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Winter is Coming. Is Your Immune System Ready?
posted on http://robinthomas.biz on December 6, 2010 by Robin Thomas
Winter can be fun. Who doesn’t enjoy building a snow fort in the backyard? However, winter is also a time when many dangers loom large. Whether from the cold temperatures, the shorter days with less sunlight, or even the large family get-togethers, your immune system is more susceptible in this season than any other. read more »
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Anyone who suffers with fibromyalgia is all too familiar with the 'medication merry-go-round' to rid themselves from unrelenting pain. Sometimes, different 'cocktails' may help for a while only to lose their effectiveness after a period of time. However, there are a number of self-care practices that can help to manage the pain of fibromyalgia that do not involve the use of medications.
Heat and Cold Therapy read more »
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I've sprinkled this topic around various areas of Lumigrate for more than one reason.
1) It's a really strong topic and particularly good information, which applies to almost everyone in 'the world', so I want to increase the odds of people seeing it.
2) For those who would be looking in the blog, or in the forum and section about illness and colds, flu, allergies, etc., as well as those who would be looking at the overall wellness, holistic, such as in this forum. read more »
Here's a link to where I set up a topic about weather-related issues within the Fibromyalgia Forum area. Please follow it over there and then if you want to write, you can either write there (in more the pod of people with fibromyalgia) or come back here and write here! Many people with chronic pain do NOT have fibromyalgia -- chronic headaches, back pain, knee pain, shoulder, etc. Please tell others about your experiences here IF you want. Many, many are reading and learning. Thanks! Mardy read more »
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5 Things YOU Can Do About "Flu" and "Cold" Viruses
It is mid October now and I'm hearing reports of MANY people ill with viruses: cold or flu. I spoke with an ER provider last week who said they're seeing 3x the usual number of people and was frustrated by people coming in who didn't need to come in. So for all: contact your local health department by phone or website if you wonder about the symptoms of influenza versus cold viruses and then what 'secondary' illnesses can happen that might need treatment if you chose to go that route (such as antibiotics). Other clinics may have helpful webs read more »
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