Vitality 101 Newsletter
10 Tips For Healthy Exercise In Fibromyalgia
Hello Reader,
In recent newsletters, I've discussed the basics of using the S.H.I.N.E.® Protocol:
- Sleep
- Hormones
- Infections
- Nutrition, and
- Exercise as able
To recover from CFS and fibromyalgia, double-blind placebo-controlled research has shown that 91% of people improve with an average 90% increase in quality of life using S.H.I.N.E. Today, let's discuss the "E" in S.H.I.N.E., which is Exercise.
This whole area has become very controversial. Not because there is uncertainty about the importance of exercise in any chronic disease, but rather because there is still a small subset of fools who insist that fibromyalgia is not a "real" disease, and who attempt to twist the research that shows that conditioning helps as a way to invalidate it as an actual illness.
We have seen this before when multiple sclerosis used to be called "hysterical paralysis," and lupus and rheumatoid arthritis were considered diseases of neurotic women. Just as some people will persist in believing that the world is flat, some will persist in believing that these illnesses, and fibromyalgia, are somehow all in people's minds.
Research is clear that exercise helps cancer–induced fatigue. Yet no one would dream of saying that this suggests that cancer is not a real disease. In the same way, anyone who implies that the research showing that conditioning helps fibromyalgia somehow suggests that the illness is not real is simply being a fool.
For today, let's ignore the fools.
Love & blessings,
Dr. T
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Q&A With Dr. T
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Using S.H.I.N.E. When I Have Panic Attacks
QUESTION: I'm very eager to share your S.H.I.N.E. protocol with my doctor. But I have a few concerns that I'm not sure she can answer. Currently I am taking 2,000 mg of tyrosine. We have tried to lower it, to disastrous results. It seemed to increase the frequency and intensity of what I later came to understand was a panic attack. So my question is: How would you adjust the protocol for someone that experiences panic attacks?
ANSWER: I would still use thyroid and adrenal support if needed, but would simply raise the dose more slowly. If your body says that it prefers the 2,000 mg of tyrosine, it makes sense to take this amount and perhaps even more. I would also add in lavender and magnesium for its calming effects. The Revitalizing Sleep Formula is also very good to help calm people, and can be taken during the day.
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Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. is one of the world's leading integrative medical authorities on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. He is the lead author of eight research studies on their effective treatments, and has published numerous health & wellness books, including the bestseller on fibromyalgia From Fatigued to Fantastic! and The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution. Dr. Teitelbaum is one of the most frequently quoted fibromyalgia experts in the world and appears often as a guest on news and talk shows nationwide including Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah & Friends, CNN, and Fox News Health.
