{"id":4394,"date":"2011-11-29T15:45:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T21:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/?p=4394"},"modified":"2021-09-07T22:11:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T03:11:37","slug":"fibromyalgia-is-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/29\/fibromyalgia-is-real","title":{"rendered":"Fibromyalgia is Real"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fibromyalgia is real. The pain you awaken with is not \u201cin your head.\u201d You\u2019re not even remotely a hypochondriac. If anyone&#8211;doctor, chiropractor, physical therapist, well- meaning loved one&#8211;ever tries to convince you otherwise, tune them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, if anyone ever tells you fibro is incurable and you\u2019ll just have to learn to live with it, understand they\u2019re seriously misinformed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You may even be able to fix your fibromyalgia on your own, without doctors and without drugs. This book will tell you how.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So begins author David Edelberg, MD, an internist specializing in fibromyalgia, in his long-awaited book <em>Healing Fibromyalgia<\/em>. Dr Edelberg has treated 1,600+ women with fibro using the plan presented here, including step-by-step instructions for Dr E\u2019s Six-Week Nearly Natural Fibro Cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In clear, reassuring language, Dr E explains how with fibro your whole self&#8211;the mind and body totality that makes you <em>you<\/em>&#8211;is under protective siege, your body trying desperately to guard itself from the assault of multiple sources of stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEnvision your muscles tightening up and creating a protective suit of armor. That\u2019s fibro in a nutshell. Your muscles aren\u2019t sick or inflamed, but they\u2019re definitely tired of being locked up like this, trying to protect you and making you utterly exhausted in the process. Ironically, if your muscles could talk, they\u2019d probably say, \u2018Look, lady, we\u2019re just doing our job. We got this message from you that we\u2019re under serious stress. This tightening-up is what muscles do.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Statistics prove it:<\/strong> <strong>Some 10 to 14 million Americans currently fulfill the diagnostic criteria for fibro\u2026and 80-90% of that group are undiagnosed. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Than means more American women have fibromyalgia than diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWait,\u201d you think. \u201cAm I hearing this right? Is Dr E saying that the 12 million American women with fibro are so stressed that they\u2019re engaged in a 24\/7 painful muscle lock-up of self protection and self preservation?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what he\u2019s saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t live with <a href=\"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/07\/controversial-diagnosis-1-fibromyalgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fibromyalgia<\/a> a single day longer than necessary. <\/strong>Whether your fibro responds to the Nearly Natural Cure or you need a little extra help from prescription drugs, this plan will help resolve your painful fibromyalgia forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also includes: Dr E\u2019s precise (and invaluable) fibro drug dosing instructions are radically different from what your own doctor might recommend\u2026and they increase your chances of success. Your doctor doesn\u2019t \u201cbelieve in\u201d fibro? The book provides expert advice on finding one who will take your condition seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a bonus, <em>Healing Fibromyalgia<\/em> includes the Physician\u2019s Guide to Fibromyalgia, including Dr E\u2019s complete treatment protocols. If your stubborn fibro requires prescription drugs, print out the guide and hand it to your physician. Don\u2019t go it alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this book and the Dr E\u2019s physician\u2019s guide in hand, you and your doctor will become an educated team in resolving your fibro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Includes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How Do I Know If I Have Fibro? Take the Quiz<\/li><li>How to Classify Your Fibro Severity<\/li><li>Memories in Your Muscles<\/li><li>Tests Every Fibro Patient Should Know About<\/li><li>Dr E\u2019s Six-Week Nearly Natural Fibro Cure<\/li><li>Fibro-Friendly Eating Plan<\/li><li>Medications for Fibro: How They Work and How They Can Help<\/li><li>Pain Drugs for Fibro<\/li><li>Alternative Medicine for Fibromyalgia<\/li><li>You\u2019ve Got A Friend: Women Speak Out About Their Fibro<\/li><li>Fibro\u2019s Larger Message: Women Under Siege<\/li><li>Physician\u2019s Guide to Fibromyalgia<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fibromyalgia is real. The pain you awaken with is not \u201cin your head.\u201d You\u2019re not even remotely a hypochondriac. If anyone&#8211;doctor, chiropractor, physical therapist, well- meaning loved one&#8211;ever tries to convince you otherwise, tune them out. They are wrong. Likewise, if anyone ever tells you fibro is incurable and you\u2019ll just have to learn to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2087,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,209,3],"tags":[1321,208,1322],"class_list":["post-4394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-f","category-fibromyalgia-chronic-fatigue","category-knowledge-base","tag-fibro","tag-fibromyalgia","tag-protective-suit-of-armor"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Fibromyalgia is Real<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fibromyalgia is real. 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