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The Days & Nights, Slants & Twists, & Wobbly Meanderings of a Young Woman With Rare & Incurable Neurological Disorders. Top Blog 2010 Award Winner.

Alternative therapies are the best way to recover from several chronic diseases. When medication can't cure those diseases meditation stands as the only solution of this. I suggest you all to try alternative therapies. Recently, I joined in a site where i found a lot of experts in these field by getting valuable advices of them. You can also try here for suggestions and share your experiences...

Every week, since late June 2011, I've been writing my blog -- Marilyn's Byline. It is a brief look into my cancer journey. The real story is being written into a book titled: High Maintenance.. Surviving Cancer at All Costs. I proudly invite the GB community to visit my blog at:http://MarilynsByline.blogspot.com

The idea that treating just one symptom at a time is how medicine has worked. In recent years doctors have been taking a more holistic approach in caring for their patients. This has allowed research to be done looking at how such a thing as pain, both acute and chronic are associated with sleep. Thsi issue is important on many levels. With our community getting older this issue of pain...

I have been disabeled since 1996 with Chronic Pain Syndrome due to Arachnoiditis, which was caused by several back surgerys that caused scar tissue to form around my spinal cord nerves. This causes a lot of leg pain that never stops. I have a neuro stimulator implanted and take medication for the pain. I also have learned to accept my illness and work with it and not against it. I have a large...

Dear Pharmacist, After recent blood tests, I have been diagnosed with Lyme disease, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Can you suggest supplements to help me get a life? A.D. Cape Cod, Massachusetts Dear A.D., Lyme disease -an infection transmitted by ticks- can cause headaches, severe muscle and joint pain, dizziness, heart palpitations,...

Dear Pharmacist, I read you in my local newspaper and find your columns very interesting and refreshing in a sea of misinformation about drugs and supplements. I know you are a pharmacist, but sometimes I think you’re anti-medicine. Suzy is that true? --J.E. Gainesville, FloridaDear J.E.,No, it’s not. I’m anti “over-medicating.” I do “think outside the pill” and I feel strongly that...

Dear Pharmacist, I moved some furniture last weekend and my muscles are still sore. This happens every time I exert myself, even from walking around the block. My muscles aren’t as resilient as in years past. What can I do or take? --M.J. Decatur, Illinois Dear M.J., Regular muscle pain is fairly easy to remedy. If it were me, I’d take a hot bath with Epsom salts and a few...