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Magnesium will help with constipation and will not block your guaifenesin, it’s not a plant and has no salicylates to worry about 🙂 BUT! If you take a ton of it to help with constipation and end up with the runs, there is no guarantee that the guaifenesin absorbed properly to do its job. Our […]
Read More »FAQ: Does the Guaifenesin Protocol create insomnia? Easy answer: nope! On the protocol, you will CLEAR every area you have struggled with in the past and will likely clear some areas you never even struggled with at some point! When you have fibro and/or HG, many of us struggle with pain, or achiness, and this […]
Read More »A good friend of mine Victoria Mauck just explained this so perfectly, I had to share it with you in the hopes that even MORE people with Fibromyalgia would see this and understand better what goes on with massage. 🙂 “I feel it’s really important that PTs and massage therapists NOT try to work out […]
Read More »We want to stay AWAY from Salicylates on the guaifenesin protocol. Wiki says this: In cosmetics, the term beta hydroxy acid refers specifically to salicylic acid, which is used in some “anti-aging” creams and acne treatments. So BHA is for Beta Hydroxy Acid and is a salicylate and WILL block you. Alpha Hydroxy Acid is […]
Read More »oooh, if it was easy to tell when we’re blocking, then we’d never need to have a journal or mapping! I blocked for a whole year. Or partially blocked, because my map was totally the same after 12 months. So, likely it was clearing sometimes and then blocking other times. being a low doser, (clearing […]
Read More »YAY! I am SO excited that we have this to look forward to! It will take place in Honolulu June 20 2015, so start saving your pennies! 🙂 Here’s the link to the info on this: http://www.fibromyalgiahawaii.com/summit2015.html In an effort to make this summit open to everyone, we are trying to make admission for free. […]
Read More »Here’s a few mosquito repellant options that are safe for the protocol. I used to use original green Palmolive soap directly on my skin and that worked, but it also has blue, which we can’t have anymore since it slows down mitochondria, making us even more tired than we already are, and who wants that?! […]
Read More »This is a Questionable Ingredient! We have heard conflicting reports of what Dr St Amand himself says on this ingredient. And we believe it’s not worth the risk. Example: PEG 40 Hydrogenated Castor oil. If it’s PEG + a number and a NON-PLANT oil, that ingredient is sal-safe. For Example: Peg-150 Distearate. This ingredient is […]
Read More »FAQ: Do Gloves in a Bottle protect me from Salicylates and blocking the Guaifenesin? (Please, hair dressers and stylists, read this and jump in with ideas and comments!!) This is a lotion, and it MIGHT protect you. Please take the time to go through all of your products if you are a hair dresser. It’s […]
Read More »If it just says Hydrogenated and a plant name and oil then it has sals in it, so do NOT use this! Example: Hydrogenated Castor Oil= NOT sal safe The process of making an oil Hydrogenated still leaves the salicylates in the oil, so don’t use oils that are hydrogenated unless they are a part […]
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