Fibromyalgia Resources
Living with FMS is hard and we need all the support we can get! The World Wide Web is big and offers so much information it can be overwhelming. I’ve done a lot of searching, and these are some of the websites that I think you will find most helpful.
This online community has been supporting fibromyalgia patients since 1988. The sight offers over 2,500 articles and abstracts relating to fibromyalgia, as well as bulletin boards, chat rooms, and an online store with nutritional supplements, books, cds, exercise DVDs and more.
http://www.fibromyalgiasupport.com/
This fun community offers light hearted, but educated support for the daily difficulties of living with fibromyalgia. Sign up for their daily newsletter, and receive encouragement right to your inbox. Share your personal story and the treatments that have worked for you. This is a great way to connect with other people living with FMS.
Sometimes an online community isn’t enough! Connecting with real people in a personal setting may be just what you need to start overcoming. This link will help you find a local support group near you:
www.immunesupport.com/supportgroups
The National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) is a great, well updated resource center.
Follow this link within the NFA sight to find a doctor near you
www.fmaware.org/site/PageServer?pagename=resources_hcProviderDirectory
There are a lot of great books on the subject of Fibromyalgia and everything that comes with it. This site has an informative link to books and their reviews. Many of the books not only deal with FMS, but the many other chronic health conditions associated with FMS. There are also books on coping, sleep, stress management, healing and living with these illnesses.
http://www.healingwell.com/fibro/
My Book Shelf
These are books that I have read and highly recommend.
The Fibromyalgia Help Book: Practical Guide to Living Better with Fibromyalgia.
By: Jenny Fransen, RN.
This book is easy to read, practical and not at all overwhelming. It is full of easy-to-understand information about FMS, and practical ways to deal with all the illness entails.
Reversing Fibromyalgia: The Whole Health Approach to Overcoming Fibromyalgia through Nutrition, Exercise, Supplements and Other Lifestyle Factors.
By: Dr. Joe M. Elrod
This book is jam packed with helpful and hopeful insight on the many different aspects on one’s life that are affected by FMS. It gives easy to follow, step by step advice that can help your FMS symptoms retreat or disappear all together. *For most people, what this book suggests is a total lifestyle change. Do not make any changes to your diet, exercise, or supplement program without first talking to your doctor.*
The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief
By: Clair Davies, NCTMB
This book was recommended to me by my physical therapist. If you are willing to put some effort and time into learning this technique, this book gives you endless options for medication-free pain relief.
The Yeast Connection and The Yeast Connection Cookbook
By: William G. Crook, MD and Marjorie Hurt Jones, RN
Many people with FMS learn that they have significant yeast overgrowth in their systems or a yeast allergy. These books will help you determine if you are allergic to yeast and offer many delicious yeast-free recipes.
Eating for IBS
By: Heather Van Vorous
If you are one of the FMS patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, you will love this book! It is full of 175 delicious recipes to stabilize even the toughest tummy.
The Fibromyalgia Cookbook
By: Shelley Ann Smith
This is a small, simple cookbook that is as fun to read as it is to cook! Shelley Ann gives over 100 recipes that are simple, nutritious, and even help aid in reducing symptoms of Fibromyalgia. Hers are recipes that the whole family will love.
