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Product Description:
This manual is designed to be a companion to my book,
Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome. My purpose in writing this manual is to provide you
with a step-by-step approach for beating your illness. To get the
most out of this manual, I strongly recommend that you read my
book, Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome.
A New Kind of Medicine When I first began practicing fourteen years ago, I'd never heard of Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Fibromyalgia was never mentioned in any of the medical textbooks we used in our studies. Then, eight years ago, a patient was referred to me who changed my life forever. She was suffering from a strange collection of symptoms: diffuse pain throughout her body, headaches, menstrual irregularities, allergies, chronic infections, insomnia, depression, digestive problems, and unrelenting fatigue. After several years of being passed from one doctor to the next, she had recently been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia by a local rheumatologist. Though medications had been recommended to her, they were mostly for covering up the various symptoms she was experiencing. A friend told her about me and how I had helped her overcome chronic headaches. Mrs. Jones* had turned to me in desperation. Her Fibromyalgia symptoms were getting worse and no one seemed to be able to help her. I read everything I could find on Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Fortunately, I was not aware that there was “no cure” for Fibromyalgia. I just did what I had been doing with all of my patients. I treated the whole person from the inside out. Three months later, Sheila was totally well. She no longer had pain, insomnia, fatigue, allergies, or any of the other symptoms that had plagued her. She was ecstatic, and so was I. I quickly began to get dozens of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. I continued to learn, refine, and update my Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome treatment protocol. Some patients got well. Some did not. Although I was happy with my successes, I was more disturbed about the failures. Why did some patients get well while others did not? I continued to search for answers. I found other chiropractors, nutritionists, massage therapists, and medical doctors who were also searching for answers. It became clear to me that I had to think “outside the box” to effectively treat Fibromyalgia and CFS. These illnesses do not come with a neatly packaged set of symptoms that fit into an insurance code book. They demand a new way of thinking. I decided I would open my own medical practice. This practice was based on integrating prescription and natural therapies (integrative medicine) for the prevention and treatment of disease. I learned a great deal about integrating traditional and alternative methods. I learned firsthand how prescription medications could provide relief for many common illnesses. Some prescription medications were tremendously helpful, including natural Bio-identical hormones (tri-estrogen and progesterone cream), Armour thyroid, T3 therapy, low-dose Cortef, proper sleep medications (only after 5HTP, melatonin, or other naturals didn’t work), antibiotics for acute bacterial infections, and cortisone for acute back pain and respiratory infections. Unfortunately, I also learned that medications have side effects and don’t always work. A majority of our patients were medical misfits who had already been to dozens of doctors and were therefore on a variety of prescription medications. Many of these medications were more harmful than helpful. I eventually realized that prescription medication didn’t offer much hope for these medical misfits. I knew that correcting the person’s biochemistry was the key to restoring a person’s inborn healing mechanisms. Prescription medications could, in some cases, be helpful, but they could never be better than our own self-regulating, God-given healing mechanisms. The medical practice continued to grow, and we moved onto the campus of a major hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Red tape, insurance demands, and an ever-increasing financial overhead started to affect how we practiced. Eventually, we became so overwhelmed with patients that we fell back into the conventional medical paradigm of 10–15 minute office visits ending with more prescriptions (either nutritional or medical). Patients were now on dozens of supplements and prescription medications for a variety of symptoms. We had lost some of the original ideas that prompted me to start the medical practice. I sold my interest in the medical practice and, with great trepidation, opened my own one-man practice once again. How was I going to continue to see patients with complicated illnesses (something I feel called to do) without the aid of prescription medications? I would soon find that nutritional medicine can and does hold its own when paired against chronic illnesses. I found, through trial and error, that the less I referred to my old medical clinic, the better many of my fibromyalgia patients did. The reasons were many, but mainly because the fewer medications the patient was on, the easier it was to restore her own selfhealing mechanisms. This doesn’t mean I don’t refer to medical doctors. I often do. But now that I’ve been on both sides of the fence (conventional medicine and nutritional medicine), I know that the type of nutritional medicine I practice works! Even if conventional medicine continues to say it doesn’t. I had come full circle. I now know that the way to feel better (and get well), was to get healthy from the inside out. So I wrote a book all about why nutritional medicine works, Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Patients now call, email, or travel from all over the world to consult with me. Why? Because my program works! These “medical misfits” have usually been to dozens of medical doctors, including those at Mayo and John Hopkins. Yet, conventional medicine has failed them. But some little chiropractic nutritionist in Birmingham, Alabama, is able to help them! There is no doubt that conventional medicine saves thousands of lives each year. Conventional medicine excels at life-saving treatments. It is often effective in alleviating many of the symptoms associated with certain illnesses. However, no one is born with a Prozac deficiency, and treating symptoms doesn’t translate into better health. Conventional medical therapies often attempt to mop the wet kitchen floor (symptom) while ignoring the leaky roof (cause). The way to beat FMS and CFS is to get healthy. This manual is designed to help you uncover the nutritional or biochemical disorders that are making you sick. Once you start repairing these disorders (correcting the cause[s]), miracles can happen. You can get your life back. You can feel good again! I hope you find that this manual and its approach will help you get well, just as it has helped thousands of patients around the world.
Pages:
309
Publisher:
Harrison and Hampton Publishing, Inc.
Date Published:
2005
Table of Contents:
Introduction........................................................................1-6Chapter 1: Fibromyalgia Syndrome..................................7-12 Chapter 2: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome...........................13-18 Chapter 3: Looking for Clues.........................................19-42 Chapter 4: Convential Medical Therapies.......................43-74 Chapter 5: Sleep Disorders..........................................75-102 Chapter 6: Adrenal Fatigue........................................103-122 Chapter 7: Digestion and GI Disorders.......................123-144 Chapter 8: Immune System Dysfunction....................145-158 Chapter 9: Chronic Pain and Inflammation................159-178 Chapter 10: Food Allergies..........................................179-192 Chapter 11: Thyroid Dysfunction................................193-204 Chapter 12: Mood Disorders.......................................205-228 Chapter 13: Yeast Overgrowth.....................................229-240 Chapter 14: Liver Detoxification..................................241-246 Chapter 15: First Days Instruction Sheet....................247-256 Chapter 16: Follow-up Procedures..............................257-260 Appendix............................................................A-1 thru A-44
Detailed Summary:
This manual is designed to be a companion to my book,
Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome. My purpose in writing this manual is to provide you
with a step-by-step approach for beating your illness. To get the
most out of thi
About the Author:
In private practice since 1990, Dr. Murphree is a board-certified nutritional specialist and chiropractic physician who specializes in orthomolecular medicine. He maintains a busy practice in Birmingham, Alabama, speaks throughout North America, and conducts physician continuing education. Dr. Murphree has written five books for patients and doctors, including Treating and Beating Anxiety and Depression with Orthomolecular Medicine, Heart Disease: What Your Doctor Won't Tell You, and continuing-education manuals for doctors who treat fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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