From: About.com Fibromyalgia Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Did you know one of the hazards of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue
syndrome is liver damage? These conditions don't directly attack
your liver, but the medications we take can do a lot of damage.
Anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) and narcotics, especially those
containing acetaminophen (such as Vicodin), send a constant stream
of toxins through your liver. This means that the liver has to work
extra hard, and that can take a toll. I've known this academically
for a long time, but I recently came face-to-face with this very
real complication of long-term medication use -- in a blood test
last fall, my liver enzymes were through the roof. My doctor said I
was at risk for dev...
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Food of the Week Series A nutritious diet helps a lot of people
manage symptoms of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Some
people get a little help from the right foods, while others improve
tremendously. The Food of the Week series is aimed at letting you
know which foods have properties that can help specific symptoms,
so you can remember to incorporate them into your diet and possibly
even find ones that knock down symptoms as they start to ramp up.
Below is a list of Food of the Week posts, which I'll continue to
update as I profile more foods. That way, you can keep the
information handy by just bookmarking this one page. If there's a
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