The Fibromyalgia Relief Book: 213 Ideas for Improving Your Quality of Life

by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson

"The Fibromyalgia Relief Book" is the first self-help book for the 12 million people who suffer from fibromyalgia (FM) and for those who care for them. Miryam Ehrlich Williamson, who wrote the best-selling "Fibromyalgia: A Comprehensive Approach," has spent two years consulting health professionals and hundreds of fellow FM sufferers to assemble the most extensive and useful advice to improve your quality of life. Her 213 proven pointers cover all aspects of your life and include:
* dietary changes and supplements to alleviate symptoms
* remedies and modifications to help you sleep
* how to make household and leisure activities bearable
* tips for lifting your mood and strengthening personal relationships
* strategies for making your job FM-friendly
* how to develop mind/body techniques to control pain, relieve stress, and oversome memory lapses
"The Fibromyalgia Relief Book" is the key to a more comfortable, rewarding lifestyle for anyone who has FM or the many illnesses associated with the syndrome, and is an important resource for anyone caring for or living with an FM sufferer. It is sure to change people's lives.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction

226 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Strategies that are useful not only for those with fibromyalgia, but also those with arthritis or other physical limitations. I actually probably wouldn't consider this a fibromyalgia book as most of the tips are basic and not solely applicable to fibromyalgia sufferers. The book offers no information or details on fibromyalgia itself, just ideas to improve quality of life. This book may offer some new ideas but I think that anyone who lives with pain or physical limitations will have found their own ways to adapt to everyday life.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had a few good tips in it but it was a bit dated. She had moments where she Introduced some interesting things for me to consider and do more research into and then she had moments where she said something that seemed false and lacked any evidence. It was pretty easy to read and straightforward. She seems to know what she's talking about.
However this book wasn't written for someone in the stage of life I am at. I'm not in my 30s/40s. I'm not married. I haven't gotten pass my education yet. I don't have the time to lay in bed 24/7 and sulk in my misery until I can magically get myself in the path of recovery guided by her while she pats herself on the back. I was never any of the women she described.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was super useful. I loved the tips and the research. As someone who recently went to my dr to ask what she can do to help me explore what vitamins/minerals I (specifically) may need and how to try to get better for the sake of my baby, and got "eat more fruit and vegetables, less meat, have more salt" and "that's all private" - I really appreciated the timing of reading this book! it's encouraged me on my journey to acknowledge my struggles despite having no one else understand. I'm writing a blog about it! www.confessionsofafibromama.wordpress...
thanks Miryam!

[Billie Rain · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has helped me so much. It's just what the title says-- ways to improve your life with fibromyalgia. She is clear, helpful and practical and she knows what she's talking about because she's tried it herself. She has one other book out about FMS that I haven't read.

[Julie N · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some ideas were really great and helpful, others had nothing to do with fibromyalgia and I quickly skimmed them. A good part of the book was basic communication and self-help techniques that apply to everyone and that I've read or heard a million times before

[Lizzi Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book! It offers very practical and eye-opening tips into helping fibromyalgia. I already knew most of the things, but it's so nice to have them in a handy place for reminders.