Dr Jacob Teitelbaum MDQ: You said that all of these different stresses could suppress the hypothalamus. What happens then? A: The hypothalamus is kind of like the orchestra conductor of the brain. It controls four main areas: Temperature regulation. With hypothalamic...
Q: An important question is: why would you want to get better? A: Soon we will explore the underlying causes that physically resulted in YOUR having CFS/FMS. Before one embarks on a journey however, it often serves to reflect on where one really...
Q: How is fibromyalgia defined? A: The definition for fibromyalgia was developed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and is much more straightforward. You have fibromyalgia if you have: 1) a history of widespread pain or achiness for at...
Q: How can a doctor determine if I have CFS? A: Because there’s no definitive blood test or x-ray for this disease that is only positive in this disease (there are many that are abnormal), CFS needed to be defined by symptoms and the absence...
The following column is the first of a series of questions and answers that will discuss chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia (CFS/FMS). They will review what these illnesses are, what causes them, what they feel like, testing, and how to get...
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Leon Chaitow ND DO MROFibromyalgia: The Muscle Pain Epidemic Is it ME by Another Name? (Part 1)
