THREE FIBRO FURIES

    I call oxidosis, dysoxygenosis, and acidosis the three furies of fibromyalgia ("the fibro furies") after the three evil Furies of Greek mythology. Like the Greek Furies, each fibro fury has a killing mission. Each is unrelenting in its pursuit. Each fury fans the flames of the other two furies. Thus, oxidosis, once begun, takes on a life of its own. Whether triggered by metabolic, microbial, or man-made oxidants, oxidosis not only fans its own flames, it awakens the other two fibro furies (dysoxygenosis and acidosis), and together all three unleash oxidants that turn rancid everything in their way, paralyzing all energy, digestive-absorptive, detox, and neurotransmitter enzymes of the body.
    The Greek Furies were let loose by Greek gods infuriated by the misdeeds of mortals. The Greek gods were unpredictable and often became angry without reason. They were wont to abuse their godly powers and strike down mere mortals at whim. Zeus, the chief god, was the most volatile, often throwing his lightning rod for reasons known only to him.
    The fibro furies, by contrast, are unleashed by the gods of greed. Unlike the Greek gods, the greed gods are consistent and predictable. They are the gods of sugar, antibiotics, and pesticides industries. And of industrial pollutants, toxic metals, synthetic hormones, and radiation. Other gods of greed populate hospital committees, licensing and insurance boards, and medical journals. They do know what they do. They are utterly committed to profitability. How many children get hurt in their way is not their concern. How many adults are mauled is not their concern. How many elderly are numbed by their drugs is of no significance.

ON BANISHING FIBRO FURIES
    There is one big difference between the Furies of Greek gods and those of the greed gods. The mortals were defenseless against the Greek Furies. They knew not how to banish their furies. The fibro canaries, by contrast, are not so helpless. They can learn to banish the furies of the greed gods—with knowledge and defiance.
    While the nature of the three fibro furies is simple to understand, the plans for banishing them may not seem so. Many readers may be initially dismayed to find that I do not recommend any exotic potion that may be ordered by mail and taken to exterminate the fibro furies. Indeed, the ecologic- restorative plans which I have found to work for most patients (and are detailed in later chapters) are integrative and comprehensive. Once learned, however, such plans are very practical and easy to live with.

All my fibro canaries eventually learned that they must be kinder to themselves so their bodies can be kind to them.

FURIES REMAIN THE SAME, ONLY THE TARGET ORGANS CHANGE
    There is one other great benefit of understanding the nature of the fibro furies and learning how to banish them. It turns out, as I discuss at length in the companion volumes of this series, the furies which unleash other diseases are the same as the fibro furies: oxidosis, dyxoxygenosis, and acidosis. Thus, what the fibro canaries learn to recover from fibromyalgia will also help them prevent other nutritional, immune, and degenerative disorders.

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