RibosCardio™ with CardioPerform™
Medical Food with Bioenergy Ribose, L-Carnitine, Acetyl L-Carnitine, Malic Acid and Magnesium GET ALL THE GREAT INGREDIENTS OF BIOENERGY CORVALENM PLUS MORE!
Special Dietary Usefulness as a Medical Food
Under a physician’s direction, RibosCardio™ may have special dietary usefulness for individuals suffering from energy-draining conditions, such as heart disease, Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and Lyme disease. Published research has also shown D-Ribose effective in extending endurance exercise & increasing exercise tolerance, and muscle recovery from high intensity exercise.
RibosCardio™ has been designed to support serious energy needs of patients. The product has been formulated with CardioPerform™, a potent blend of L-carnitine (transports fuel into the heart to be burned as energy) and Acetyl L-carnitine (improves heart & brain health, protecting against oxidative damage), plus the patented form of D-Ribose, malic acid and magnesium gluconate to optimize energy production and synthesis.
Published research shows our patented form of D-ribose may be an effective adjunct in promoting cardiovascular, skeletal muscle, and neurological health. With heart patients, D-ribose has been found effective in restoring energy, improving ventilatory efficiency, oxygen uptake, stroke volume, diastolic function, physical performance, and quality of life. In neuromuscular disease, D-ribose helps to reduce pain, overcome fatigue, increase exercise tolerance, and help patients live more normal, active lives.
RibosCardio™'s magnesium gluconate and malic acid help your body use energy more efficiently. Your cells use magnesium in over 300 enzyme reactions, and it distributes energy evenly throughout the cell so it is available when and where it is needed. Malic Acid helps your mitochondria recycle the energy you have, maximizing cellular energy output.
D-Ribose Research Highlights
Cardiovascular Function: Scientific and clinical studies have repeatedly shown that our patented D-Ribose can restore energy and improve function in ischemic, hypoxic, and failing hearts. Oxygen deprivation causes hearts to use energy faster than it can be replaced through normal processes of tissue energy turnover. The result is a depletion of cellular energy reserves translating to a loss of heart function.
Mid-study results of an ongoing double blind, crossover trial with congestive heart failure patients were recently reported. Results showed conclusively that when patients were given ribose (15 grams per day for three weeks) they had improved diastolic heart function, increased physical function score and enhanced quality of life score. Echocardiographic studies of these patients showed that ribose administration enhanced relaxation of the left ventricle and improved the efficiency of filling from the left atrium. No such improvements were found during placebo administration (3).
RibosCardio™ increases cardiac energy to help fuel the heart. For patients, this can mean more energy and a higher quality of life.
Sports Nutrition:
In skeletal muscle, high-intensity exercise can lead to a loss of up to 26% of cellular adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. One consequence of this energy drain is an increase in free radicals in affected muscle. Free radicals attack cell and mitochondrial membranes and can destroy the genetic material that helps muscle tissues synthesize proteins.
RibosCardio™ helps in three ways:
First, if enough ribose is present in the cell or the circulating blood, energy compounds can be saved, or salvaged, before they wash out of the cell and are lost.
Second, ribose accelerates energy synthesis, so if energy compounds are lost, they can be quickly replaced.
Finally, by keeping the energy compounds in the cell, RibosCardio™ reduces free radical formation and preserves the energy the tissue needs to make proteins essential for maintaining muscle health and performance. This energy improvement has been shown to increased performance over time.
A study published in the journal, Current Therapeutic Research, showed that male recreational bodybuilders experienced a significant improvement in both muscular endurance (20% increase over the four weeks versus a 12% for the placebo group) and muscular endurance (3.2% increase over the four weeks versus a 1.7% for the placebo group) following 28 days of our patented D-Ribose supplementation(1).
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
The muscle in patients with FMS and CFS is generally severely energy starved. This lack of energy leads to a number of physiological reactions within the muscle cell, ending in debilitating fatigue, muscle pain, soreness, and stiffness. By increasing the energy level in affected muscle, our patented D-Ribose helps patients overcome fatigue, and lessens the pain associated with their conditions.
Jar Size:
421 grams (15 oz) 28 day supply
Directions:
RibosCardio™ may be taken with other foods approved for your diet. Add one level scoop (two and 1/2 teaspoonfuls) to 4-8 ounces of your favorite juice, stir briskly and drink. As an alternative, sprinkle on cereal, fruit or applesauce.
Dosage:
Normal dosage is twice daily. Up to 4 doses per day may be taken as needed. If moderate to severe symptoms are present (as frequently seen in fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome) it is recommended that at least three doses per day be taken for the first two weeks before reducing dosage to twice per day. For best results, all doses should be taken no later than 3:00PM. Continued use is required to maintain the benefits of RibosCardio™.
Source:
Ribose is a fermentation process. The initial source is corn syrup. However, as the product is processed, all traces of corn are removed.
Cautions:
Insulin-dependent diabetics, pregnant women or patients with elevated uric acid levels should consult their physician before use.
Research Papers
1) Van Gammeren D, D Falk, J Antonio. The Effects of Four Weeks of Ribose Supplementation on Body Composition and Exercise Performance, Current Therapeutics Research 2002;63(8):486-495.
2) Jacob E. Teitelbaum, MD, CA Johnson, JA St.Cyr MD,PhD. Effective Treatment Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Fibromyalgia With D-Ribose J Alt Comp Med, 2006;12(6):857-862.
3) White Paper: D-Ribose in Congestive Heart Failure and Ischemic Disease Bioenergy Life Sciences.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Medical Food with Ribose, l-Carnitine, Acetyl l-Carnitine, Malic Acid & Magnesium
Medical Food with Ribose, l-Carnitine, Acetyl l-Carnitine, Malic Acid & Magnesium
RibosCardio™ has been designed to support serious energy needs of patients. The product has been formulated with CardioPerform™, a potent blend of L-carnitine (transports fuel into the heart to be burned as energy) and Acetyl L-carnitine (improves heart & brain health, protecting against oxidative damage), plus the patented form of D-Ribose, malic acid and magnesium gluconate to optimize energy production and synthesis.
Published research shows our patented form of D-ribose may be an effective adjunct in promoting cardiovascular, skeletal muscle, and neurological health. With heart patients, D-ribose has been found effective in restoring energy, improving ventilatory efficiency, oxygen uptake, stroke volume, diastolic function, physical performance, and quality of life. In neuromuscular disease, D-ribose helps to reduce pain, overcome fatigue, increase exercise tolerance, and help patients live more normal, active lives.
RibosCardio™'s magnesium gluconate and malic acid help your body use energy more efficiently. Your cells use magnesium in over 300 enzyme reactions, and it distributes energy evenly throughout the cell so it is available when and where it is needed. Malic Acid helps your mitochondria recycle the energy you have, maximizing cellular energy output.
D-Ribose Research Highlights
Cardiovascular Function: Scientific and clinical studies have repeatedly shown that our patented D-Ribose can restore energy and improve function in ischemic, hypoxic, and failing hearts. Oxygen deprivation causes hearts to use energy faster than it can be replaced through normal processes of tissue energy turnover. The result is a depletion of cellular energy reserves translating to a loss of heart function.
Mid-study results of an ongoing double blind, crossover trial with congestive heart failure patients were recently reported. Results showed conclusively that when patients were given ribose (15 grams per day for three weeks) they had improved diastolic heart function, increased physical function score and enhanced quality of life score. Echocardiographic studies of these patients showed that ribose administration enhanced relaxation of the left ventricle and improved the efficiency of filling from the left atrium. No such improvements were found during placebo administration (3).
RibosCardio™ increases cardiac energy to help fuel the heart. For patients, this can mean more energy and a higher quality of life.
Sports Nutrition: In skeletal muscle, high-intensity exercise can lead to a loss of up to 26% of cellular adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. One consequence of this energy drain is an increase in free radicals in affected muscle. Free radicals attack cell and mitochondrial membranes and can destroy the genetic material that helps muscle tissues synthesize proteins.
RibosCardio™ helps in three ways. First, if enough ribose is present in the cell or the circulating blood, energy compounds can be saved, or salvaged, before they wash out of the cell and are lost. Second, ribose accelerates energy synthesis, so if energy compounds are lost, they can be quickly replaced. Finally, by keeping the energy compounds in the cell, RibosCardio™ reduces free radical formation and preserves the energy the tissue needs to make proteins essential for maintaining muscle health and performance. This energy improvement has been shown to increased performance over time. A study published in the journal, Current Therapeutic Research, showed that male recreational bodybuilders experienced a significant improvement in both muscular endurance (20% increase over the four weeks versus a 12%for the placebo group) and muscular endurance (3.2% increase over the four weeks versus a 1.7% for the placebo group) following 28 days of our patented D-Ribose supplementation(1).
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The muscle in patients with FMS and CFS is generally severely energy starved. This lack of energy leads to a number of physiological reactions within the muscle cell, ending in debilitating fatigue, muscle pain, soreness, and stiffness. By increasing the energy level in affected muscle, our patented D-Ribose helps patients overcome fatigue, and lessens the pain associated with their conditions.
RibosCardio™ has been designed to support serious energy needs of patients. The product has been formulated with CardioPerform™, a potent blend of L-carnitine (transports fuel into the heart to be burned as energy) and Acetyl L-carnitine (improves heart & brain health, protecting against oxidative damage), plus the patented form of D-Ribose, malic acid and magnesium gluconate to optimize energy production and synthesis.
Published research shows our patented form of D-ribose may be an effective adjunct in promoting cardiovascular, skeletal muscle, and neurological health. With heart patients, D-ribose has been found effective in restoring energy, improving ventilatory efficiency, oxygen uptake, stroke volume, diastolic function, physical performance, and quality of life. In neuromuscular disease, D-ribose helps to reduce pain, overcome fatigue, increase exercise tolerance, and help patients live more normal, active lives.
RibosCardio™'s magnesium gluconate and malic acid help your body use energy more efficiently. Your cells use magnesium in over 300 enzyme reactions, and it distributes energy evenly throughout the cell so it is available when and where it is needed. Malic Acid helps your mitochondria recycle the energy you have, maximizing cellular energy output.
D-Ribose Research Highlights
Cardiovascular Function: Scientific and clinical studies have repeatedly shown that our patented D-Ribose can restore energy and improve function in ischemic, hypoxic, and failing hearts. Oxygen deprivation causes hearts to use energy faster than it can be replaced through normal processes of tissue energy turnover. The result is a depletion of cellular energy reserves translating to a loss of heart function.
Mid-study results of an ongoing double blind, crossover trial with congestive heart failure patients were recently reported. Results showed conclusively that when patients were given ribose (15 grams per day for three weeks) they had improved diastolic heart function, increased physical function score and enhanced quality of life score. Echocardiographic studies of these patients showed that ribose administration enhanced relaxation of the left ventricle and improved the efficiency of filling from the left atrium. No such improvements were found during placebo administration (3).
RibosCardio™ increases cardiac energy to help fuel the heart. For patients, this can mean more energy and a higher quality of life.
Sports Nutrition: In skeletal muscle, high-intensity exercise can lead to a loss of up to 26% of cellular adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. One consequence of this energy drain is an increase in free radicals in affected muscle. Free radicals attack cell and mitochondrial membranes and can destroy the genetic material that helps muscle tissues synthesize proteins.
RibosCardio™ helps in three ways. First, if enough ribose is present in the cell or the circulating blood, energy compounds can be saved, or salvaged, before they wash out of the cell and are lost. Second, ribose accelerates energy synthesis, so if energy compounds are lost, they can be quickly replaced. Finally, by keeping the energy compounds in the cell, RibosCardio™ reduces free radical formation and preserves the energy the tissue needs to make proteins essential for maintaining muscle health and performance. This energy improvement has been shown to increased performance over time. A study published in the journal, Current Therapeutic Research, showed that male recreational bodybuilders experienced a significant improvement in both muscular endurance (20% increase over the four weeks versus a 12%for the placebo group) and muscular endurance (3.2% increase over the four weeks versus a 1.7% for the placebo group) following 28 days of our patented D-Ribose supplementation(1).
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The muscle in patients with FMS and CFS is generally severely energy starved. This lack of energy leads to a number of physiological reactions within the muscle cell, ending in debilitating fatigue, muscle pain, soreness, and stiffness. By increasing the energy level in affected muscle, our patented D-Ribose helps patients overcome fatigue, and lessens the pain associated with their conditions.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Fibromyalgia, Pain Relief & Energy with Malic Acid
Malic Acid, Energy, & Fibromyalgia
Improvement in pain observed within 48 hours of supplementation with 1200-2400 mg. of malic acid per day. Buy Metagenics Fibroplex with magnesium and malic acid at a discount
Combine Bioenergy Corvalen Ribose with Metagenics Fibroplex for muscle pains and energy - Corvalen Lowest Price with Free Shipping
Primary fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition affecting principally middle-aged women, characterized by a syndrome of generalized musculoskeletal pain, aches, stiffness, and tenderness at specific anatomical sites. This condition is considered primary when there are no obvious causes. Since it was first described, FM has become recognized as a fairly common rheumatic complaint with a clinical prevalence of 6 to 20 percent. Additionally, FM has been associated with irritable bowel syndrome, tension headache, mitral valve prolapse, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Numerous treatment modalities have been attempted to treat patients with FM, but unfortunately the results have usually been poor. The primary reason for this lack of success was undoubtedly due to our lack of understanding FMs etiology.
In recent years, evidence has accumulated to suggest that FM is the result of local hypoxia in the muscles. For instance, patients with FM have low muscle-tissue oxygen pressure in affected muscles, and to a lesser degree the same was found in other tissues. Muscle biopsies from affected areas showed muscle tissue breakdown and mitochondrial damage. Additionally, low levels of the high energy phosphates ATP, ADP, and phosphocreatine were found. It has been hypothesized that in hypoxic muscle tissues glycolysis is inhibited, reducing ATP synthesis. This stimulates the process of gluconeogenesis, which results in the breakdown of muscle proteins to amino acids that can be utilized as substrates for ATP synthesis. This muscle tissue breakdown, which has been observed in muscle biopsies taken from FM patients, is hypothesized to result in the muscle pain characteristic of FM.
Malic acid is both derived from food sources and synthesized in the body through the citric acid (Krebs) cycle. Its importance to the production of energy in the body during both aerobic and anaerobic conditions is well established. Under aerobic conditions, the oxidation of malate to oxaloacetate provides reducing equivalents to the mitochondria through the malate-aspartate redox shuttle. During anaerobic conditions, where a buildup of excess of reducing equivalents inhibits glycolysis, malic acids simultaneous reduction to succinate and oxidation to oxaloacetate is capable of removing the accumulating reducing equivalents. This allows malic acid to reverse hypoxias inhibition of glycolysis and energy production. This may allow malic acid to improve energy production in FM, reversing the negative effect of the relative hypoxia that has been found in these patients.
Because of its obvious relationship to energy depletion during exercise, malic acid may be of benefit to healthy individuals interested in maximizing their energy production, as well as those with FM. In the rat it has been found that only tissue malate is depleted following exhaustive physical activity. Other key metabolites from the citric acid cycle needed for energy production were found to be unchanged. Because of this, a deficiency of malic acid has been hypothesized to be a major cause of physical exhaustion. The administration of malic acid to rats has been shown to elevate mitochondrial malate and increase mitochondrial respiration and energy production. Surprisingly, relatively small amounts of exogenous malic acid were required to increase mitochondrial energy production and ATP formation. Under hypoxic conditions there is an increased demand and utilization of malic acid, and this demand is normally met by increasing the synthesis of malic acid through gluconeogenesis and muscle protein
breakdown. This ultimately results in muscle breakdown and damage.
In a study on the effect of the oral administration of malic acid to rats, a significant increase in anaerobic endurance was found. Interestingly, the improvement in endurance was not accompanied by an increase in carbohydrate and oxygen utilization, suggesting that malic acid has carbohydrate and oxygen-sparing effects. In addition, malic acid is the only metabolite of the citric acid cycle positively correlated with physical activity. It has also been demonstrated that exercise-induced mitochondrial respiration is associated with an accumulation of malic acid. In humans, endurance training is associated with a significant increase in the enzymes involved with malic acid metabolism.
Because of the compelling evidence that malic acid plays a central role in energy production, especially during hypoxic conditions, malic acid supplements have been examined for their effects on FM. Subjective improvement in pain was observed within 48 hours of supplementation with 1200 - 2400 milligrams of malic acid, and this improvement was lost following the discontinuation of malic acid for 48 hours. While these studies also used magnesium supplements, due to the fact that magnesium is often low in FM patients, the rapid improvement following malic acid, as well as the rapid deterioration after discontinuation, suggests that malic acid is the most important component. This interesting theory of localized hypoxia in FM, and the ability of malic acid to overcome the block in energy production that this causes, should provide hope for those afflicted with FM. The potential for malic acid supplements, however, reaches much farther than FM. In light of malic acids ability to improve animal exercise performance, its potential for human athletes is particularly exciting.
Additionally, many hypoxia related conditions, such as respiratory and circulatory insufficiency, are associated with deficient energy production. Therefore, malic acid supplements may be of benefit in these conditions. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has also been found to be associated with FM, and malic acid supplementation may be of use in improving energy production in this condition as well. Lastly, malic acid may be of use as a general supplement aimed at ensuring an optimal level of malic acid within the cells, and thus, maintaining an optimal level of energy production.
Metagenics Fibroplex has: Thiamin (as thiamin mononitrate) 50 mgVitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl) 50 mgMagnesium (as magnesium bis-glycinate†) 150 mgManganese (as manganese glycinate†) 5 mgMalic Acid 600 mg
Metagenics Fibroplex® Plus - Support for Muscle Tenderness and Discomfort
Fibroplex® Plus provides targeted nutritional support for soft tissues in those with muscle tenderness and discomfort. Featuring a blend of specific vitamins, minerals, and amino acids in an easy-to-use delivery form, this specialized formula works by supporting cellular energy production and muscular and nervous system function.
Improvement in pain observed within 48 hours of supplementation with 1200-2400 mg. of malic acid per day. Buy Metagenics Fibroplex with magnesium and malic acid at a discount
Combine Bioenergy Corvalen Ribose with Metagenics Fibroplex for muscle pains and energy - Corvalen Lowest Price with Free Shipping
Primary fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition affecting principally middle-aged women, characterized by a syndrome of generalized musculoskeletal pain, aches, stiffness, and tenderness at specific anatomical sites. This condition is considered primary when there are no obvious causes. Since it was first described, FM has become recognized as a fairly common rheumatic complaint with a clinical prevalence of 6 to 20 percent. Additionally, FM has been associated with irritable bowel syndrome, tension headache, mitral valve prolapse, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Numerous treatment modalities have been attempted to treat patients with FM, but unfortunately the results have usually been poor. The primary reason for this lack of success was undoubtedly due to our lack of understanding FMs etiology.
In recent years, evidence has accumulated to suggest that FM is the result of local hypoxia in the muscles. For instance, patients with FM have low muscle-tissue oxygen pressure in affected muscles, and to a lesser degree the same was found in other tissues. Muscle biopsies from affected areas showed muscle tissue breakdown and mitochondrial damage. Additionally, low levels of the high energy phosphates ATP, ADP, and phosphocreatine were found. It has been hypothesized that in hypoxic muscle tissues glycolysis is inhibited, reducing ATP synthesis. This stimulates the process of gluconeogenesis, which results in the breakdown of muscle proteins to amino acids that can be utilized as substrates for ATP synthesis. This muscle tissue breakdown, which has been observed in muscle biopsies taken from FM patients, is hypothesized to result in the muscle pain characteristic of FM.
Malic acid is both derived from food sources and synthesized in the body through the citric acid (Krebs) cycle. Its importance to the production of energy in the body during both aerobic and anaerobic conditions is well established. Under aerobic conditions, the oxidation of malate to oxaloacetate provides reducing equivalents to the mitochondria through the malate-aspartate redox shuttle. During anaerobic conditions, where a buildup of excess of reducing equivalents inhibits glycolysis, malic acids simultaneous reduction to succinate and oxidation to oxaloacetate is capable of removing the accumulating reducing equivalents. This allows malic acid to reverse hypoxias inhibition of glycolysis and energy production. This may allow malic acid to improve energy production in FM, reversing the negative effect of the relative hypoxia that has been found in these patients.
Because of its obvious relationship to energy depletion during exercise, malic acid may be of benefit to healthy individuals interested in maximizing their energy production, as well as those with FM. In the rat it has been found that only tissue malate is depleted following exhaustive physical activity. Other key metabolites from the citric acid cycle needed for energy production were found to be unchanged. Because of this, a deficiency of malic acid has been hypothesized to be a major cause of physical exhaustion. The administration of malic acid to rats has been shown to elevate mitochondrial malate and increase mitochondrial respiration and energy production. Surprisingly, relatively small amounts of exogenous malic acid were required to increase mitochondrial energy production and ATP formation. Under hypoxic conditions there is an increased demand and utilization of malic acid, and this demand is normally met by increasing the synthesis of malic acid through gluconeogenesis and muscle protein
breakdown. This ultimately results in muscle breakdown and damage.
In a study on the effect of the oral administration of malic acid to rats, a significant increase in anaerobic endurance was found. Interestingly, the improvement in endurance was not accompanied by an increase in carbohydrate and oxygen utilization, suggesting that malic acid has carbohydrate and oxygen-sparing effects. In addition, malic acid is the only metabolite of the citric acid cycle positively correlated with physical activity. It has also been demonstrated that exercise-induced mitochondrial respiration is associated with an accumulation of malic acid. In humans, endurance training is associated with a significant increase in the enzymes involved with malic acid metabolism.
Because of the compelling evidence that malic acid plays a central role in energy production, especially during hypoxic conditions, malic acid supplements have been examined for their effects on FM. Subjective improvement in pain was observed within 48 hours of supplementation with 1200 - 2400 milligrams of malic acid, and this improvement was lost following the discontinuation of malic acid for 48 hours. While these studies also used magnesium supplements, due to the fact that magnesium is often low in FM patients, the rapid improvement following malic acid, as well as the rapid deterioration after discontinuation, suggests that malic acid is the most important component. This interesting theory of localized hypoxia in FM, and the ability of malic acid to overcome the block in energy production that this causes, should provide hope for those afflicted with FM. The potential for malic acid supplements, however, reaches much farther than FM. In light of malic acids ability to improve animal exercise performance, its potential for human athletes is particularly exciting.
Additionally, many hypoxia related conditions, such as respiratory and circulatory insufficiency, are associated with deficient energy production. Therefore, malic acid supplements may be of benefit in these conditions. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has also been found to be associated with FM, and malic acid supplementation may be of use in improving energy production in this condition as well. Lastly, malic acid may be of use as a general supplement aimed at ensuring an optimal level of malic acid within the cells, and thus, maintaining an optimal level of energy production.
Metagenics Fibroplex has: Thiamin (as thiamin mononitrate) 50 mgVitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl) 50 mgMagnesium (as magnesium bis-glycinate†) 150 mgManganese (as manganese glycinate†) 5 mgMalic Acid 600 mg
Metagenics Fibroplex® Plus - Support for Muscle Tenderness and Discomfort
Fibroplex® Plus provides targeted nutritional support for soft tissues in those with muscle tenderness and discomfort. Featuring a blend of specific vitamins, minerals, and amino acids in an easy-to-use delivery form, this specialized formula works by supporting cellular energy production and muscular and nervous system function.
- Provides targeted nutrition for soft tissue in those with muscle tenderness and discomfort.
- Provides targeted support for energy metabolism and neuromuscular function.
- Supports cellular energy production and mitochondrial function.
- Provides magnesium in the form of an amino acid chelate designed to be easily absorbed.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Special Report: Condition Specific Nutrition CORvalenM
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by John St. Cyr, M.D.
CORvalenM™ is the common denominator for all individuals needing to restore cellular energy. As a product extension of CORvalen, a medical food for heart disease patients, it was created to help those suffering from myalgia and chronic fatigue. However, because of the benefits CORvalenM provided to its users, it was also discovered that active individuals could reap the benefits of this natural supplement.
The Ingredients
A variety of conditions can leave people constantly fatigued, short of breath, stiff and sore, making it impossible to face life’s daily activities. Over exertion of or exercise weaken muscles and drain energy reserves, leaving people tired and achy. Often, this fatigue, shortness of breath, soreness, stiffness, and general lack of well-being are associated with depleted energy from the cells and tissues. CORvalenM, with D-ribose, magnesium and malic acid (three substances found naturally in your body) has been clinically proven to be critical in rebuilding cellular energy. The results are dramatic, with people feeling less pain and more energy. D-ribose, the main ingredient in CORvalenM, is a fivecarbon monosaccharide that is vital for the cellular synthesis of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). ATP is the energy of life, and ribose is the fundamental building block of ATP. Without ribose, the process of energy synthesis slows dramatically. Ribose has been clinically proven to effectively speed energy recovery in cells and to improve cardiac function, muscle recovery, and overall quality of life.
The Benefits
Whether suffering from myalgia or chronic fatigue, or needing to recover faster during endurance training, CORvalenM is the perfect natural supplement. When hard work, strenuous exercise, or certain medical conditions stress cells, cellular energy is burned faster than it can be restored. The result is pain, soreness, stiffness, and fatigue. Healthy cells often can rebuild these energy levels eventually, but the process is slow. And chronically energy-starved cells may never fully recover. CORvalenM accelerates this recovery. From endurance athletes to active people who like to run or take a long walk, high energy levels are important to everyone. But energy is especially critical to people who suffer from debilitating myalgia, soreness, stiffness, and fatigue. By taking CORvalenM, normal energy levels are restored and the whole body feels more energetic. More importantly, people taking CORvalenM report an increased sense of well-being and an improved quality of life. CORvalenM is proven safe, effective and beneficial to those needing to restore energy, minimize fatigue and alleviate muscle pain, soreness and stiffness.
by John St. Cyr, M.D.
CORvalenM™ is the common denominator for all individuals needing to restore cellular energy. As a product extension of CORvalen, a medical food for heart disease patients, it was created to help those suffering from myalgia and chronic fatigue. However, because of the benefits CORvalenM provided to its users, it was also discovered that active individuals could reap the benefits of this natural supplement.
The Ingredients
A variety of conditions can leave people constantly fatigued, short of breath, stiff and sore, making it impossible to face life’s daily activities. Over exertion of or exercise weaken muscles and drain energy reserves, leaving people tired and achy. Often, this fatigue, shortness of breath, soreness, stiffness, and general lack of well-being are associated with depleted energy from the cells and tissues. CORvalenM, with D-ribose, magnesium and malic acid (three substances found naturally in your body) has been clinically proven to be critical in rebuilding cellular energy. The results are dramatic, with people feeling less pain and more energy. D-ribose, the main ingredient in CORvalenM, is a fivecarbon monosaccharide that is vital for the cellular synthesis of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). ATP is the energy of life, and ribose is the fundamental building block of ATP. Without ribose, the process of energy synthesis slows dramatically. Ribose has been clinically proven to effectively speed energy recovery in cells and to improve cardiac function, muscle recovery, and overall quality of life.
The Benefits
Whether suffering from myalgia or chronic fatigue, or needing to recover faster during endurance training, CORvalenM is the perfect natural supplement. When hard work, strenuous exercise, or certain medical conditions stress cells, cellular energy is burned faster than it can be restored. The result is pain, soreness, stiffness, and fatigue. Healthy cells often can rebuild these energy levels eventually, but the process is slow. And chronically energy-starved cells may never fully recover. CORvalenM accelerates this recovery. From endurance athletes to active people who like to run or take a long walk, high energy levels are important to everyone. But energy is especially critical to people who suffer from debilitating myalgia, soreness, stiffness, and fatigue. By taking CORvalenM, normal energy levels are restored and the whole body feels more energetic. More importantly, people taking CORvalenM report an increased sense of well-being and an improved quality of life. CORvalenM is proven safe, effective and beneficial to those needing to restore energy, minimize fatigue and alleviate muscle pain, soreness and stiffness.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
NaturalNews.com printable articleOriginally published February 25 2008
Brenda Cobb: 4 Reasons People Get Sick and Healing Through Thoughts by Kevin Gianni (see all articles by this author)
(NaturalNews) This is an excerpt from Brenda Cobb's interview for the Raw Summit, a complete interview encyclopedia of cutting edge living and raw food knowledge. You can find the complete transcripts and audios at (http://www.rawsummitarchives.com/). In this interview, Brenda Cobb, author and founder of The Living Foods Institute in Atlanta, GA, gives the 4 reasons why she feels people get sick and the emotional component to healing.
Raw Food World Summit Interview Excerpt with Brenda Cobb, Kevin Gianni: When you talk about illness and you talk about people who have disease and who can heal themselves, it's more than just food, correct?
Brenda Cobb: It really is. I believe that it's much more than the food. I think that's one of the reasons that the program that I use now, developed over the nine years of having been doing this, is so effective to the health of people - because we look beyond the food. Now, we certainly do use a 100% organic, the raw food and the living food.The way we describe raw food and living food is raw food, we believe, is fruits, vegetables and not seeds that have not been cooked. We believe a living food is a sprouted food, something that's growing when you eat it; among them bean and lentil sprout and sun flower, and buckwheat sprout. And so, that certainly is a part of the program.
But we believe there are really four main reasons that people get sick. The number one reason we believe is because of how people think, we think it's more important than what we're eating; and part of that number one reason is emotional stuff because most everybody, and you can hardly avoid it if you go through the human experience on the planet earth, is going to have emotional stuff sometimes that has been buried so deep that they don't even really it's there. And so it's good to work on the emotional stuff and clear that out, there is sometimes issues with forgiveness - forgiving yourself or things or somebody else who has maybe done you wrong and really letting go of those things. And then another part of that number one reason is stress because the world we are living in is stressful. It's never what happens to you, it's always you're reaction to what happens to you and you can stress yourself out or you can learn how to deal with stress so that it becomes constructive rather than destructive. So that's the first area we help people with.
The number two area we help people with is toxicity because there's toxins that have built up over years of breathing the air, drinking water that is not pure, of eating processed foods with additive colors, chemicals, dyes, maybe foods that have been genetically modified, hybridized, taking prescription and over-the-counter medications, drinking alcohols, smoking cigarettes, whatever it might be. Toxic relationship, toxic job contributes to toxicity in the body. So, we believe you have to get all the toxins that are already in there out so the body can do what it was created to do in that field itself.
The third reason we think people are getting sick is because of their decisions and we are believing that a lot are deficient in vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. Now, we are doing our best to get these through good nutrition, but also realize that the soil today is not what it was in great, great granddaddy's day and that there is not as much of the mineralization and so forth in the soil. So, there are some super foods and algae and some products that we used that helped to boost that along with the good nutrition. But we do believe that you cannot take a product in place of good nutrition. You've got to have good nutrition as your foundation and then if you want to do any supplementation, I like the supplement only with food sources, you know, a raw food powder or an algae and we also use herbs and essential oils to help the body to cleanse and detox and nourish. We found that to be very effective.
And then the fourth thing that we found make people sick is the dirty, toxic impacted colon. So our program also focuses on cleansing the colon, getting out the impacted waste, mucoid plaque, worm, parasites. You know, from years of eating maybe foods made with flour and water that makes a glue or a paste and people get that gunk and that sticky stuff inside of their colon and it sticks in there and sometimes it can become really hard and there's a barrier between the good nutrition, even if you're eating good food. You've changed your ways and now you're eating raw and living food. If you got a lot of plaque built up in the colon, you can't really assimilate the nutrients as well. So, we like to simultaneously be putting in the good food while we are also getting out the bad stuff and then when we do all of it together, we really feel that, that's supporting the body, the mind, the spirit, the mental, the emotional, the physical, the spiritual, and that the body can bounce back from most anything.
Kevin: Let's talk about number one. How are some of the ways that someone can deal with the way that they're thinking or not even deal but free themselves of some of the stress and some of the emotional issues that they have?
Brenda: Well, first thing is a lot of times we are thinking thoughts that we don't really even realize are negative. Many people, if you talk to them about negative thinking or negative speaking and you ask them, "Do you speak or think in a negative way?" Most people will say, "No, I don't." But then when you really kind of get down to how they are talking to themselves, you will see that the way that they're talking is not really positive, that they are meaning to say something positive but they're saying it in a negative way.
So that's the first thing, it's really just kind of teaching people to unprogram themselves; you know, it's kind of like when you were a child and you're sad, you're told, "Don't speak unless spoken to," you know or "Don't talk to strangers," and then you grow up and you're in a job, you're in a sales position, you've got to speak and you've got to talk to strangers. So, now what are you going to do? So, it comes just as a part of reprogramming some of those old tapes that we have heard and how to talk about ourselves positively.
One way we do it is to teach people some very simple affirmations; even though they may sound very simple, almost too simple and people will say, "Gosh, it seems so easy, how can it work if it's so simple?"Well you know, anytime you say the words, "I am" and then you feel that blanking with another word, you're saying the most possible, positive or powerful three words that you can say. So if you say, "I am healed" then you're going to create the energy of healing. But if you say "I am sick" you're going to continue to create the energy around sickness. So, that's one thing, really being careful when you say "I am". You know, let's say you work really hard all day and you're tired, so you're saying "I am so tired". Well, the more you say it, the more tired that you get.
Instead, if you go out and take a little walk around the block and say, "I am energized, I am enthusiastic, I am excited to be alive," you begin talking to yourself in that way, breathing the fresh air, getting the body moving a little bit, you'll see that at the end of that 20 or 30 minutes, you are actually feeling better. So, that's one thing.
Now, as far as emotional stuff, really we like to help people to understand what are the emotional components that are related to the disease or symptom that they've manifested. I used a couple of books that I really like for that. I used a book called Feeling Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Truman and I used a book that a lot of people have heard of called You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay and then I used a book called Radical Forgiveness by Colin Tipping and we really study those levels of "okay, first let's get real about what is that emotional component and does it ring true for you and sometimes people will say, 'Wow, I cannot believe how much that is like me, what you're telling me, this emotional thing.'"All the times people will even be in denial more and they'll say, "Well no, I don't think that's it, I don't see how that could be causing my problem." So we just gently and lovingly work with people to get them more aware.
We have specific exercises that we do in our emotional healing classes to help people to be able to see within themselves and, you know we get them to face some of the things, you know, asking them questions like "what is it about yourself that you would like to see change" and "you know, how do you think that the way you've thought in the past has impacted you and do you think that you are fulfilling your mission in life" and just get people dialoguing and thinking, you know when you start talking among yourselves, you can even create a wonderful mastermind group and all of the sudden just from hearing what other people are saying, many times we get our own answers. We're not looking to somebody else to figure it out for us, you know we can figure it out our self but it helps to be able to discuss it with others.And so that is also a part of the way that we help people through emotional healing. Now, with stress, we are doing breathing exercises, relaxation exercises, stretching, yoga, you know helping people to learn how to relieve stress that gets impacted in their self and in their organs, in their glands. Most people don't breathe to their full capacity, that shallow breathing, and they find that when they really use more of their lungs and breathe in deeply, that itself can relax.We talk and teach about meditation and how just to be free of thought for a little bit, don't even think about anything and, you know something Kevin, that's more challenging than it sounds. So, just not focus on thinking about a particular thing and to rest the mind and I think all of those things put together can really impact the person in a positive way.
To read the rest of this interview please visit (http://www.rawsummitarchives.com/) . This is just an excerpt of over 14 hours of cutting edge living food, raw food or health information revealed during the Raw Food World Summit.
About the authorKevin Gianni is a health advocate, author and speaker. He has helped thousands of people in over 85 countries learn how to take control of their health--and keep it. To view commentary on natural health issues, vegan and raw food diets, holistic nutrition and more click here.His book, "The Busy Person's Fitness Solution," is a step-by-step guide to optimum health for the time and energy-strapped.To find out more about abundance, optimum health and self motivation click here... or you're interested in the vegan and raw food diet and cutting edge holistic nutrition click here.For access to free interviews, downloads and a complete bodyweight exercise archive visit www.LiveAwesome.com.
Brenda Cobb: 4 Reasons People Get Sick and Healing Through Thoughts by Kevin Gianni (see all articles by this author)
(NaturalNews) This is an excerpt from Brenda Cobb's interview for the Raw Summit, a complete interview encyclopedia of cutting edge living and raw food knowledge. You can find the complete transcripts and audios at (http://www.rawsummitarchives.com/). In this interview, Brenda Cobb, author and founder of The Living Foods Institute in Atlanta, GA, gives the 4 reasons why she feels people get sick and the emotional component to healing.
Raw Food World Summit Interview Excerpt with Brenda Cobb, Kevin Gianni: When you talk about illness and you talk about people who have disease and who can heal themselves, it's more than just food, correct?
Brenda Cobb: It really is. I believe that it's much more than the food. I think that's one of the reasons that the program that I use now, developed over the nine years of having been doing this, is so effective to the health of people - because we look beyond the food. Now, we certainly do use a 100% organic, the raw food and the living food.The way we describe raw food and living food is raw food, we believe, is fruits, vegetables and not seeds that have not been cooked. We believe a living food is a sprouted food, something that's growing when you eat it; among them bean and lentil sprout and sun flower, and buckwheat sprout. And so, that certainly is a part of the program.
But we believe there are really four main reasons that people get sick. The number one reason we believe is because of how people think, we think it's more important than what we're eating; and part of that number one reason is emotional stuff because most everybody, and you can hardly avoid it if you go through the human experience on the planet earth, is going to have emotional stuff sometimes that has been buried so deep that they don't even really it's there. And so it's good to work on the emotional stuff and clear that out, there is sometimes issues with forgiveness - forgiving yourself or things or somebody else who has maybe done you wrong and really letting go of those things. And then another part of that number one reason is stress because the world we are living in is stressful. It's never what happens to you, it's always you're reaction to what happens to you and you can stress yourself out or you can learn how to deal with stress so that it becomes constructive rather than destructive. So that's the first area we help people with.
The number two area we help people with is toxicity because there's toxins that have built up over years of breathing the air, drinking water that is not pure, of eating processed foods with additive colors, chemicals, dyes, maybe foods that have been genetically modified, hybridized, taking prescription and over-the-counter medications, drinking alcohols, smoking cigarettes, whatever it might be. Toxic relationship, toxic job contributes to toxicity in the body. So, we believe you have to get all the toxins that are already in there out so the body can do what it was created to do in that field itself.
The third reason we think people are getting sick is because of their decisions and we are believing that a lot are deficient in vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. Now, we are doing our best to get these through good nutrition, but also realize that the soil today is not what it was in great, great granddaddy's day and that there is not as much of the mineralization and so forth in the soil. So, there are some super foods and algae and some products that we used that helped to boost that along with the good nutrition. But we do believe that you cannot take a product in place of good nutrition. You've got to have good nutrition as your foundation and then if you want to do any supplementation, I like the supplement only with food sources, you know, a raw food powder or an algae and we also use herbs and essential oils to help the body to cleanse and detox and nourish. We found that to be very effective.
And then the fourth thing that we found make people sick is the dirty, toxic impacted colon. So our program also focuses on cleansing the colon, getting out the impacted waste, mucoid plaque, worm, parasites. You know, from years of eating maybe foods made with flour and water that makes a glue or a paste and people get that gunk and that sticky stuff inside of their colon and it sticks in there and sometimes it can become really hard and there's a barrier between the good nutrition, even if you're eating good food. You've changed your ways and now you're eating raw and living food. If you got a lot of plaque built up in the colon, you can't really assimilate the nutrients as well. So, we like to simultaneously be putting in the good food while we are also getting out the bad stuff and then when we do all of it together, we really feel that, that's supporting the body, the mind, the spirit, the mental, the emotional, the physical, the spiritual, and that the body can bounce back from most anything.
Kevin: Let's talk about number one. How are some of the ways that someone can deal with the way that they're thinking or not even deal but free themselves of some of the stress and some of the emotional issues that they have?
Brenda: Well, first thing is a lot of times we are thinking thoughts that we don't really even realize are negative. Many people, if you talk to them about negative thinking or negative speaking and you ask them, "Do you speak or think in a negative way?" Most people will say, "No, I don't." But then when you really kind of get down to how they are talking to themselves, you will see that the way that they're talking is not really positive, that they are meaning to say something positive but they're saying it in a negative way.
So that's the first thing, it's really just kind of teaching people to unprogram themselves; you know, it's kind of like when you were a child and you're sad, you're told, "Don't speak unless spoken to," you know or "Don't talk to strangers," and then you grow up and you're in a job, you're in a sales position, you've got to speak and you've got to talk to strangers. So, now what are you going to do? So, it comes just as a part of reprogramming some of those old tapes that we have heard and how to talk about ourselves positively.
One way we do it is to teach people some very simple affirmations; even though they may sound very simple, almost too simple and people will say, "Gosh, it seems so easy, how can it work if it's so simple?"Well you know, anytime you say the words, "I am" and then you feel that blanking with another word, you're saying the most possible, positive or powerful three words that you can say. So if you say, "I am healed" then you're going to create the energy of healing. But if you say "I am sick" you're going to continue to create the energy around sickness. So, that's one thing, really being careful when you say "I am". You know, let's say you work really hard all day and you're tired, so you're saying "I am so tired". Well, the more you say it, the more tired that you get.
Instead, if you go out and take a little walk around the block and say, "I am energized, I am enthusiastic, I am excited to be alive," you begin talking to yourself in that way, breathing the fresh air, getting the body moving a little bit, you'll see that at the end of that 20 or 30 minutes, you are actually feeling better. So, that's one thing.
Now, as far as emotional stuff, really we like to help people to understand what are the emotional components that are related to the disease or symptom that they've manifested. I used a couple of books that I really like for that. I used a book called Feeling Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Truman and I used a book that a lot of people have heard of called You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay and then I used a book called Radical Forgiveness by Colin Tipping and we really study those levels of "okay, first let's get real about what is that emotional component and does it ring true for you and sometimes people will say, 'Wow, I cannot believe how much that is like me, what you're telling me, this emotional thing.'"All the times people will even be in denial more and they'll say, "Well no, I don't think that's it, I don't see how that could be causing my problem." So we just gently and lovingly work with people to get them more aware.
We have specific exercises that we do in our emotional healing classes to help people to be able to see within themselves and, you know we get them to face some of the things, you know, asking them questions like "what is it about yourself that you would like to see change" and "you know, how do you think that the way you've thought in the past has impacted you and do you think that you are fulfilling your mission in life" and just get people dialoguing and thinking, you know when you start talking among yourselves, you can even create a wonderful mastermind group and all of the sudden just from hearing what other people are saying, many times we get our own answers. We're not looking to somebody else to figure it out for us, you know we can figure it out our self but it helps to be able to discuss it with others.And so that is also a part of the way that we help people through emotional healing. Now, with stress, we are doing breathing exercises, relaxation exercises, stretching, yoga, you know helping people to learn how to relieve stress that gets impacted in their self and in their organs, in their glands. Most people don't breathe to their full capacity, that shallow breathing, and they find that when they really use more of their lungs and breathe in deeply, that itself can relax.We talk and teach about meditation and how just to be free of thought for a little bit, don't even think about anything and, you know something Kevin, that's more challenging than it sounds. So, just not focus on thinking about a particular thing and to rest the mind and I think all of those things put together can really impact the person in a positive way.
To read the rest of this interview please visit (http://www.rawsummitarchives.com/) . This is just an excerpt of over 14 hours of cutting edge living food, raw food or health information revealed during the Raw Food World Summit.
About the authorKevin Gianni is a health advocate, author and speaker. He has helped thousands of people in over 85 countries learn how to take control of their health--and keep it. To view commentary on natural health issues, vegan and raw food diets, holistic nutrition and more click here.His book, "The Busy Person's Fitness Solution," is a step-by-step guide to optimum health for the time and energy-strapped.To find out more about abundance, optimum health and self motivation click here... or you're interested in the vegan and raw food diet and cutting edge holistic nutrition click here.For access to free interviews, downloads and a complete bodyweight exercise archive visit www.LiveAwesome.com.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Take a Nap
Take a Nap
Sara C. Mednick, PhD
University of California at San Diego f you feel drowsy in the middle of the afternoon, you don't need a cup of coffee -- you need a nap. Even if you regularly get eight hours of sleep at night, studies show that a little well-timed shut-eye during the day increases alertness and reduces stress. It can improve physical stamina -- Lance Armstrong is a napper -- and enhance creativity. Thomas Edison replenished his batteries with a nap. Napping can make you happier. It increases levels of serotonin, the neurotransmitter that helps elevate your mood.
Naps can even make you look younger by giving skin cells and other tissues more opportunity to rejuvenate themselves. And oh, yes, napping can improve your sex life. Sexual desire usually wanes when you're tired -- a nap revitalizes you. A recent study of more than 23,000 Greek men and women suggests that naps also may help reduce the risk of heart disease. Napping properly won't interfere with nighttime sleep. Here's how...
HOW LONG?
A nap can be anything from a five-minute snooze -- the shortest period for which there is scientific evidence of benefits -- to 90 minutes, the time it takes to go through a five-stage sleep cycle. At night when we're asleep, we complete several sets of the cycle. A good nap should last about 20 minutes -- that's long enough to invigorate you but unlikely to take you into deep sleep, from which you are likely to wake up groggy. (If you wake up from a nap feeling sluggish, splash cold water on your face or do a few stretches. Or perhaps this is the time for that reviving cup of java.)
WHEN?
Beginners should try to establish a specific nap time so that their bodies get used to being allowed to shut down during the day. The best time for most people is between 1 pm and 3 pm. We are biologically programmed to rest when the sun is at its highest. Also, our biological rhythms -- which wake us in the morning and help us get to sleep at night -- waver at this time. Our body temperature decreases, as does our activity level and our ability to think clearly. If you can't always find time to sleep during the day -- a situation many of us face -- try a 20-minute nap when you first get home in the evening so that you'll have more energy to start dinner, help the kids with their homework or carry out other family obligations. Be sure to wake from your nap more than three hours before you plan to go to bed at night so your nap won't disturb your nighttime sleep. Those who can't find time to nap on weekdays can luxuriate in 90-minute naps on Saturday or Sunday, or both. But don't count on weekend sleep to make up for all the sleep you missed out on during the week.
WHERE?
If you are retired or work from home, head to your bedroom to nap. If you work a nine-to-five job and have your own office, nap there if your workplace culture permits it. Some workers nap in their cars during lunchtime. Many bus drivers nap between runs on the bench seats at the backs of their buses.
Wherever you decide to nap, make sure you are safe and unlikely to be disturbed. Turn off the ping for incoming E-mail messages and silence your phone's ringer. Make yourself comfortable. Lying down is best. A bed, couch or even the floor on top of a yoga or Pilates mat will do. If you must nap sitting in a chair, use a travel pillow that supports your neck. If you are sitting at a desk, try resting your head on it.
Turn off the light if possible. If not, wear a sleep mask. Darkness is important because it stimulates the secretion of melatonin, a hormone that helps us get to sleep. Use earplugs if you are sleeping in a noisy area or if you are easily disturbed by sound. While sleeping, your body is less efficient in regulating its temperature. Covering yourself with a light blanket will help. If you have an appointment, set a timer so that you can be sure you won't miss it.
BETTER NAPPING
Don't lose heart if at first you have trouble drifting off during the day. It may take a few weeks for you to get into the habit. Although our biological clocks prime us to take naps, our go-go-go society has conditioned us against giving in to the urge.
Begin by committing to only five or 10 minutes a day, even if you don't feel sleepy. Just lie down at the same time of the day, breathe deeply and close your eyes.
Stay away from nap blockers...
Smoking. If you smoke, don't take a puff within one hour of trying to get to sleep. Nicotine is a stimulant, as are products that help with nicotine withdrawal.
Over-the-counter and prescription drugs, including antidepressants, interfere with the natural sleep rhythm. That interference is likely to either make it more difficult for you to take a nap or make that nap less refreshing. If you have to take a prescription drug, try taking it after your nap if your doctor says it's ok.
Coffee. Avoid drinking coffee within the four to six hours before your nap time and bedtime. And beware of other sources of caffeine, such as tea, chocolate, energy drinks and most sodas.
Alcohol. Though this may help some people fall asleep, it turns into a stimulant while you are sleeping. You wake up before your body is fully rested.
Foods high in saturated fat can cause indigestion that can interfere with napping.
Enjoy a tryptophan snack. It's best to have a light snack about 30 minutes before your nap. Turkey, cheese and nuts contain tryptophan, an amino acid that makes sleep easier. Other dairy products also can be sleep aids. Their calcium helps create melatonin.
Seafood, whole grains, beans, eggs, certain soy products (such as tofu, soy milk and soy nuts) and lean meats also help lull you to sleep.
Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Sara C. Mednick, PhD, a faculty member in the department of psychiatry at the medical school at University of California at San Diego. She has conducted napping studies at Harvard University, as well as with the United States Navy, the Veterans Administration Medical Center and private businesses. She is coauthor, with Mark Ehrman, of Take a Nap! Change Your Life (Workman).
Sara C. Mednick, PhD
University of California at San Diego f you feel drowsy in the middle of the afternoon, you don't need a cup of coffee -- you need a nap. Even if you regularly get eight hours of sleep at night, studies show that a little well-timed shut-eye during the day increases alertness and reduces stress. It can improve physical stamina -- Lance Armstrong is a napper -- and enhance creativity. Thomas Edison replenished his batteries with a nap. Napping can make you happier. It increases levels of serotonin, the neurotransmitter that helps elevate your mood.
Naps can even make you look younger by giving skin cells and other tissues more opportunity to rejuvenate themselves. And oh, yes, napping can improve your sex life. Sexual desire usually wanes when you're tired -- a nap revitalizes you. A recent study of more than 23,000 Greek men and women suggests that naps also may help reduce the risk of heart disease. Napping properly won't interfere with nighttime sleep. Here's how...
HOW LONG?
A nap can be anything from a five-minute snooze -- the shortest period for which there is scientific evidence of benefits -- to 90 minutes, the time it takes to go through a five-stage sleep cycle. At night when we're asleep, we complete several sets of the cycle. A good nap should last about 20 minutes -- that's long enough to invigorate you but unlikely to take you into deep sleep, from which you are likely to wake up groggy. (If you wake up from a nap feeling sluggish, splash cold water on your face or do a few stretches. Or perhaps this is the time for that reviving cup of java.)
WHEN?
Beginners should try to establish a specific nap time so that their bodies get used to being allowed to shut down during the day. The best time for most people is between 1 pm and 3 pm. We are biologically programmed to rest when the sun is at its highest. Also, our biological rhythms -- which wake us in the morning and help us get to sleep at night -- waver at this time. Our body temperature decreases, as does our activity level and our ability to think clearly. If you can't always find time to sleep during the day -- a situation many of us face -- try a 20-minute nap when you first get home in the evening so that you'll have more energy to start dinner, help the kids with their homework or carry out other family obligations. Be sure to wake from your nap more than three hours before you plan to go to bed at night so your nap won't disturb your nighttime sleep. Those who can't find time to nap on weekdays can luxuriate in 90-minute naps on Saturday or Sunday, or both. But don't count on weekend sleep to make up for all the sleep you missed out on during the week.
WHERE?
If you are retired or work from home, head to your bedroom to nap. If you work a nine-to-five job and have your own office, nap there if your workplace culture permits it. Some workers nap in their cars during lunchtime. Many bus drivers nap between runs on the bench seats at the backs of their buses.
Wherever you decide to nap, make sure you are safe and unlikely to be disturbed. Turn off the ping for incoming E-mail messages and silence your phone's ringer. Make yourself comfortable. Lying down is best. A bed, couch or even the floor on top of a yoga or Pilates mat will do. If you must nap sitting in a chair, use a travel pillow that supports your neck. If you are sitting at a desk, try resting your head on it.
Turn off the light if possible. If not, wear a sleep mask. Darkness is important because it stimulates the secretion of melatonin, a hormone that helps us get to sleep. Use earplugs if you are sleeping in a noisy area or if you are easily disturbed by sound. While sleeping, your body is less efficient in regulating its temperature. Covering yourself with a light blanket will help. If you have an appointment, set a timer so that you can be sure you won't miss it.
BETTER NAPPING
Don't lose heart if at first you have trouble drifting off during the day. It may take a few weeks for you to get into the habit. Although our biological clocks prime us to take naps, our go-go-go society has conditioned us against giving in to the urge.
Begin by committing to only five or 10 minutes a day, even if you don't feel sleepy. Just lie down at the same time of the day, breathe deeply and close your eyes.
Stay away from nap blockers...
Smoking. If you smoke, don't take a puff within one hour of trying to get to sleep. Nicotine is a stimulant, as are products that help with nicotine withdrawal.
Over-the-counter and prescription drugs, including antidepressants, interfere with the natural sleep rhythm. That interference is likely to either make it more difficult for you to take a nap or make that nap less refreshing. If you have to take a prescription drug, try taking it after your nap if your doctor says it's ok.
Coffee. Avoid drinking coffee within the four to six hours before your nap time and bedtime. And beware of other sources of caffeine, such as tea, chocolate, energy drinks and most sodas.
Alcohol. Though this may help some people fall asleep, it turns into a stimulant while you are sleeping. You wake up before your body is fully rested.
Foods high in saturated fat can cause indigestion that can interfere with napping.
Enjoy a tryptophan snack. It's best to have a light snack about 30 minutes before your nap. Turkey, cheese and nuts contain tryptophan, an amino acid that makes sleep easier. Other dairy products also can be sleep aids. Their calcium helps create melatonin.
Seafood, whole grains, beans, eggs, certain soy products (such as tofu, soy milk and soy nuts) and lean meats also help lull you to sleep.
Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Sara C. Mednick, PhD, a faculty member in the department of psychiatry at the medical school at University of California at San Diego. She has conducted napping studies at Harvard University, as well as with the United States Navy, the Veterans Administration Medical Center and private businesses. She is coauthor, with Mark Ehrman, of Take a Nap! Change Your Life (Workman).
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Fibromyalgia is the result of a mismatch between sensory and motor systems, new research suggests
BATH, England, Oct. 31, 2007 - The unexplained pain experienced by patients with Fibromyalgia is the result of a mismatch between sensory and motor systems, new research suggests.
In a study published in the journal Rheumatology*, researchers asked patients to look at a reflection of one arm whilst moving their other in a different direction which was hidden behind the mirror. This created a mismatch between what the brain sees via sensory input and what it feels through the motor system that controls movement.
Of the 29 patients involved in the study, 26 reported feeling a transient increase in pain, temperature change or heaviness in their hidden limb - all symptoms of a ‘flare up’ of their condition. This suggests that a mismatch between sensory and motor neurons could be at the root of the Fibromyalgia – a condition affecting one in 100 people in the UK at some stage of their lives.
“The chronic pain experienced by people with Fibromyalgia is hard to understand because there are no obvious clinical signs that pain should be experienced,” said Dr. Candy McCabe, one of the researchers involved in the University of Bath and Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases study. “We have shown that by confusing the motor and sensory systems we can exacerbate the symptoms felt by people diagnosed with the condition. This adds to a growing body of evidence that many of the symptoms of this common disorder may be perpetuated, or even triggered, by this sensory-motor conflict.
“We have had some success to date in using a similar technique to help alleviate the symptoms of this kind of chronic pain. This works by helping the brain to see a limb moving freely without pain – although in reality it is a reflection of their pain-free limb.”
Volunteers in the study were asked to perform a series of bilateral upper and lower limb movements with a mirror in front of them at a right-angle. This meant that one limb was obscured from view behind the mirror whilst they could clearly see the other limb and its reflection. They first carried out the same movements with both limbs, and then made different movements. This enabled the researchers to see [the effect of] confusing what the brain could see with what it could feel.
“Nearly all of the group reported an increase in the sensations connected with their condition in the hidden limb,” said Dr. McCabe, who works in the University's School for Health. “This provides strong evidence that sensory-motor conflict is at the heart of this condition. Some clinicians do not recognize Fibromyalgia as a diagnosis because of a lack of clinical reason for the pain.
“It is often considered to be a reflection of anxiety or attention seeking behavior which, for people with the condition, can be very hard to deal with. Nevertheless, Fibromyalgia is one of the most common conditions seen by rheumatologists. Hopefully we are beginning to understand more about the condition, and taking steps toward how it might be treated in the future.”
People with Fibromyalgia complain of widespread pain, multiple tender points, stiffness, sleep disturbance and fatigue. Around nine out of ten of those affected by Fibromyalgia are women. In most cases it develops between the ages of 30 and 60, but it can develop in people of any age, including children and the elderly. There are around 14,700 new cases in the UK each year.
Note: The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Foundation Trust…[home of a Specialist CFS/ME Service for Children and Young Adults] is a national specialist rehabilitation and rheumatology hospital based in Bath. Offering services to adults, children and young people, the trust has expertise general and complex: rheumatological and musculoskeletal conditions, neurological rehabilitation, pain management, management programs for people who suffer from chronic pain and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / ME.
___* This press release refers to the article “Somaesthetic disturbances in Fibromyalgia are exaggerated by sensory-motor conflict: Implications for chronicity of the disease,” published in the October issue of the journal Rheumatology.
You can find a summary abstract of the article at http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/8347 and the full text is available free at http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/46/10/1587
In a study published in the journal Rheumatology*, researchers asked patients to look at a reflection of one arm whilst moving their other in a different direction which was hidden behind the mirror. This created a mismatch between what the brain sees via sensory input and what it feels through the motor system that controls movement.
Of the 29 patients involved in the study, 26 reported feeling a transient increase in pain, temperature change or heaviness in their hidden limb - all symptoms of a ‘flare up’ of their condition. This suggests that a mismatch between sensory and motor neurons could be at the root of the Fibromyalgia – a condition affecting one in 100 people in the UK at some stage of their lives.
“The chronic pain experienced by people with Fibromyalgia is hard to understand because there are no obvious clinical signs that pain should be experienced,” said Dr. Candy McCabe, one of the researchers involved in the University of Bath and Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases study. “We have shown that by confusing the motor and sensory systems we can exacerbate the symptoms felt by people diagnosed with the condition. This adds to a growing body of evidence that many of the symptoms of this common disorder may be perpetuated, or even triggered, by this sensory-motor conflict.
“We have had some success to date in using a similar technique to help alleviate the symptoms of this kind of chronic pain. This works by helping the brain to see a limb moving freely without pain – although in reality it is a reflection of their pain-free limb.”
Volunteers in the study were asked to perform a series of bilateral upper and lower limb movements with a mirror in front of them at a right-angle. This meant that one limb was obscured from view behind the mirror whilst they could clearly see the other limb and its reflection. They first carried out the same movements with both limbs, and then made different movements. This enabled the researchers to see [the effect of] confusing what the brain could see with what it could feel.
“Nearly all of the group reported an increase in the sensations connected with their condition in the hidden limb,” said Dr. McCabe, who works in the University's School for Health. “This provides strong evidence that sensory-motor conflict is at the heart of this condition. Some clinicians do not recognize Fibromyalgia as a diagnosis because of a lack of clinical reason for the pain.
“It is often considered to be a reflection of anxiety or attention seeking behavior which, for people with the condition, can be very hard to deal with. Nevertheless, Fibromyalgia is one of the most common conditions seen by rheumatologists. Hopefully we are beginning to understand more about the condition, and taking steps toward how it might be treated in the future.”
People with Fibromyalgia complain of widespread pain, multiple tender points, stiffness, sleep disturbance and fatigue. Around nine out of ten of those affected by Fibromyalgia are women. In most cases it develops between the ages of 30 and 60, but it can develop in people of any age, including children and the elderly. There are around 14,700 new cases in the UK each year.
Note: The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Foundation Trust…[home of a Specialist CFS/ME Service for Children and Young Adults] is a national specialist rehabilitation and rheumatology hospital based in Bath. Offering services to adults, children and young people, the trust has expertise general and complex: rheumatological and musculoskeletal conditions, neurological rehabilitation, pain management, management programs for people who suffer from chronic pain and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / ME.
___* This press release refers to the article “Somaesthetic disturbances in Fibromyalgia are exaggerated by sensory-motor conflict: Implications for chronicity of the disease,” published in the October issue of the journal Rheumatology.
You can find a summary abstract of the article at http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/8347 and the full text is available free at http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/46/10/1587
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Name Change News - And Plans for the Road Ahead
Name Change News - And Plans for the Road Ahead
by Rich Carson
ImmuneSupport.com
10-30-2007
Virtually everyone knows that ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ is a horrible name that harms patients by making light of their suffering. It is a name that has inflicted unimaginable harm and it has lasted too long.
How could people with such a weak sounding disease be as dreadfully sick as cancer patients on chemotherapy? How could they be suffering as much as someone with multiple sclerosis, COPD, or in the end stages of AIDS or kidney disease? Yet according to research occurring around the world, that is exactly how bad CFS really is.
Everybody experiences fatigue from time to time. However, the fatigue of CFS is extreme and pervasive - more importantly, it is only one of many symptoms of the illness. The term ‘chronic FATIGUE syndrome’ trivializes the seriousness of our disease and damages patients every minute of every day. Imagine calling Parkinson’s disease ‘chronic shakiness disease’! Or calling Alzheimer’s disease ‘chronic forgetfulness disease’! It would be reprehensible - a shameful travesty.
The Campaign for a Fair Name is providing an effective vehicle for patients to take control of their destiny by removing the name chronic fatigue syndrome once and for all. The Campaign is gaining ground on several fronts and momentum is building. Here’s what’s happening:
New Advisory Board Resolution
The Name Change Advisory Board (NCAB) approved a resolution this week to amend their earlier recommendation for the new name from ‘myalgic encephalopathy/CFS’ to the acronym ME/CFS. (See "ME/CFS Gets the Nod.") There has been disagreement within the patient community about which ‘E’ in ME is better - encephalomyelitis or encephalopathy. There are good arguments on both sides, but no argument is strong enough that it should cause the name change effort to fail. Recognizing this was an issue, the Board eliminated the argument altogether by proposing the use of the acronym.
As in the NCAB’s original recommendation, ‘CFS’ is included in the proposed acronym for both transitional and logistical reasons - primarily to prevent harming patients involved in disability and medical insurance issues, and to provide continuity in the research area. Over time, the CFS portion of the acronym will be eliminated.
It should be noted that this does not set a precedent, as the largest organization of CFS healthcare professionals in the world changed its name earlier this year to IACFS/ME - without differentiation or discrimination as to which form of ME is better.
The Road Ahead – Making It Happen
The Campaign is still in the education and advocacy phase, and lots of things are happening behind the scenes. Perhaps the most important effort at this time is the formation of the NNIC - the New Name Implementation Committee. The NNIC is a highly dedicated and respected group of patient leaders and advocates, doctors, celebrities, and other VIP’s, founded with one goal in mind: to change the name. The Committee’s membership presently stands at 22, and I think you will be impressed to see the names on the roster. These are the people who can make this thing happen.
Although the Committee may eventually choose to work on another important goal - refining the Fukuda case definition of CFS now used in the U.S. to make it consistent with the better, more stringent ME definition used in other countries such as Canada (where the disease is also now called ME/CFS) - the Committee’s first and most important job is to change the name.
Name Change Website – Campaign Central
Campaign for a Fair Name will launch its own website on January 1, 2008 - and the site will be the name change effort’s center of action; all news and information will be posted and updated there regularly for all to see. The site will promote the use of ME/CFS, but patients will have the final word in a vote to accept or reject ME/CFS that will be held in May 2008. Patients did not have a chance to have their voices heard when the disease was named in 1988, so it is imperative that their voices be heard now. I believe this is the most critical part of the Campaign.
Enlisting Patient Volunteers and Support
There is much work ahead: contacting over 450 volunteers who asked to participate in the Campaign; establishing voting procedures; finding an independent company to handle the vote (such as Harris Polls); establishing a petition to gather signatures of name change proponents - just to name a few. But you can mark my words: we are well on our way to losing the taint of ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ and erasing it from use forever.
One last thing - and this is important: The Campaign needs your support. Without it, patients will continue to be disparaged and belittled by ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’. Please volunteer a little of your time to help us make this thing a reality. E-mail us at CFSnameChange@prohealth.com. Working together, we can accomplish anything.
Wishing you the dignity of a fair name,
Rich CarsonPatient advocate
by Rich Carson
ImmuneSupport.com
10-30-2007
Virtually everyone knows that ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ is a horrible name that harms patients by making light of their suffering. It is a name that has inflicted unimaginable harm and it has lasted too long.
How could people with such a weak sounding disease be as dreadfully sick as cancer patients on chemotherapy? How could they be suffering as much as someone with multiple sclerosis, COPD, or in the end stages of AIDS or kidney disease? Yet according to research occurring around the world, that is exactly how bad CFS really is.
Everybody experiences fatigue from time to time. However, the fatigue of CFS is extreme and pervasive - more importantly, it is only one of many symptoms of the illness. The term ‘chronic FATIGUE syndrome’ trivializes the seriousness of our disease and damages patients every minute of every day. Imagine calling Parkinson’s disease ‘chronic shakiness disease’! Or calling Alzheimer’s disease ‘chronic forgetfulness disease’! It would be reprehensible - a shameful travesty.
The Campaign for a Fair Name is providing an effective vehicle for patients to take control of their destiny by removing the name chronic fatigue syndrome once and for all. The Campaign is gaining ground on several fronts and momentum is building. Here’s what’s happening:
New Advisory Board Resolution
The Name Change Advisory Board (NCAB) approved a resolution this week to amend their earlier recommendation for the new name from ‘myalgic encephalopathy/CFS’ to the acronym ME/CFS. (See "ME/CFS Gets the Nod.") There has been disagreement within the patient community about which ‘E’ in ME is better - encephalomyelitis or encephalopathy. There are good arguments on both sides, but no argument is strong enough that it should cause the name change effort to fail. Recognizing this was an issue, the Board eliminated the argument altogether by proposing the use of the acronym.
As in the NCAB’s original recommendation, ‘CFS’ is included in the proposed acronym for both transitional and logistical reasons - primarily to prevent harming patients involved in disability and medical insurance issues, and to provide continuity in the research area. Over time, the CFS portion of the acronym will be eliminated.
It should be noted that this does not set a precedent, as the largest organization of CFS healthcare professionals in the world changed its name earlier this year to IACFS/ME - without differentiation or discrimination as to which form of ME is better.
The Road Ahead – Making It Happen
The Campaign is still in the education and advocacy phase, and lots of things are happening behind the scenes. Perhaps the most important effort at this time is the formation of the NNIC - the New Name Implementation Committee. The NNIC is a highly dedicated and respected group of patient leaders and advocates, doctors, celebrities, and other VIP’s, founded with one goal in mind: to change the name. The Committee’s membership presently stands at 22, and I think you will be impressed to see the names on the roster. These are the people who can make this thing happen.
Although the Committee may eventually choose to work on another important goal - refining the Fukuda case definition of CFS now used in the U.S. to make it consistent with the better, more stringent ME definition used in other countries such as Canada (where the disease is also now called ME/CFS) - the Committee’s first and most important job is to change the name.
Name Change Website – Campaign Central
Campaign for a Fair Name will launch its own website on January 1, 2008 - and the site will be the name change effort’s center of action; all news and information will be posted and updated there regularly for all to see. The site will promote the use of ME/CFS, but patients will have the final word in a vote to accept or reject ME/CFS that will be held in May 2008. Patients did not have a chance to have their voices heard when the disease was named in 1988, so it is imperative that their voices be heard now. I believe this is the most critical part of the Campaign.
Enlisting Patient Volunteers and Support
There is much work ahead: contacting over 450 volunteers who asked to participate in the Campaign; establishing voting procedures; finding an independent company to handle the vote (such as Harris Polls); establishing a petition to gather signatures of name change proponents - just to name a few. But you can mark my words: we are well on our way to losing the taint of ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ and erasing it from use forever.
One last thing - and this is important: The Campaign needs your support. Without it, patients will continue to be disparaged and belittled by ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’. Please volunteer a little of your time to help us make this thing a reality. E-mail us at CFSnameChange@prohealth.com. Working together, we can accomplish anything.
Wishing you the dignity of a fair name,
Rich CarsonPatient advocate
Monday, September 17, 2007
Role of Nutrition in Treating and Managing Chronic Pain
By Hal S. Blatman, MD
Healing from pain is like healing from any other malady, and nutrition plays a significant role in the healing process. When we consider the relationship of food and healing, there are three rules to live by.
Do not put poison into your body.
Give the body the best octane to run.
Provide the body with the best raw materials to build new parts and repair old parts.
I suggest that patients never put poisons into their body including margarine and aspartame which is frequently marketed under the name “NutraSweet.” Margarine puts hydrogenated fat into our body. This is a dangerous substance that has been linked to several chronic diseases. Aspartame converts in the body to methanol and formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is embalming fluid and has been linked to cancer. Methanol causes brain injury, and in many people, also pain. Drinking more than 2 diet sodas per week may form more methanol in your body than you can detoxify, causing this substance to build up in your system. It may take two months to detoxify when you stop ingesting aspartame.
The human body is a high performance, biochemical Ferarri. Look at any 10 yr old. They take off from a dead stop at the crack of a bat, corner hard at each base, and wear out their tires. Just like the Ferarri, we are built to run on 100 octane fuel. Too many of us try to run on budget 20 octane fuel, run out of energy, and wonder why. The three biggest low energy foods culprits are:
Sugar
Wheat
Potatoes
The worst of these are sugar and white flour. Most people will function better, have less fatigue, pain and irritable bowel symptoms if they avoid these foods.
In addition to high-octane fuel, the Ferrari uses racing oil. Our bodies also run best on racing oil. The oil we eat is the fat that becomes the most important of the raw materials our bodies use to build new parts.
Believe it or not, fat does not make people fat. People more likely get heavy because they eat low octane fuels. Good fat also does not cause heart attacks. Macadamia nuts are very high in fat, and eating them has been shown to lower bad cholesterol in people.
We need fat to run. Among other things, the fats we eat become the raw materials making cell membranes. Cell membranes function to bring good things into the cell, and send bad things out of the cell. In white blood cells, cell membranes contribute to immune system function by killing invading organisms. We need healthy fat diets and remember, low or no fat diets are generally not healthy for us.
Hal S. Blatman, MD is the founder and medical director of The Blatman Pain Clinic, and a globally recognized specialist in myofascial pain. He is board certified in both Pain Management and Occupational and Environmental medicine.
Healing from pain is like healing from any other malady, and nutrition plays a significant role in the healing process. When we consider the relationship of food and healing, there are three rules to live by.
Do not put poison into your body.
Give the body the best octane to run.
Provide the body with the best raw materials to build new parts and repair old parts.
I suggest that patients never put poisons into their body including margarine and aspartame which is frequently marketed under the name “NutraSweet.” Margarine puts hydrogenated fat into our body. This is a dangerous substance that has been linked to several chronic diseases. Aspartame converts in the body to methanol and formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is embalming fluid and has been linked to cancer. Methanol causes brain injury, and in many people, also pain. Drinking more than 2 diet sodas per week may form more methanol in your body than you can detoxify, causing this substance to build up in your system. It may take two months to detoxify when you stop ingesting aspartame.
The human body is a high performance, biochemical Ferarri. Look at any 10 yr old. They take off from a dead stop at the crack of a bat, corner hard at each base, and wear out their tires. Just like the Ferarri, we are built to run on 100 octane fuel. Too many of us try to run on budget 20 octane fuel, run out of energy, and wonder why. The three biggest low energy foods culprits are:
Sugar
Wheat
Potatoes
The worst of these are sugar and white flour. Most people will function better, have less fatigue, pain and irritable bowel symptoms if they avoid these foods.
In addition to high-octane fuel, the Ferrari uses racing oil. Our bodies also run best on racing oil. The oil we eat is the fat that becomes the most important of the raw materials our bodies use to build new parts.
Believe it or not, fat does not make people fat. People more likely get heavy because they eat low octane fuels. Good fat also does not cause heart attacks. Macadamia nuts are very high in fat, and eating them has been shown to lower bad cholesterol in people.
We need fat to run. Among other things, the fats we eat become the raw materials making cell membranes. Cell membranes function to bring good things into the cell, and send bad things out of the cell. In white blood cells, cell membranes contribute to immune system function by killing invading organisms. We need healthy fat diets and remember, low or no fat diets are generally not healthy for us.
Hal S. Blatman, MD is the founder and medical director of The Blatman Pain Clinic, and a globally recognized specialist in myofascial pain. He is board certified in both Pain Management and Occupational and Environmental medicine.
Monday, September 10, 2007
New Completely Revised 3rd edition of From Fatigued to Fantastic!
Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. has just released his new completely revised third edition of From Fatigued to Fantastic!The complete guide to overcoming: Chronic Exhaustion, Achiness, Brain fog, Poor Sleep, Decreased Sex Drive, Recurrent Infections, and more
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