Re: ribose for fibromyalgia pain??


mmlevy46@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=12382
> Reported October 26, 2005
> Treat Pain With Sugar
> By Vivian Richardson, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent
>
> (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A little sugar can help reduce chronic pain. No,
> this isn't the sugar you'll find in ice cream or soda pop, but it does
> have a sweet effect on pain conditions like fibromyalgia.
>
> Researchers at the Annapolis Research Center for Effective
> CFS/Fibromyalgia Therapies tested how effective a certain kind of sugar
> would be at reducing chronic pain. The treatment goes along with the
> idea that treating the source of pain is more effective than masking
> the pain.
>
> Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., is the lead researcher for the study. He likens
> pain to the oil light on a car dashboard. When the oil light flashes
> red, we know the car is low on oil. Human pain is analogous to that
> light. "But, unfortunately, there is nothing written on it," Dr.
> Teitelbaum says. "Pain is a way of saying something desperately needs
> attention, whether it's a thorn in your foot or your hands on a hot
> stove."
>
> Dr. Teitelbaum believes one not-so-obvious factor of painful
> conditions, like fibromyalgia, may be an energy crisis in the body's
> cells. That's where the sugar ribose comes in. Ribose is used by the
> cell's power-generators, mitochondria, to make energy molecules for the
> body. Ribose is actually one component of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
> The body creates the sugar, however, some people are not able to create
> enough of their own ribose -- leading to less energy and more pain.
>
> Dr. Teitelbaum and his team tested a ribose supplement on 40 patients
> with fibromyalgia and/or chronic fatigue syndrome. Each patient was
> given a 5-gram scoop of ribose, usually dissolved in water, three times
> a day. Later in the study, patients could opt to reduce the dosage to
> two times per day.
>
> Preliminary results of the study show about two-thirds of the subjects
> reported increased energy and decreased pain. Researchers report 20
> percent had a dramatic improvement in their pain levels. The average
> improvement in pain for all the patients was about 25 percent.
>
> Dr. Teitelbaum says these results point to what may be one treatment
> that can be added to the regimen of relief for chronic pain sufferers.
> "This is one piece of the puzzle. It helps with the nutritional
> support," he says.
>
> The next step for this research team is to design a larger, double
> blind study.
>
> This article was reported by Ivanhoe.com, who offers Medical Alerts by
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>
> SOURCE: Ivanhoe interview with Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., Medical
> Director, Annapolis Research Center For Effective CFS/Fibromyalgia
> (FMS) Therapies


mmlevy46 thanks for posting this -- I'll be sure to pass it on.

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