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Feb 26, 2010
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A lesson to all of us!
by: Philippe

You are an example for all of us! Fibromyalgia needs a number of approaches and usually they work only in a correct order, albeit incompletely as you know very well.

Your first step was so important: Learn about the disease, your disease!

Second step: As you say balance your life. This is what I call "pace yourself". We all have a Mount Everest to climb. Very few climb the geographical one in Nepal-Tibet. Many more climb a small hill but for some it is their Everest. For fibromyalgia sufferers it can be the house chores or just go through a day. You have found yours but you know it may vary from day to day. And around it you have established your priorities and "balanced your life" Well done!

Third step: Get the best diet you could. OK, the diet is not everything, but with the wrong one for you (and everyone is not the same), you decrease the stress by increasing the quantity of vitamins and minerals. By increasing the antioxidants and decreasing the pro-oxidants (those that generate free-radicals) you decrease the stress on your body, thereby decreasing the flares and impacts of your fibromyalgia.

Fourth step: You don't let fibro put you in a cage. OK, fibro has not disappeared but you look at it instead of being it.

Thank you for a wonderful story and teaching.

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