Re: You might find this article of interest/Tom Stone

[Guest guest]

Tom,

Could you please clarify what your relationship is to CFS,FM, to this study and

to it's authors and sponsors?

This might help to understand the context of your post.

Thank you,

Katrina

>

> There is a very large study going on that sheds some light on

> conditions like CFS and FM. It is called the ACE Study which stands

> for Adverse Childhood Diseases. The study looks at the correlation

> between unresolved traumas in childhood and adult health problems.

> What they discovered in this study of over 17,000 participants is that

> there is a graded correlation between the number of categories of

> Adverse Childhood Expereinces someone has experienced with a whole

> host of health problems in adult life. There is a facinating article

> of the study at -

> http://xnet.kp.org/permanentejournal/winter02/goldtolead.html.

>

> After reading this article I contacted Dr. Felitti and have a lengthy

> meeting with him. During this meeting he mentioned that he felt that

> the ACE play a very significant role in FM. This study opens up a

> whole new vista of possibilites to be explored in finding ways to help

> people resolve the ACE.

>

> I hope you enjoy the article,

>

> Tom Stone

>