The Environmental Illness Resource Blog

 Low stomach acid, or hypochlorhydria, occurs when the the parietal cells lining the stomach are unable to produce enough acid (HCl) for whatever reason.

Low stomach acid can be a significant problem since sufficient amounts are required for a number of purposes. Firstly stomach acid is required for the digestion of proteins. High acidity breaks down the bonds between protein fibres allowing

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 Without going into the history and traditional meaning of Halloween, these days October 31st is seen simply as a night for kids to dress up and have fun with the added bonus of treats a plenty being dished out.

However, there is a darker side to halloween and it doesn't involve any real life witch craft, ghouls or ghosts - it comes in the form of allergies and more menacingly the toxic chemicals

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Wondering if there's any truth to Fibromyalgia being a case, or in part a case,  of Psychosomatics.  Everything's connected sure. 
But must i read the whole book in order to find out whether it is indeed either caused, or sustained by psychosomatics?

The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders by John E. Sarno, M.D.

And if it is trauma/stress that effects a weakening of the immune system

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 I've started to notice a shift in some of my symptoms which may be good or may be bad. The first is I'm waking up less in the night and able to sleep in longer. Waking up in less in the night must be a good thing, and naturally sleeping in longer I guess could work both ways.  I'm still yet to get tired before 12 which is the main aim and will need to think about ways to achieve this.

The other

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Since the first reported cases of swine flu, or influenza H1N1, were reported in Mexico in the early months of this year the subject has hardly been out of the media. Much of the coverage has been sensationalist and misleading and has led to what many natural health experts are saying is unnecessary public panic over the disease.

In a Special Swine Flu Update published on the highly popular

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I have always wondered how bad depression could get when you're a teen in highschool. Could it be controlled? Or could you make  it stop?

This is one thing I want  the answer to. How many levels are

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Since Thursday of last week when news of research linking the XMRV retrovirus  to chronic fatigue syndrome hit the headlines many patients (and I suspect their doctors) have been wondering what exactly this finding means.

The amount of media attention this discovery by the Whittemore-Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease (WPI) generated in the press was unprecedented. After having the WPI

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The good news this week was I managed to shake off a virus which had troubled me for almost a week. It's possible it was swine flu, however whilst I felt like garbage, I could still function relatively well. I managed to get into work but they were a few of the worst days I've ever experienced. I'd had about 3 hours sleep between 2 nights. 

It's the first time I've experienced flu since becoming

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 It's that time of year again for those of us in the northern hemisphere, the days are quickly getting shorter now and for many that means symptoms of fatigue, lethargy, depression and more. As a result, it can require the willpower of a polar explorer just to drag oneself out of bed in the morning!

One solution to combat these symptoms is the use of a dawn simulator. These are essentially alarm

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 I have had the results of mineral analysis.  I have yet to have nutrioninst follow up this will be Friday.

 Initial results low

Mg. K(None), Cu, Mn  and probably zinc.

"probably zinc?" Not very scietific I know but Its in my shampoo so therefore accurate measurements cannot be taken.

I am a slow metaboliser.

I have had the dietry restriction of a slow metaboliser for 18 months or so other factors

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