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Connective Tissue
Disorder Site

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.

Recent Site Updates - Site Updates - the Health links pages have been consolidated into other pages.

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.
Alkaline and Acidic Foods
Temporomandibular joint disorder - also known as TMJ - alternative health treatments I found helpful, including diet, exercise and trigger point therapy.
Osteopenia - top books for the prevention and treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis.
Low levels 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.
Scoliosis - Can diet, yoga and exercise treatments help?
Swollen Ankles - home treatments including diet changes, yoga and stretching exercises I found helpful.

Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome - the links to magnesium deficiency.
Diet and heart palpitations - the links 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.
Exercises for Strong Bones - keep moving to prevent conditions such as osteopenia and osteoporosis.
Frequent nosebleeds - overlooked causes including vitamin K deficiencies.

Review the reseach on the links between migraine headaches and magnesium deficiency.
My diet for irritable bowel syndrome - a modified anti-yeast type diet helped me to alleviate my IBS symptoms.
Sensitivity to loud noises?
- The foods you eat might help your condition. Diet changes helped my son and even a pet guinea pig to overcome this health issue.
Fibromyalgia Diet - the diet changes I found helpful for reducing pain from fibromyalgia, a common condition in people with hypermobile joints.
Plugged Up Ears - Muscle tension is an overlooked cause of this common condition. Yoga is an overlooked therapy that might help.
Anxiety and Depression - often overlooked biochemical causes.

Vitamin K - deficiencies of this vitamin have been linked to osteoporosis, fractures and bleeding problems.
What Causes Pectus Excavatum (sunken chests)? - Genetic and nutritional factors 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 and in your child's diet.
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."

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Click here to see my Site Map for a complete list of all of the features common to Connective Tissue Disorders and access to all of the pages in this site.

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, authors of The Driving Force: Food in Evolution and the Future

There is only one major disease, and that is malnutition.
C. W. Cavanaugh, as quoted in Nutrition Against Disease

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