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musculoskeletal system
fibromyalgia
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
elimination/rotation diet, rotation diet, rotation diet expanded
anti-candida diet: eliminate sugar, fruit juices, vinegar, yeast and fermented products
high fiber
decrease use of stimulants, especially caffeine sources
therapeutic foods:
foods that tonify the Kidney, nourish Xue (Blood)
foods rich in bioflavonoids, Zinc, Vitamins E, C and B-complex
garlic, onions
meat, beans
olives, rye, lima beans, rice bran, bananas, sprouts, watercress, apples (Jensen,
p. 61)
fresh juices:
potato peeling broth (Jensen, p. 61)
dried olive tea (Jensen, p. 61)
nut milk and liquid chlorophyll (Jensen, p. 61)
carrot (Walker, p. 137)
carrot and spinach (Jensen, p. 61)
carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 137)
carrot and celery (Shefi)
celery and sour apple (Shefi)
avoid:
food intolerances
coffee, caffeine, sugar, refined foods, processed foods, sweets and candies, stress
supplements
Beneficial intestinal flora, diverse and vigorous cultures, including Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidus, especially if history of repeated antibiotics and/or positive stool analysis
Quercitin and other related nutrients to reverse excessive intestinal permeability and stabilize and rebuild intestinal mucosa
Magnesium malate: 300-600 mg of elemental magnesium and 1,200-2,400 mg of malic acid daily for eight weeks found effective; relieved pain after only 48 hours (Abraham, GE, p. 49-59)
Malic acid
Magnesium: aluminum detoxification (Domingo, JL, et al., p. 67-79.)
Krebs chelates: enable synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and healthy mitochondrial respiration, as well as reducing anaerobic glycolysis and lactic acid formation (Carlsen, B.D., p. 1-8)
Vitamin B1: thiamin deficiency symptoms closely resemble many of the symptoms experienced by FM patients, possibly related to reduced activity of some thiamin-dependent enzymes. (Russell, J, et al, 1992, p. 953-957; Eisinger, J, et al, p. 105-113; Eisinger, J, et al, 1994, p. 59-61)
Vitamin B12 IM
Potassium magnesium asparate
Bromelain 2500 mg three times daily between meals
Vitamin C 3 g per day
Bioflavonoids 3 g per day
Zinc 15 mg per day
l-tryptophan and/or 5HTP for serotonin and dopamine rebalancing
Vitamin E 500 IU per day; early study found 100-300 IU per day, with positive and sometimes dramatic benefit in treatment of fibrositis (Steinberg, CL, p. 411-423.)
Vitamin B6 50 mg three times daily
Selenium 200-300 mcg per day (Bastyr)
DHEA: 5-25 mg twice daily
» drug interaction:
Potassium and indomethacin (Indocin): as a prostaglandin inhibitor, indomethacin reduces renin and aldosterone, and consequently reduces potassium excretion and causes hyperkalemia (Goldszer, et al., 1981; 141: 802-804; Tan, et al., 1979; 90: 783-785; MacCarthy, et al., 1979; 1: 550)
footnotes
Abraham, GE, Flechas, J. Management of FibromyaIgia: Rationale for the use of magnesium and malic acid. J Nutr Med. 1992;3:49-59.
Carlsen, BD. Synthesis of Malate from Phosphenol Pyruvate by Rabbit Liver Mitochondria Implications for Lipogenesis. Bio et Bophysica Acta. 1988;965:1-8.
Domingo, JL, et at. Citric, Malic and Succinic Acids as Possible Alternatives to Deferoxamine in Aluminum Toxicity. Clin. Tox. 1988;26(1,2):67-79.
Eisinger, J, Zakarian, H, Plantamura, A, et al. Studies of transketolase in chronic pain. J. Adv. Med. 1992;5:105-113.
Eisinger, J, Bagneres, D, Arroyo, et al. Effects of magnesium, high energy phosphates, piracetam, and thiamin on erythrocyte transketolase. Magnesium Research. 1994;7(1):59-61.
Goldzer RC, et al. Hyperkalemia associated with indomethacin. Arch. Intern. Med. 1982; 141: 802-4.
Jensen, B. Foods That Heal. New York: Avery Publishing Group, Inc., p. 61. (1988)
MacCarthy EP, et al. Indomethacin induced hyperkalemia. Med. J. Austral. 1979: 1: 550.
Russell, J, Michalek, J, Flechas, J, et al. Treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome with SuperMalic: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover pilot study. J. Rheum. 1995;22(5):953-957.
Steinberg, CL, The tocopherols (vitamin E) in the treatment of primary fibrositis. J. Bone Joint Surg. 1942;24:411-423.
Tan, SY, et al. Indomethacin-induced prostaglandin inhibition with hyperkalemia. Ann. Intern Med. 1979; 90: 783-5.
Walker, N.W. Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices. Prescott, AZ: O'Sullivan Woodside and Company, p. 137. (1936)