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Fibromyalgia is a household word today. Television and magazine advertisements flood our light and glossy pages, raising public awareness. Some treatments promise, while others proclaim only help relieve some symptoms. Well, fourteen years ago, this was not the case. The Internet was in its development phase (for public use) and the barrage of information relevant to the average person now has at his fingertips just did not exist then. I know … because fourteen years ago, I was suffering … and looking for answers.

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My situation then mimicked those of many others – severe fatigue, muscle and joint pain, mild sore throat and a general stability of the feeling lousy. I remember telling my family and friends, “I wish you could live in my body for one day ….. you do not believe that I have lived this way for so long!” At that time, I had two years and a period of five years waiting to exude vigor and energy have seen from other stay-at-home mothers. I have seen general practitioners, specialists, acupuncturists, massage therapists and a host of others who have given me a glimmer of hope to regain my life. Any literature out there at the time was nothing but depressing … under the most optimistic would have read “How I Learned to Cope with Fibromyalgia and try to lead a normal life for the last twenty years.” Gathering the information current at the time I simply put in despair, was negative. But, by some miracle, my luck and the mood would change.

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Through other remote channels of friends, I learned about a holistic practice in a neighboring state and make an appointment. My particular doctor (yes, a real medical doctor) was well versed in both Eastern and Western medicine, and was originally from Russia … and our first date was a full hour dialogue. The tests administered there were none like the hundreds that I had previously … saliva tests and hair analysis, in addition to blood, urine and stool and sent to a highly specialized laboratory in the middle of the country. While waiting for test results, my body was still in trouble, but my spirit, for the first time, began to heal.

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The test results came back … and the catch-all category of ‘fibromyalgia’ may have been rectified. The condition was that I had adrenal exhaustion and systemic Candida, an overgrowth of yeast in the body that can wreak havoc on all the major systems of the body. Again, then, no one has ever heard of, let alone diagnose it. Today, the Web itself, has millions of pages dedicated to it. To combat and cure this, I met with the nutritionist in this holistic practice and was made very strict diet excluding sugar, bread, starches and many, many other things. In essence, the only thing was that I could eat protein, vegetables and the occasional treat of popcorn and rice cakes. I was given quite a few supplements to improve my immune system and normalize adrenal function. Finally, my doctor (again, a bit ‘of years ahead of the curve) told me to get well Matcha green tea powder because of antioxidant and healing abilities and many have tea twice a day.

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Today, fourteen years later, I play competitive tennis three times a week and are in the gym six times a week to get certified as a personal trainer. My energy level is high, my stress levels are low and my outlook on most things is always optimistic. I still grimace when I hear the term “fibromyalgia” and I wonder if it’s really what these people have inflicted. I am no longer on a strict diet (still need my fix of licorice often) and now takes only two supplements a day. The only routine I have never stopped drinking matcha green tea twice a day – especially since the health benefits go far beyond what I thought years ago.

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