Shopping Resources, References,
& Links by Subject
New in Fall 2006: CFSupport aStore
at Amazon,
making it easier to find some of the products we mention includuding
CFS & FM books, Foot Rests, Portable Seats, Food and
More.
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Thankfully,
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to
faciltate research and referencing. There are several pages, but a
complete
index on each page. Use 'Search' to
find more in our newsletters, media pages and other sections.
Our members share information about help reduce symptom
severity, save them energy, time or both, and that might be more useful
to a person with chronic illness. Reasons why items are found helpful
and more details are usually given in our newsletters and
CFSupport Emails, at meetings or in our Gratitude Group (EGG) national
conference calls.
SHOPPING CATEGORIES
Electrolyte
Replacement, Hydration
Cool Me Down Products
Cushions,
Comforts (masks, mattresses, softness)
In the Kitchen
Foot Rests, Leg Lifters
Portable Seats, Chairs,
& Stools
Taking Pills (Pill Cases, reminders)
Topical Products (Personal Care, Beauty Products)
Unusual
Apparel (Bibs, Bib Aprons, Support Hose)
Walking Aids (Rollators, Canes)
Products that Make Life Easier/Save Energy
Big
Ticket Items (hospital beds, mini trampolines, scooters...)
Note:
Awareness
Day Items, Items with CFS & FM logos, Items that Raise Money
for
CFS and FM Research can be found in our Advocacy Section, Connecting
Page.
- Electrolyte
Replacement, Hydration
Drinks, or powders to make into drinks
Electrolyte help not found in beverages
- Cooling Products
- Chillow Pillow
- Neck wraps, spray bottles, fans, fan hat,
wide-brimmed hats, white shirts
- Cushions,
Comforts
- In the Kitchen
- Foot Rests, lifts
- Portable Seats, Chairs, Stools and Canes
- Taking Pills
- Topical Products: Personal Care, Beauty Products
- Unusual
Apparel
- Ag Apparel - For people with physical challenges
Uncomplicated closures (elastic waistbands, convenient extra zippers).
Skirts and pants with just enough fullness for comfort—not tons of fabric.
With a shapely fit so your waist won't disappear when you're seated.
"If you do not see your size or have a specific need we will make it!" - Stain Protection: Bibs & Bib Aprons
- Support
Hose
- Walking Aids
- Products that Make Life Easier/Save Energy
- Big
Ticket Items
- AARP Health Essentials from Walgreens Fargo,
ND • 866-202-4020
- Best
Buy Healthcare 800-603-7366
- Chemically
Sensitive Living Swansea, MA •
508-678-7293
- The
Comfort Channel MN
• 800-303-7574
- Comfort
Corner Hudson,
NH • 800-735-4994
- Gaiam Broomfield, CO
• 877-989-6321
- Gold
Violin Charlottesville,
VA • 877-648-8400
- Goodlife
with Storyguide Ambridge,
PA
- Grain
and Salt Society
Arden, NC • 800-867-7258
- Natural
LifeStyle Asheville,
NC • 800-752-2775
- Natural
Solutions Arlington Heights, IL
• 847-577-7000
- NEEDS
E. Syracuse, NY •
800-634-1380
- Radiant
Life 888-593-8333
- Real
Goods Broomfield, CO •
800-762-7325
- Soothsoft
Comfort Technology Colorado
Springs, CO • 800-CHILLOW
- Support
Plus Medfield,
MA • 877-808-0024
- Waterwise
Leesburg, FL • 800-874-9028
To aid
your shopping, here are links to articles and sites about drugs,
medicinal substances, and supplemental nutrition products. In this
category, it really helps to be and informed consumer!
- Deficiencies
You Can Deal With Winter 2004, The CFIDS Chronicle
Studies show CFIDS and FM patients are likely to
be low in several important
vitamins, minerals or amino acids, but smart supplementation can help.
- Why I
Love Spray Vitamins (I Hate Swallowing Pills)
Feel Good Girl with CFS
- Potential
of Fibromyalgia-Fighting Nutrients Vitacost.com
- Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome Protocol
Life Extension Foundation
- Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome Life Extension Foundation
- Fibromyalgia Life Extension Foundation
- Fibromyalgia:
A Metabolic Profile Trace Elements Inc
- Magnesium: Critical key, undiagnosed deficiency Krispin Sullivan,
CN
- Magnesium: Role of
Magnesium in Fibromyalgia Mark London
- Magnesium: Power of in the Treatment of Painful Headaches, Uterine Cramping,
and for Optimal Brain Function and Protection
Schaller, MD
- Magnesium
for Migraines Schaller,
MD
- Sublingual
CoQ10 in Fibromyalgia Treatment Schaller,
MD
- 5-HTP:
A Key to Feeling Better Naturally?
FMAware Online / Deffner
- Natural
Therapies for CFS ImmuneSupport
- Nutritional
Treatments for Fibromyalgia FMAware Online, Vol
5 No 4
- How
CFS and Fibromyalgia Stress Can Make You Gain Weight
FMAware Online, Vol 4 No 9 / Tietelbaum
- Solving
the Puzzle of Fibromyalgia
Wise Traditions/Byrnes
- Staying
on Top of Oxidative Stress Wise
Traditions/Byrnes
- Applied
Nutrition For People With Fibromyalgia National FM
Association/Blatman
- An
Elimiation Diet for Fibromyalgia October 2006, The Townsend Letter
- Diet
and Recovery from Chronic Disease (Lyme) Wise Traditions / Schmid
FM/CFS/OI
relevant articles with Medication Information
- Pharmacotherapy
for CFS Bonus
to the Special 2005-2006 Issue of The CFIDS Chronicle / Spotila
- A
Brief Summary of the Biochemistry and Pharmacology of FM-associated
Depression
FM Online /
Franke
- The
Role of “Anticonvulsants” in FM Treatment FM Online / Franke
- Fibromyalgia
and Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy FM Online / Schaefer Sprague
- Lyrica
in Fibromyalgia
FM Online
- Commonly
prescribed medications for treatment of FM Pain & Fatigue Research
UMI
- Pharmacotherapeutic
Management Chronic
Pain & Fatigue Research UMI
- Medications
for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Chronic Pain Control Bell / ImmuneSupport
- Prescribed
Medications for FM Pellegrino
/ ImmuneSupport
- Medications
For Fibromyalgia Starlanyl / ImmuneSupport
- Medication
Guide for FMS Symptoms The Fibromyalgia Help Book,
Fransen and Russell
- A
Guide to POTS, What Helps? PotsPlace.com
- See Treatment Section for
More Articles that include Rx's
Sites with more general
Medication and Supplement Information
- 10 Ways
to Be Medication Savvy FM
Aware
- Drug
and Supplement Interactions: What CFS and Fibromyalgia Patients Need to
Know
- Askapatient.com
Askapatient.com
- Center
for Food-Drug Interaction Research and Education U
of FL
- CenterWatch
Clinical Trials Listing Service CenterWatch,
Inc.
- ClinicalTrials.gov
U.S. National Library of Medicine
- ConsumerLab.com
ConsumerLab.com, LLC
- Consumer
Reports Best Buy Drugs Consumer Reports
- DrRons.com
Why We Use No Additives Ron Schmid, MD
- Drug
Guide Arthritis Foundation
- Drug
Interaction Checker Discovery Health
- Drug
Resource Center InteliHealth Inc.
- Drug
& Supplement Information Mayo Clinic
- Fish
Oil Supplements: Is The Brand You're Taking Safe?
Oceans Alive
- Healingpeople.com
HealingPeople Inc.
- Healthnotes
Healthnotes, Inc.
- Krispin's
Komments on Nutrition and Health Krispin Sullivan,
CN
- Medline
plus National Library of Medicine
- Merck
Manual Merck & Co.
- Multivitamin
Ratings Center for Science in the Public Interest
- PharmacyChecker.com
PharmacyChecker.com
- PubMed
National Library of Medicine
- Remedyfind
Brett Hodges
- RxList
RxList.com, Inc.
- RxMed
RxMed
- Skin
Deep: Safety of Personal Care Products Environmental
Working Group
- Supplement
Guide Arthritis Foundation
- Carlson
Laboratories
- Donna
Gates' Body Ecology Diet (BED)
- Dr
Ron's Ultra-Pure (No Additives)
- Gaines
Nutrition Online Health Food Store (800) 830-7139
- Green
Pasture (Coconut Oil, Butter Oil, Cod Liver Oil)
- iHerb
Monrovia, CA;
888-792-0028, great selection and prices
- ImmuneSupport
& ProHealth Santa Barbara, CA;
800-366-6056, founded by PWC
- JoMar
Labs (Amino Acids) CA,
800-538-4545
- Metagenics
- NEEDS
NY, 800-634-1380
- Pharmanex
Life-Pak
- Radiant
Life 888-593-8333
- SNCatalog
(Source Naturals) 877-342-5217 ~ See below.
- Sprays:
Pocket Nutrition
- Sprays:
Liddell Laboratories
- Swiss
Medica 024 Fibromyalgia 877-794-7633
- Sun-Ray
Supply Dawsonville, GA
• 800-437-1765
- Trace
Elements Inc TX; 800-824-2314 ~ See below
- Village
Green Apothecary Bethesda, MD
• 800-869-9159
- Vitacost.com
Boynton Beach, FL • 800-793-2601
- VitaminShoppe.com
North Bergen, NJ • 800-880-3055
- Xymogen
800-647-6100
DC Area Stores
that Sell Supplements
- Healthway
Natural Foods 703-354-7782 Annandale, VA;
other locations
- Vitamins
Plus More 703-787-0700 Herndon, Ashburn,
VA Has
Trace Nutritents brand!!
- VitaminShoppe.com
800-880-3055 Many
locations
- Cape Apothecary 800-248-5978 Compounding
Pharmacy, Annapolis, MD
- Village Green Apothecary 800-869-9159 Compounding Pharmacy,
Bethesda, MD
- My
Organic Market (MOM's) College
Park & Rockville MD, Alexandria VA
- Trader
Joe's
- Whole Foods Market
- Worldgate Nutrition
Center 703-787-6849 Herndon,
VA
Specific
Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements, by Brand
- Source
Naturals Magnesium 100 mg - Amino Acid Chelate
- Source
Naturals Calcium 200 mg - Amino Acid Chelate
- Source
Naturals Potassium 99 mg - Amino Acid Chelate
- Source
Naturals Methylcobalamin Vitamin B-12 Cherry Sublingual, 5 mg
(5,000 mcg)
- Source
Naturals Dibencozide 10 mg, Coenzymated ™ B-12 Sublingual
(6,800 mcg)
Trace Nutrients
Brand.
Low dose. Gentle. Purchase direct if working with a Trace Elements Practitioner
by calling (800) 824-2314, or from Vitamins + More by mail or
in Herndon, VA.
No
wheat, yeast, soy, alfalfa, milk or corn allergens & no salt,
sugar,
starch, wax, hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, flavors or
preservatives. Hypo-Allergenic.
"Safest,
most effective OTC Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium I ever
took." - Elly
- Trace
Nutrients Minerals (with very low dose synergists)
- Trace
Nutrients Vitamin Products
- Trace
Nutrients Specialty Products
- Trace
Nutrients Combinations
- Trace
Nutrients Metabolic
- Trace
Nutrients Glandulars
- Trace
Nutrients Retail Order Form (need to be working with registered
practitioner)
- Green
Pasture (402) 338-5551 Page,
NE
- Swiss
Medica 024 Fibromyalgia 877-794-7633 ($4 donated to NFA til
end of 2006)
Food Markets
- Eat
Well Guide (Find by zip, sustainably-raised meat, dairy, and eggs)
- Local
Harvest (find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sustainably
grown food)
- Healthway
Natural Foods VA, MD - Annandale Store: 703-354-7782
- My
Organic Market (MOM's) College
Park & Rockville MD, Alexandria VA
- Worldgate
Nutrition Center 703-787-6849 Herndon, VA
- Trader
Joe's National
800-SHOP-TJS
- Whole Foods Market National, Canada, UK
- Wegman's VA, MD, PA, NY, NJ
- The Organic Butcher
McLean
& Charlottesville, VA
Grocery/Food
Delivery: (Dont forget to check the CFSupport aStore
at Amazon)
- Washington Green Grocer: MD, DC, VA
- Peapod
Grocery Delivery - Select Areas
- Net
Grocer
- Safeway.com Delivery: Parts of DC, MD, VA, CA, AZ, OR
A few Convenient, Portable Snacks:
- Mrs. Mays Naturals - Fruit & Nut Snacks (also available at Whole Foods, CostCo)
- BumbleBars.com
- Flavor of the Month Page (also available at MOM's)
- Larabar.com
no added sugar, unprocessed, non-gmo, gluten
free, dairy free, soy free, vegan, kosher
- Larabars have 1.5 servings of fruit in a
raw blend
of unsweetened fruits, nuts and spices, 100% whole food. Each of the 10
flavors have no more than 6 ingredients.
- JŎCALAT is Fair Trade Certified™
chocolate in its
purest form. Harmonizing with fruits and nuts, each flavor contains no
more than six simple ingredients. Organic, 90% raw. 3 flavors.
- Also available at Whole Foods and REI
- TheProbar.com
6 flavors. Each bar has 15 fresh, whole food ingredients. (REI)
More Individual Items, Catalogs
- Celtic
Sea Salt
- Coconut:
In Support of Good Health in the 21st Century by Mary Enig (mentions
CFS)
- Diamond
Organics 888-ORGANIC = 888-674-2642
- Donna
Gates' Body Ecology Diet
- Gaines
Nutrition Online Health Food Store (800) 830-7139
- Jungle
Products West African Wildcrafted Red Palm Oil
- Stash
Organic Teas
- Choice
Organic Teas
- Grain
and Salt Society. Celtic Sea Salt, other foods. 800-867-7258
- Natural
LifeStyle 800-752-2775
- US
Wellness Meats (877) 383-0051
- Real
Pickles, Fermented & Raw (ginger carrots, sauerkraut)
May- Sept, Northest only
- Deer
Garden\Rejuvenative Foods (Nut and Seed Butters, Lacto-Fermented
Veggies)
- Kombucha
Tea 800-566-3610
Help with Meal
Preparation
- Let's
Dish: Dish it Out. Take it Home. Or We'll Dish and You Dash.
- Diet-to-Go
/ DC area
- Recipe
for Bone Broth: Can be simplified to bones, sea salt & water
- 4 Ingredient
Recipe for lacto-fermented ginger carrots
- 3 Ingredient
Recipe: Crispy almonds or walnuts (after soaking)
- Going
Gluten Free
Eating Out
Organic, or special diets.
- The Conscious Bean Coffee House Great Falls, VA - organic coffee
- Healthy
Chains?: Chipotle, Panera Starting to Go Organic and Natural
- zpizza - Northern VA and MD, other- uses organic tomato sauce
- Restaurant
Nora / Asia Nora Washington DC
- Noodle & Company - have rice noodles; organic tofu
- Whole Foods Markets have tables at the check out, to sit and eat items purchased
- Whole Foods also has 5 sit-down eateries, the Italian Café is in Fair Lakes, VA
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), Farms - Local Chapters List for Weston A Price Foundation
Local
chapters help you find locally-grown organic and biodynamic vegetables,
fruits and grains; and milk products, butter, eggs, chicken and meat
from pasture-fed animals. They may host cooking classes, potluck
dinners and other activities to help you learn to integrate properly
prepared whole foods into your lifestyle. Local chapters may be able to
put you in touch with health practitioners who share whole food goals. - Washington Green Grocer
Deliver an all-organic box or mixed box of produce weekly, on regular
schedule or just when you call. They have weekly dairy and produce specials. (301) 333-3696. - Mount Vernon Farm - Sperryville, VA Serves DC area buying clubs. (540) 987-9559
Grass-fed beef and lamb, pastured pork, raised sustainably in Virginia. - Future Harvest-CASA ( A Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture)
Serves MD, VA, WVA. (410) 549-7878
- Maryland Organic Food & Farming Association (MOFFA)
- Clagett Farm CSA - Upper Marlboro, MD, Washington DC deliveries
- Virginia CSA's
- Maryland CSA's
Water
- See above for Electrolytes for & with Water, including Replacement Drinks
- Water
Joe, 20 oz Bottles of Natural Artesian Water, each with 72 mg of
caffeine
- The
Bottled Water Store - will ship water in Glass Bottles
- Fluoride
Health Effects Database
- Water
Filters, Shower Filter, Bathball (reducing chlorine) Radiant
Life, 888-593-8333
Disclaimer:
NoVA CFS/FMS Support Group members are not medical,
counseling, or legal professionals. Please seek qualified practitioners
for diagnosis,
treatment and legal advice.
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