9 Urgent Reasons for Finding a Diagnosis Unmasked

April 17, 2008

Updated 5/8/08

You’re on the verge of giving up the search for help with your illness. What’s the point? No one seems to know anything anyway. Here are nine urgent reasons you should not give up the fight. Read more

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Health News (3/27/08-4/5/08)

April 7, 2008

Former Drug Sales Rep Tells All) (Mercola.com, 4/5/08)

Folate May Help Prevent Heart Damage (Reuters News, 4/4/08)

Chronic Illness Main Factor in Supplement Use (Reuters News, 4/4/08)

Doctors Support Universal Health Care: Survey (Reuters News, 3/31/08)

Patterns: Another Reason to Choose a Mate Wisely (New York Times, 4/1/08)

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Anger Obstructs View of Life’s Blessings

March 26, 2008

In a recent post, I lamented the fact that so many people had misunderstood me at the height of my illness. I overlooked the fact that the pain these people caused led me to seek answers, which improved my research skills and helped me realize I could use my writing skills to share what I learned with others.

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I Though I Was Over This

March 12, 2008

I’m reading a book to review right now, and I don’t know how I’m going to get through it. The writer is so honest, and I can relate to her struggles so well. I had to put the book down in the middle of the first chapter and just breath.

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Adrenal Fatigue

February 1, 2008

Do you have constant fatigue that is unrelieved by rest or sleep? Do you crave sweets? Are your blood sugar and blood pressure readings too low? These are some of the symptoms of adrenal fatigue, also called adrenal burnout, hypofunction, exhaustion, or insufficiency.Adrenal fatigue is a subclinical state that usually goes unnoticed by mainstream professionals, who are trained to diagnose and treat severe diseases. The condition can be caused by excessive stress, nutritional deficiencies, and toxins. Click here for more detailed information.

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I Won’t Give Up

January 29, 2008

by Jacqueline L. Jones

Living with a chronic illness can challenge your faith in everything and everyone–God, recovery, other people, the medical profession, and yourself. It’s easy to believe there is no hope when an answer could be just around the corner. It’s also easy to believe change will come when it’s time to accept the inevitable. Knowing the difference is a matter of faith.

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Chronic Illness Care Shop has Moved

October 30, 2007

by Jacqueline L. Jones

The Chronic Illness Care Division of the Unmasked Communications™ Store has moved. The new shop features resources on the treatment and prevention of a variety of autoimmune diseases, alzheimer’s disease, other disorders, and several other topics. Visit the shop today to start your journey toward improved health.

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Disease Care Wastes Money and Lives

October 23, 2007

We buried my aunt last Saturday as another group of relatives gathered in a different city to bury her best friend, a cousin, at the same hour. They were two victims of chronic illness, and both had access to medical care. My aunt received treatment at one of the best medical centers in the country. I don’t know the specifics of the cousin’s care.

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Store Features Tools to Help with Chronic Illness

October 15, 2007

A variety of resources on the treatment and prevention of chronic illness are now available at the Chronic Illness Care Shop. The store features books on coping with different illnesses and research about the effects of those illnesses as well complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments, nutrition plans, and other items. Topics include autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, applying for disability, and health policy, with more available and more to come.

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Disability Process Unmasked

October 10, 2007

In my last post, I lamented the horrors of navigating the disability process. For those of you who are in the process of submitting an application or deciding whether or not to try, I may have found a solution.

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