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The purpose of this site is to use existing research and logical thinking to explore possible alternative health treatments in a variety of inherited connective tissue disorders (Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, etc.) and related features such as scoliosis, pectus excavatum, fibromyalgia, osteopenia, mitral valve prolapse and TMJ.

Do you have symptoms linked to a connective tissue disorder? A number of the following features? Common features of connective tissue disorders include:

scoliosis (spinal curvature)
sunken chests (pectus excavatum)
barrel chests (pectus carinatum)
fibromyalgia
double jointedness (hypermobility)
migraines
mitral valve prolapse
back pain
irritable bowel syndrome
muscle twitches and tics
vertigo

heart palpitations
chest pains
easy bruising
nosebleeds
heavy periods
tall stature with long fingers, arms and legs
anxiety
neck pain
kyphosis (rounded shoulders)
frozen shoulders
sciatica
insomnia
itching / sensitive skin

allergies
asthma
multiple chemical sensitivity
noise sensitivity /sensitive hearing
TMJ
muscle cramps, especially in the calves
depression and anxiety
obsessive compulsive disorder
tinnitus
and more...

There are some logical nutritional and biomechanical reasons why these symptoms often appear together and many dietary and body alignment changes people can make to try to correct a number of the problems listed above.

Click here to see my Site Map - Part I - for a list of all of the orthopedic and musculoskeletal pages in this site.

Click here to see my Site Map - Part II - for a list of all of the genetic disorder, nutrition and nonorthopedic health condition (sinus infections, mold allergies, migraines, heavy menstrual bleeding, etc.) pages in this site.

Connective Tissue Disorders:

Featured Pages

Hyaluronic Acid - is a component of connective tissue whose function is to cushion and lubricate. I suspect that HA abnormalities are a common thread in many connective tissue disorders and related health conditions. Also see my section on frequently asked question about HA.
Acidic and Alkaline Foods
Osteopenia - top books for the prevention and treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis.
Deficiencies of magnesium may be linked to many common health problems including migraines, ADD, heart palpitations, muscle cramps and fibromyalgia.
Frozen Shoulders (adhesive capsulitis) - reviews overlooked causes, treatment tips and exercises.
Alternatve Therapies for Scoliosis (lateral spinal curvature) - Can diet, yoga and exercise treatments help?
Swollen Ankles - home treatments including diet changes, yoga and stretching exercises I found helpful.

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Back Care Basics - a yoga book I found very helpful for scoliosis, back, neck, shoulder and sciatic pain.

Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome - the links to magnesium deficiency.

Heart palpitations - the link to magnesium deficiency.
Menorrhagia: Over looked Causes of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Ovarian Pain - vitamin K deficiency as an overlooked cause.
Facial Tics - many children and adults suffer from involuntary facial movements. A magnesium deficiency is one possible and often overlooked cause.
Recommended Reading: Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the 21st century - "The evolutionary collision of our ancient genome with the nutritional qualities of recently introduced foods may underlie many of the chronic diseases of Western civilization."

Temporomandibular joint disorder - also known as TMJ - alternative health treatments I found helpful, including diet, exercise and trigger point therapy.
Migraines and Magnesium - explores the links between migraine headaches and magnesium deficiency.
IBS Diet - a modified anti-yeast type diet helped to alleviate my irritable bowel syndrome.
Nose Bleeds - overlooked causes including vitamin K deficiencies.
Fibromyalgia Therapies - assorted tips to avoid living in chronic pain
Fibromyalgia Diet - the diet changes I found helpful for reducing pain from fibromyalgia, a common condition in people with hypermobile joints.
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - relatively simple treatments that helped my family.
Plugged Ears - reviews overlooked causes.
Anxiety and Depression - often overlooked biochemical causes.

Vitamin K - deficiencies of this vitamin have been linked to osteoporosis, fractures and bleeding problems.
Pectus Excavatum - Genetic and nutritional causes overlooked by doctors.

Connective Tissue Disorders - the overlaps between the different disorders and the links to nutrition.

Nystagmus - Overlooked causes - magnesium and thiamin deficiencies.
Treatment for Tinnitus - overlooked alternative medicine treatments for ringing in the ears.
Acid, Alkaline and Neutral Food Chart
How to Get More Magnesium in Your Diet
The Links Between Magnesium, Diabetes and Fibromyalgia
Frozen Shoulders and Diabetes - the commons links to magnesium deficiency.
Quote for the Day - "Every individual organism that has a distinctive genetic background has distinctive nutritional needs which must be met for optimal well-being." - Roger J. Williams

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In all the controversies over what the causes of diversities might be, no one seems to have paid much attention to the factor in the environment that has the most obvious effect on any organism: food.

Michael Crawford & David Marsh, The Driving Force: Food in Evolution and the Future

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