Freedom from M.E. Supporting you in your journey to recovery...
Issue 12, April 2009
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"It
is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
Theodore Roosevelt
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Welcome to our April 2009 newsletter...
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Dear reader,
 Welcome to our April newsletter... I know I
seem to start off most months saying how it's an especially exciting month, but
this month really is special. The
Optimum Health Clinic has just won pretty much the biggest industry award, CAM (Complementary and
Alternative Medicine) Magazine's "2009 Outstanding Practice Award" and we are
all immensely proud. You can read a bit
more about the reasons why we won at www.FreedomFromME.co.uk/camawards.html
It's nearly five years since we officially
started the clinic, and having now treated over 5,000 patients in nearly 30
countries around the world, it's hugely rewarding to receive such industry
recognition. We have some extremely
exciting projects planned over the next year, and feel rather dizzy at the
thoughts of what will be possible over the next five years. Of course, none of this would be possible
without the incredibly hard work of the clinic team and support staff, and you
the patients and supporters of the clinic, so thank you all for your invaluable
roles.
This month also sees the next leg of Anna's
and my "Roadshow" with talks in Bristol and Brighton next week. So, if you are
interested in coming to hear us speak, meeting us, or getting any questions you
might have answered, we'd absolutely love to see you there. Details can be found at www.FreedomFromME.co.uk/roadshow
May 23-24 will be seeing the third ever
Conscious Transformation seminar. So, if
you are interested in experiencing this life changing seminar, which is the
only seminar I personally teach (apart from modules of our professional
training courses) I'd love to have the opportunity to work with you. This seminar really does change lives, and
you can read all about it at www.ConsciousTransformation.co.uk
Have a great month! Alex (Anna, and Niki)
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| This month on Secrets to Recovery - Message from Lois
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We've had some really positive feedback on the calls in March. The first call featured clinic practitioner Ashley Meyer and focused on using EFT for pain, teaching members specific techniques to use to help relieve pain. Following this was another highly practical session with Alex and Anna, covering the area of "relapse" and offering strategies for dealing with those periods on the path to recovery where people can feel "stuck". Both calls and transcripts are available to download in the archive.
Coming up in April we have the following calls:
April 7th - The Importance of Eating the Right Sources of Food
This
is another call in our series on nutrition with Niki Gratrix,
focusing on understanding food quality and toxins in the food
chain. Including information on organic food, water, meat,
pesticides, preservatives and additives, household cleaning
produces and personal hygiene products, this call will be packed
with practical advice and information.
Aprl 21st - Question and Answer Session with Alex Howard This open question and answer session with Alex gives you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have and get them answered live on the call. Please email your questions to lois@theoptimumhealthclinic.com as soon as possible.
To find out more about joining Secrets to Recovery, just visit the website at www.SecretsToRecovery.com and if you have any questions please do e-mail me.
Lois Thorpe, Co-ordinator of Secrets to Recovery lois@TheOptimumHealthClinic.com
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The Optimum Health Clinic Foundation
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It's only a couple of months now until the
next fundraising event for The Optimum Health Clinic Foundation, so if you
fancy joining Alex, a number of the clinic team, and a group of former/current
patients, and family and friends, in climbing Snowdon in June, please do let us
know. Although obviously a physical
challenge, we will be taking the "easier" route up, making the hike as
accessible as possible to as many people as possible.
To receive more details, please e-mail lisa@TheOptimumHealthClinic.com
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Optimum Health Community
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www.OptimumHealthCommunity.com
seems to be going from strength to strength, with at the time of writing having
199 members exactly, so if you want to be number 200, do get over there
now! Our topic of the month is a thread
of members discussing the merits of treatment at the clinic vs what is available
on the NHS - click here to read and participate. Please do come and join in the various
discussions and meet likeminded positive people.
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Types of Tiredness By Niki Gratrix
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You probably know that different people
have very different symptom lists. You may have met someone else who also has
ME/CFS, but while you share some similar symptoms, they also have some that you
have never experienced before and vice versa.
Understanding the type of tiredness you are experiencing can be helpful
in identifying effective treatment.
The Many Faces of Fatigue - CFS and
Subgroups
There are definite subgroups which are
currently being identified. "Fatigue" is a very ambiguous term. Like Eskimos
have at least 20 names for snow - below are five examples of types of fatigue
that world leading researcher Jason Leonard mentioned in his 2008 Invest in ME
presentation.
Which
Type Describes You Best?
1. Post-Exertional
Fatigue: feeling extreme weakness, discomfort, or sick after minimal amounts of
activity
2. Wired Fatigue:
feeling of over-stimulation with extremely low energy
3. Brain Fog Fatigue: mental
impairment with confusion, disorientation, and inability to function in daily
activities. Remember that brain fog can be the main symptom, or it can be a
secondary symptom of number 1.
4. Flu-Like Fatigue:
feeling weak with flu symptoms, such as a high temperature, sore glands
5. Energy Fatigue: feeling of
heaviness and immobilization without energy to do anything for long periods of
time. You may have experienced this the first few months of your illness, but
then slowly gained some energy back. There is a small group of people who are
so ill that they cannot work and are basically homebound for long periods of
time.
Understanding the type of fatigue
you are experiencing can be a key factor in helping to clarify the best
treatment for you. Please do discuss with your practitioner to find our more.
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Product of the Month
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We will be running our Conscious Transformation seminar for the third time in May. If you are interested in joining us for this life changing seminar, please visit www.conscioustransformation.co.uk for more information, video clips and booking details.
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And finally...
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Wishing you all a very Happy Easter, and we look forward to catching up in May!
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| Warm wishes,
The Optimum Health Clinic Team
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