Fibromyalgia syndrome improved using a mostly raw vegetarian diet: An observational study

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages

  Donaldson, Michael S ^a   Speight, Neal ^b   Loomis, Stephen ^c  

^a Hallelujah Acres Foundation   (United States)

^b Center for Wellness   (United States)

^c Cleveland Physical Therapy Assoc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CARROT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GENDER; GRAIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NUT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PLANT SEED; PLANT TUBER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER PAIN; SITTING; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN DIET; WALKING;

EID: 2942592209     PISSN: 14726882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-1-7     Document Type: Article

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