I have noticed that there are no support groups in The Santa Clarita Valley for Arthritis, Lupus, Fibromyalgia & other autoimmune disease sufferers and I decided that it was time that we create one. This is a "Peer Support Group" where the group will mostly have a casual format and will focus on sharing experiences and learning from each others' experiences with the occasional guest speaker & different educational group "field trips". Although this group will definitely be a place to vent, it wi …

In my practice as an acupuncturist and herbalist I see this all too often; a patient that has depression, difficulty loosing weight, hair loss, feeling cold, low metabolic rate, often accompanied by anxiety, insomnia and palpitations, but when complaining to her physician is told either nothing is wrong with her, or being placed on levothyroxine, Synthroid, etc., after being diagnosed with hypothyroid condition which sometimes may take years. After starting the medication, symptoms may only impr …

This is a distinctly different fibromyalgia group than many others. Our purpose is to help sufferers completely eliminate their symptoms and move to a state of joy and full living. We do not join to list our symptoms and complain about pain, we are unequivocally attached to the notions of healing, happiness, and breaking through emotions to uncomplicate the mind and body. We feel there is no reason for so many people to live in the dark about their conditi …