Chances are, if you have one or more autoimmune conditions, you may have heard of celiac disease, or maybe you or someone you know has it. Celiac disease is an autoimmune reaction to eating foods containing wheat, rye or barley. The treatment for the disease is complete avoidance of these foods, als
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In this book, Leon Chaitow describes a wide range of approaches to pain-relief without medications. Although the author seems to be quite anti-medication, this book is ideal for those who are looking to use alternative, holistic methods to control their pain alongside western medications. The book
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The author , Jan Sadler, developed these techniques for pain-relief after drug therapy was ineffective in controlling her pain caused by a back injury and operation. Unlike many books on alternative pain relief, which concentrate on alternative therapies from outside our bodies, this book is entire
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Book review: 'The Fibromyalgia Healing Diet' by Christine Craggs-Hinton I had high hopes for this book, hoping that it would provide me with the knowledge to have more control over my fibromyalgia through diet. I realized that I would likely be reading some information that I already knew, but I w
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How many of us can relate to the desire to just fit in somewhere, anywhere? I know I most definitely can. After being diagnosed with Lupus at age 12, shortly there-after I hit puberty and let me tell you, both of those life changes hit me hard. It is difficult enough to fit in with the prepubescent
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Since we are all living with a chronic illness, doctors are a necessary part of our lives. Some of the doctors are nice, some are snotty and some are just plain awful I'll admit, but have you ever wondered exactly why they are the way they are?... or how they even got to the place where they have yo
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This is by far the best invention I have ever seen. When I go out with my son and use this, we invariably get great comments and are always asked where they can get one. What is it? It's this mat that suctions to a table surface and has a trough that hangs over the edge. When you are done you can
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Whoever thought of this great new gadget must have been sitting next to me at the diner, whenever I angrily rip open one of those sugar packets. Either I tear it and sugar flies everywhere, or I can't get the darn things open at all. Even worse than those packets, are those huge glass jars with th
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Story Time Felts are made by a company that believes in a hands on approach to learning. Their slogan is "Story Time is Together Time." Their catalog contains felt dolls and clothing, story pieces, calandar and job charts, as well as educational thematic backgrounds with coordinating pieces; like
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Most of us that suffer with chronic illnesses and are unable to work, find ourselves sitting during the day bored and anxious because there is just nothing to do, or maybe you’re even stuck in bed. I have found the joy of reading while being at home has been an escape for me. I can go any place, a
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