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May 28 2008

Seeking Knowledge

Published by jen at 5:16 pm under Posts Edit This

Discovering Treatment Tips

People deal with illness in different ways. Most of the time I try not to take medication to treat my symptoms, which may contribute to my being tired and cranky at times. I just personally don’t want to have any long-term medicine needs.  I am very aware that this does not and can not work for everyone.  It’s just an individual choice I have made.

Because of that, I’m always interested in alternative treatments, natural approaches, and lifestyle adaptations to treat disease. There are many websites that sell various products and methodologies for treating fibromyalgia. Some are simply sales sites, while others seem to offer information along with various products.  Many just give information, no strings attached.

Here’s one website that I thought was interesting. It shares nine “potentially effective ideas” for managing fibromyalgia. What I’ll do now is examine the nine steps and look for research studies that support these ideas and their effectiveness. Through doing this I not only learn more about what’s “out there”, but I gain knowledge and, as Sir Francis Bacon is often quoted, “knowledge is power”.  There I go again, seeking after power.

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One Response to “Seeking Knowledge”

  1. reginaavaloson 29 May 2008 at 11:23 am edit this

    I don’t like using medication either, but lately it is becoming more unavoidable.

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