a Spa to get
the results of their very nice and therapeutic baths. Two cups of epsom
salt in water as hot as you can take for 20 minutes is one of the best
treatments for us. Epsom salts contain magnesium, which is a great
muscle relaxer. Also, epsom salt releases the built up toxins in our
bodies. How do you know if you need to release toxins? Look at your
skin, does it have a red tint to it, does it look flushed all over? You
definitely need an epsom salt bath! No need to go get expensive dead
sea salt, just plain old epsom will do the trick. To detox, do this
bath everyday for seven days, then one less day each week until you do
it once a week for a month, then as needed.
Peace and Blessings,
Wendi White, The Fibromyalgia Wellness Institute

Well, that's all for now. I am not able to answer email, but I do read everything you send my way. I hope you are doing well. I am finally beginning to recover from an upper respiratory virus I caught several months ago. Have been staying busy with piano students and church music. Also, I am very happy that my cousin from China will be coming to the U.S. on business and will be able to visit us on Easter Sunday!

P.S. Check out my ever-improving site for people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome at www.fms-help.com. You can read my personal story, my 100 tips for coping, and a lot of supportive and helpful articles for living wtih this illness.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a medical doctor. I am a fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome survivor. The purpose of this website is not to diagnose or cure any disease or malady, but is presented as food for thought. This information cannot take the place of professional medical advice. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should come under the direction of a physician. No guarantees are made regarding any of the information in this website.