The Fibromyalgia Healing Diet (Overcoming common problems) (Paperback)

by Christine Craggs-Hinton (Author) "Hunger is the body's alarm system telling us to eat..." (more)
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Product Description
Fibromyalgia is a painful, chronic condition which is much misunderstood. If you, or a member of your family, suffers from fibromyalgia you will understand how symptoms such as fatigue, pain, insomnia, IBS or depression can limit your ability to live life to the full. By following the advice in her previous book, Living with Fibromyalgia, Christine Craggs-Hinton was able to make vast improvements in her condition. It was after meeting a young nutritionist, however, that she changed her diet. "After a couple of months my Irritable Bowel Syndrome started to settle down, my pain levels were dropping sharply, and I had more energy than in years. The other symptoms were becoming less of a problem to - and all because of my changed diet." Here you too can find out which foods and supplements can help in the treatment of fibromyalgia, and what to avoid. The book includes a simple detox programme, and delicious recipes which will help you get your life back again.

About the Author
Christine Craggs-Hinton is an established author with a torough apporach. She is the author of Living with Fibromyalgia, The Fibromyalgia Healing Diet, The Chronic Fatigue Healing Diet, and Coping with Gout.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Sheldon Press (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0859698637
• ISBN-13: 978-0859698634
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,019,042 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting revelation for fibromyalgia sufferers, June 24, 2002

By	Susan Thorpe "pocknedge8" (Derbyshire, England) - See all my reviews

As a fellow sufferer of Fibromyalgia Syndrome, I read Christine
Craggs-Hinton's first and xcellent book 'Living with Fibromyalgia' with great admiration, and eagerly awaited the arrival of its sequal / her second book 'The Fibromyalgia Healing Diet'. I was not disappointed. Christine takes the reader simply and fluently through the reasons for good nutrition (especially in terms of Fibromyalgia), and how to go about it, including giving details of a varied - and enjoyable - wholefood diet. She also includes details of an initial detoxification programme, plus hints about a number of nutritional supplements most likely to be eneficial to sufferers of FMS. There is an informative chapter regarding substances to avoid. The second half of the book is devoted to healthy and useful recipes, which can only tempt the reader to 'have a go'!

I felt the book had a positive tone throughout. As a 'holistic health adviser ' and a wholefooder of over 20 years standing, I read this book in a somewhat hypercritical way; as such I spotted a couple of things with which I was not entirely happy - eg I could not condone the use of golden syrup in one of the recipes, or the use of of microwave ovens (convenient though these may be). However, these were very minor disagreements only, and when taken as a whole, I believe this book to be an excellent complement to Christine's first book. Believing as I do, that eating the best possible diet is of paramount importance - indeed, the foundation on which to build - for any sufferer of FMS (in fact, any sufferer of anything), I fully recommend this book to anyone who wishes to take the first steps towards rebuilding their health. It will be an exciting revelation to anyone who normally eats the average 'western diet', and who wishes to help themselves.

I recently gave a 'Health and Wholefoods' talk to my local FMS group - there is now a super book to back this up. I congratulate and thank Christine!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Michael L. Johnson, February 29, 2004

By	Michael L. Johnson (Sherwood, WI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you suffer from FMS, you NEED this book in your personal library. In the past 21 years, I've successfully treated thousands of patients who have suffered from this debilitating condition. If you truly want to get well (and what FMS patient doesn't), nutrition must be at the fore-front of your healing arsenal. This book is one of the best that I have read in regards to FMS and nutrition. Buy it so that you can refer back to it time and again.

Dr. Michael L. Johnson author of "What Do You Do When the Medications Don't Work--A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions".