eating Mint or peppermint and Salicylates

We are told to stay away from mint in our toothpaste, mouthwash and gum right? Well, along with that, we encourage our members to stay away from ALL mint. Now, don’t freak out yet, you don’t have to run around checking ingredients in your food for mint now or anything lol! In Dr St Amand’s […]

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Guaigroup email sign up

The Guaigroup email group is a FABULOUS support group via email that you can sign up to receive and also send in your questions about the Guaifenesin Protocol, Salicylates and the Hypoglycemia Diet. The folks that answer the questions posted to it are Claudia Merek (co-author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About […]

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Fast Acting and Long Acting Guaifenesin and the difference

Dr St Amand is the one who came up with the whole protocol and discovered the use of Guaifenesin for fibromyalgia. He is the expert on this and he says to use the Long Acting/ Extended Release, NOT the Fast Acting for reversal. FA is a complimentary guaifenesin that can be used to speed things […]

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Butters Like Cocoa, Shea and Mango Seed

There has been A LOT of discussion on these butters when used topically, between the admins from various Guaifenesin Support groups and myself. And this is what I have come to: Topical Butters are NOT ok! Some people totally block on them and it’s NOT worth slowing down your progress over. It’s like mint, just […]

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Low Dose Fast Responder (300mg BID)

I am a low doser, and it’s a bit more rough than for the rest of y’all! I began cycling at 300mg twice a day. It started and didn’t let up for a year and a half. It’s HARD work clearing that constantly for so long. Only about 20% of people on the Guaifenesin Protocol […]

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Weather changes, cycling and fibromyalgia

So, here’s from my reading on the topic, I THINK I get it! LOL 😀 I had to read and re-read so much to get it into my little brain! haha!! Here’s an excellent quote from Buzzle (click link to read the rest of the article): http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-to-relieve-barometric-pressure-headaches.html …triggered by change in weather conditions like high […]

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FAQ: Salicylates

This is part of my FAQ series which is getting to be too long of a list for one post, so I am dividing it up to make it easier to find things. Hope it helps! 🙂 Check out my Steps to Finding Your Own Salicylate Free Products too! Click to see complete list of: […]

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FAQ of the Guaifenesin Protocol

This is part of my Fibromyalgia and Guaifenesin Protocol FAQ series which is getting to be too long of a list for one post, so I am dividing it up to make it easier to find things. Hope it helps! 🙂 Here are the other 2 FAQ lists: Living with FMS and surviving the Protocol […]

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