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Dr.
Gordon Pedersen Ph.D.
Director of The Institute of Alternative Medicine
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Fibromyalgia is the diagnosis doctors give when autoimmune symptoms
develop at the same time the patient suffers from sore joints, painful
muscles, disturbed microcirculation, chronic fatigue, impaired immunity,
sleep disorders, and a reduced level of energy. (Lancet, 1992). It is
difficult to identify the causes, triggers and origins of Fibromyalgia,
and is often misdiagnosed. But make no mistake the disability is
progressive and destructive especially to the high proportion of women
that develop Fibromyalgia. |
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Fibromyalgia: |
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- Chronic fatigue
- Abnormally high
pain sensitivity especially in the muscles, and joints (arthritis)
- Insomnia or
unrefreshing sleep
- Chronic
stiffness especially in the shoulders, back and neck
- Reduced levels
of Human Growth Hormone
- Reduced levels
of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) resulting in low or no energy
- Hormone and
endocrine imbalances
- Chronic toxin
accumulation from the skin, lungs, intestines, blood stream and brain
- Depressed immune
function and activity
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above symptoms can decrease immunity and allow or cause fibromyalgia to
worsen, producing additional symptoms that include:
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- Depression and
personality changes(6)
- PreMenstrual
Syndrome (11,)
- Tension and
migraine headaches (12)
- Muscle trauma,
and deconditioning (16)
- Anxiety, sleep
disorders (62), vertigo, apathy, mood swings and memory loss
- Autoimmune
disorders like chemical hypersensitivity, asthma, lupus and arthritis
- Irritability
- Mitral valve
prolapse
- Opportunistic
bacterial, viral and parasite infections
- Chronic fatigue
immune deficiency
- Irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS) and leaky bowel syndrome
- Myofacial pain
syndrome
- Hypoglycemia and
inability to burn fat
- Intestinal and
food allergies
- Possibly a
traumatic emotional or physical shock triggers the manifestation of
fibromyalgia.
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The exact
cause of fibromyalgia is not known, but there are numerous contributing
factors that seem to trigger the onset of debilitating symptoms. Any one
of these contributing factors may or may not be able to cause
fibromyalgia on its own, but the theory is that there is some factor
that causes an autoimmune response and the body’s immune system responds
abnormally by attacking normal tissues. In order for this to happen the
immune system is not identifying normal tissues properly. This means the
immune system or it ability to identify normal tissue has been damaged,
or normal tissue has been damaged and no longer function normally.
Either way an immune response is mobilized and the normal tissue will be
destroyed as if it were a disease.
The results of this continual immune assault begins with pain wherever
the body is being attacked. The most common places for autoimmune
attacks occur in the muscles, soft tissues, joints or any cell that is
identified as a foreigner to the body. This includes brain cells. When
the immune system damages these tissues sufficiently, it produces
diseases like arthritis, irritable bowel disease and chronic fatigue
syndrome. |
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Because the body is at war with itself, the true cause of fibromyalgia
must be something that causes the body’s immune system to attack normal
tissues. In order for this to occur one or more of the following must
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1. Normal
immune cells that identify normal tissue have become damaged
2. Normal immune cells are sending improper messages
3. The receptor sites on normal tissues have been damaged and cannot
receive proper messages
4. Normal tissues are not sending or receiving normal messages
5. Immune factors that communicate normal or attack status have been
adversely affected
6. Something damaged the immune system, communicating immune factors, or
normal tissue receptor sites and is continuing to interfere with normal
immunity. |
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As the
number of contributing factors increase, the symptoms of fibromyalgia
increase until the body becomes weaker and less able to identify self
from non-self. Ultimately, the burden of multiple problems decimate
normal immune function, until the body can no longer suppress the
symptoms of fibromyalgia. It is interesting to note that wherever the
body is weakest the symptoms become strongest. For this reason each
fibromyalgia patient suffers in different places. The scientific
community will continue to discover more specific causes for auto immune
disorders but at present there are four significant factors that have
been proven to cause fibromyalgia like symptoms, they are:
1. Viral infections
2. Parasite infestations
3. Bacterial infections
4. Intestinal yeast infections
The viral, parasitic, and bacterial infections can trigger autoimmune
and hypersensitive reactions that may lead to auto immune responses, but
in most cases the human body is only exposed to that infector a single
time. The body can usually defend itself and eliminate the disease or
suppress all the symptoms. If there is only one exposure the pathogen
will be suppressed or it will mutate and become a different
manifestation. This is important because the intestinal yeast infection
can cause autoimmune disease that has similar symptoms continuously,
indicating that it is probably the primary cause of fibromyalgia. A
closer scientific review demonstrates support for this theory.
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Intestinal
Yeast (candida albicans) produces the following toxins, which could be
responsible for the symptoms and causes of Fibromyalgia.
1. Ethanol- an alcohol of intoxication mutates immune cells (165)
2. Acetaldehyde 6 times more potent than ethanol, cell mutation (167)
3. Tyramine interferes with immune function (179)
4. Canditoxin interferes with and reduces immunity (180)
5. Proteinase increases candida potency (187)
6. Glycoprotein toxin interferes with immune function (201)
7. Polysaccharride proteins reduces immunity (178)
8. Histamine reduces immunity (111)
*Cyclosporin is a drug given to patients that have received transplants.
It prevents the rejection of the transplant by reducing the function and
activity of the immune system. With reduced immunity the transplant is
able to live and function within the body. Cyclosporin has numerous
adverse side effects including, chronic fatigue, muscle and joint pain,
opportunistic infections due to lowered immunity, low energy,
autoimmunity and a host of others that mimic the definition of
fibromyalgia. The important thing is that the source of cyclosporin is a
fungus found in Norway that is very similar to candida albicans (yeast).
Make no mistake one of the primary causes of autoimmune syndromes like
Fibromyalgia comes from fungus cyclosporin or candida albicans
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| Yeast
(candida albicans) is a microscopic fungus that lives in warm moist
areas like the skin, intestines, and vagina. It competes for space by
secreting toxins; for example penicillin is a fungus that secretes a
toxin that kills bacteria. Sugars feed yeast and make it grow, for
example bread requires yeast flour and sugar to grow (rise). In the
making of bread, if you forget to add sugar, the bread will not grow. As
you can see sugar feeds yeast and it grows inside your intestines much
like it rises in the mixing bowl. in the process of growing, yeast and
sugar produce gases or toxins. Ethanol and acetaldehyde are two of the
most toxic gasses produced from candida albicans, and they cause
fatigue, drowsiness, depression, tissue damage, and impaired mental
function similar to intoxication.
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Acetaldehyde and Ethanol have been proven to cause the following:
1. Immune cell membrane defects
resulting in abnormal immune cell shape, thus impairing normal tissue
identification. The mutation is passed on through during immune cell
reproduction. This interferes with intestinal absorption, excretion and
function.
2. Enzyme destruction resulting in impaired detoxification, tissue
destruction, impaired digestion, chronic fatigue, and pain.
3. Abnormal hormone response resulting in PMS, inability to loose fat,
depression, emotional distress, personality disorders, and mood swings.
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| Reversing the
Cause of Fibromyalgia |
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Most
fibromyalgia treatments merely treat the symptoms and never address the
cause.
Fibromyalgia is an autoimmune problem and the cause of the autoimmunity
must be stopped and reversed if a cure is to be achieved. Since ethanol
and acetaldehyde have been shown to cause autoimmune responses and
promote the growth of abnormal immune cells, these toxins must be
eliminated.
Note: The following do not heal or cure any type of disease. Only the
body can heal itself. However it is a well known fact that when the body
is given the proper nutrients to feed, cleanse, and protect itself, it
then has the ability to bring itself into balance and combat the cause
of autoimmunity and help restore proper immune function and wellness.
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following steps will combat the cause of autoimmunity and help restore
proper immune function and wellness.
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FloraGuard™
contains over ten billion active cultures of the following:
lactobacillus acidophilus, bifodobacterium bifidum, lactobacillus
bulgarius, bifidobacterium longum, and streptococcus thermophilus.
These healthy intestinal flora are the primary tools for destroying
candida and restoring normal intestinal absorption and immune function.
Good flora works by secreting toxins that kill candida albicans. As
candida retreats, the good flora re-establishes its intestinal domain.
This results in a reduction of the yeast and the toxins it produces,
which include ethanol and acetaldehyde. By killing off the yeast and the
toxins it produces, the following benefits result:
A reduction in immune cell wall mutation, which reduces autoimmune
responses, which results in no more abnormal shaped immune cells being
reproduced. As the immune cells take two weeks to reproduce normal
cells, the body will cleanse for two weeks and then rebuild steadily.
Digestive gas bloating and irritability should subside first, followed
by a reduction in muscle and joint pain, followed by a reduction in
chemical sensitivities, followed by a continual strengthening of the
immune system, followed by improved health and vigor and vitality.
This is the most important step in arresting the production and
replication of abnormal immune cells. This stops the cause of the
autoimmune response.
FloraGuard™
should be taken on an empty stomach (which is three hours after you eat
or one-half hour before you eat) twice a day for the first month, after
which it can be taken once a day, or as needed. In severe conditions it
can be taken three times a day, and in mild cases it can control
symptoms with once a day dosing. |
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AgeGuard®
contains amino acids in their most concentrated and isolated free
forms. These amino acids and proteins are beneficial for promoting
strong muscles, rejuvenating organs, and normalizing metabolism.
AgeGuard®
Contains human growth hormone (HGH) releasers. HGH improves immune
function, muscle mass, bone density, energy, sleep, mood, vision, and
the appearance of hair and skin. Revitalizes body systems to relieve
run-down condition and combat symptoms of aging. |
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| 3. Antioxidants,
Phtonutrients, Daily Vitamins, and Minerals
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LiquiGuard™
Contains over 130 nutrients including vitamins, minerals, Phytonutrients,
antioxidants, amino acid blend, and an immune enhancing blend that
provides the body with the needed nutrients from natural and
concentrated sources. Those people who have severe problems would want
to start with
DailyGuard®
for the first month and then switch to the LiquiGuard. This is due to
the 12 grms of natural sugars in the
LiquiGuard™. |
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Boosting Agents |
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BioGarlic®
contains garlic which
is an antioxidant, anti viral, antibacterial, anti inflammatory and it
stimulates the immune system by increasing NK cells, lymphocytes,
cytotoxic T cells, and improving cardiovascular and immune function.
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a. Stop
eating refined sugars, fruit sugars, and start eating stevia or
saccharin.
b. Stop eating milk sugars and dairy products
c. Avoid eating red meats, yeast, and caffeine
d. Avoid taking birth control pills , alcohol, and tobacco
e. Stop taking antibiotics for the problem |
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| 6. Follow the
ESSENCE of Healthy Living, where each letter in the word ESSENCE stands
for a healthy principle to live by
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a. Eat
correctly
b. Sleep 8 hours nightly
c. Supplement where there is a deficiency
d. Exercise and stretch daily
e. Naturally hydrate with water (8 glasses daily)
f. Cleanse the intestines and restore good flora daily
g. Eliminate harmful behavior (like smoking etc |
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VIVA Green Barley®
contains; cold processed green barley that provides natures best
nutrients, antioxidants, chlorophyll, and cleanses the intestines and
the blood stream. |
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VIVA Cleanse Tea™
This mild natural laxative softens stool and improves peristalsis, which
readily detoxifies the intestines and reduces the burden of constipation
and intestinal toxins. It should not be used during times of diarrhea or
loose stools. |
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Optional Drug Therapy Diflucan is an antifungal drug that is prescribed
for toenail fungus. It works to kill the intestinal yeast. Even though
the drug can be prescribed for 6 - 12 months, it kills the intestinal
fungus so well that it only needs to be taken for two weeks. The only
patients that need this drug are those that are so fatigued that they
are only able to get out of bed and function for three hours a day.
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Expect a dramatic cleansing of the yeast that usually results in a
flu-like illness that lasts about two weeks, after which a steady return
to good health begins. This return to good health takes at least one
month for mild cases, three to six months for moderate cases and six to
nine months for severe cases. Remember you are killing a yeast infection
that took years or decades to develop. Because of this it may take
months to return to a normal function. Virtually everyone that uses this
protocol experiences significant benefit and about half of the patients
progress to a point where they function normally without symptoms. At
this point it takes small continuous preventive amounts of these
behaviors and supplements to keep functioning normally.
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1. Lancet,
340(8827), 1992
2. Adv Exp Med Biol, 398, 373-379, 1996
3. Medical Hypothesis 44,369-378, 1995
4. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of NOrth America 22(2), 219-243 1996
5. Current Opinion in Rheumatology 7(2),127-135, 1995
6. Clinical Rheumatology 15(3)283-286, 1996
7. Archives of Phys Med Rehab, 44, 369-378, 1995
Copyright Dr. Gordon Pedersen 2001 |
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have been so many people who have told us after reading the article and
getting on the program that for the first time they understand what is
happening to them and what they need to do to bring balance and health
back into their lives. The most common description of what these people
feel is HOPE! They now have hope for a better life and a brighter
future. |
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