RE: Clinical Trials Show Medication's Effectiveness in RelievingSymptoms of FM and Other Conditions

[Guest guest]

Laxity:

This may be a very, very strange co-incidence but my 17 yr old dtr. with

HEDS and Marfan’s overlay has cravings for and loves green onions,

cooked onions and broccoli. I mean she will get a green onion from the

fridge and eat it like an apple, despite what it does to her breath.

Also, has always eaten broccoli even as small child when few other

vegetables besides carrots are to her liking. But eating the raw green

onions at this age seemed unusual to me. I have a niece with

Fibromyalgia on the other had who absolutely detests all onions

vehemently. Something isn’t consistent here, and yet when my dtr craved

salt as a small child I should have taken heed. I plan to provide all

the green onions this kid will eat!!! Better the onions than buying

pills. I am going to pay attention if she has this craving the days she

is experiencing greater joint pain.

Bernie

Clinical Trials Show Medication's Effectiveness in

RelievingSymptoms of FM and Other Conditions

http://www.fmaware.org/fmOnlineNewsletter/2004/vol4_no4/article_Mirac.ht

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.... Many who suffer from the chronic pain and other symptoms of

fibromyalgia

have tried numerous medications and supplements, seeking a product that

can

help them manage their symptoms and regain the life they used to lead.

Some

of them have discovered Mirac, a non-prescription medication on the

market

since August 2002. ...

.... conducted several clinical trials using Mirac, describes significant

improvements in patients with fibromyalgia, lupus, and rheumatoid

arthritis

who have used Mirac: reduced joint tenderness, elimination of joint

inflammation, and reduced pain and fatigue. ...

.... Mirac has also been shown to be effective against Sjögren's syndrome

and

Raynaud's phenomenon, both of which can be symptoms or overlapping

conditions of fibromyalgia.

The bioactive component of Mirac is vitamin P, a bioflavinoid found in

broccoli and onions. Mirac also contains a protiolytic enzyme that comes

from the stem of the pineapple. (Those who are allergic to pineapple

should

not take Mirac.)

³It shuts down the inflammation in the pancreas and the glands that are

secreting hormones,² explains Randy Ziegler, chairman of Berean

Development

Inc., which produces Mirac. ³By abating that inflammation, the body is

able

to balance its hormones and stop the neuro-endocrine pain loop.²

³We're an anti-TNF [tumor necrosis factor]: we stop white blood cells

from

dying in your joints, which is what causes arthritis. That [also] helps

the

people with FM because they don't have white blood cells dying in their

joints.²

This non-prescription medication is available through doctors' offices

and

directly from Berean Development ( www.bereandev.com ). Some people get

results in less than two months, while others need to take Mirac for six

months to get the full benefits, Ziegler says.

Dr. Ahearn first heard about Mirac from a patient who had fibromyalgia,

lupus, and multiple sclerosis. That patient asked Ziegler to tell the

doctor

about the product. His presentation convinced Dr. Ahearn that the

science

behind Mirac was sound.

³After all is said and done, there are no side effects really, unless

you're

intolerant to vitamin C, [and] there are no interactions,² she remembers

thinking. ³What's the downside, other than the cost of a month's supply

of

the supplement?²

In December 2002, Dr. Ahearn decided to try Mirac for a month. If she

didn't

see any benefits in that time, she planned simply to stop taking it.

But before the month was up, she noticed a difference. ³There were

clearly

some benefits sneaking in‹less pain, more energy, more sleep, and that

really has continued to this point, even a year later. I continue to

really

be off all the [lupus] medication still.²

³I don't think it's appropriate to think Mirac can take care of

everything,²

adds Dr. Ahearn, noting the importance of a healthy diet, exercise, and

plenty of sleep.

As far as the genetic expression of lupus, she says, Mirac ³covers that

base‹but the rest is really up to me.²

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