WHAT CAUSES FM?
Most researchers agree FM and CFS is caused by two major factors.

1) The body’s inability to produce sufficient amounts of adensone triphosphate-referred to as ATP.

The body human requires a continual supply of energy. The body obtains its energy by oxidation of foods, however, before energy can be used it is transformed into the ATP molecule.

Synthesis of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, all necessary for cell integrity, depend on ATP availability. ATP is the major energy source for just about everything we do. ATP is considered by scientists to be the energy currency of life. ATP also drives the membrane pumps which transport magnesium into the cells.

Intracellular magnesium deficiencies exist in FM and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients and such deficiencies disrupt ATP syntheses. Low ATP levels give rise to even lower intracellular magnesium, causing further ATP reduction. This vicious cycle may be the reason for the “crash” experienced by CFS patients.

2) Consistently high homocysteine levels in women suffering from FM and CFS is an established fact.

Excessive homocysteine can damage the blood vessels that nourish the heart and the brain. High levels of homocysteine not only predict heart attack and stroke but probably help cause them as well. People with elevated homocysteine levels also have double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers believe FM and CFS are a result of deficiencies of substances needed for ATP synthesis and excessive homocysteine levels.

ARE FIBROMYALGIA AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME RELATED?
People suffering from Fibromyalgia usually have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- there is just a more noticeable muscle aching than the other symptoms. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is simply a type, or a stage of Fibromyalgia.

FIBROSTOL – FOR THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF FM AND CFS
Fibrostol, natural vitamin and mineral supplement, is formulated especially and specifically to provide relieve for and the prevention of FM and CFS.

MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE AND DL-MALIC ACID
Fibrostol contains magnesium hydroxide, the form of magnesium most soluble and bio-available in the human body, and DL-malic acid, the only form biologically active in the body.

Research has shown DL-malic acid in a ratio of 4:1 over magnesium hydroxide produces the maximum amount of ATP in the body.

Magnesium and DL-malic acid also protect against the toxic effects of aluminum. Aluminum blocks the utilization of phosphate for ATP synthesis. Adequate magnesium levels prevent this toxic effect. DL-malic acid is very potent at reducing aluminum levels in the brain.

Magnesium deficiency is also very common in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, mitral valve prolapse, tension headache and dysmenorrheal.

Fibrostol contains the soluble forms of magnesium and DL-malic, in the appropriate ratio, in the correct dosage, for maximum daily production of ATP in the body.

THE ROLE OF B-12 IN FM AND CFS
There is convincing evidence high homocysteine levels is an underlying factor in women suffering from FM and CFS.

The metabolism of homocysteine occurs in two different pathways. One pathway--methionine synthase--results in the synthesis of methionine from homocysteine, and is dependent on folic acid and vitamin B-12. The other pathway converts homocysteine to an amino acid, cysteine, and this pathway requires vitamin B-6 and vitamin B-12.

Vitamin B-12 is the crucial element in the prevention of excessive build-up of homocysteine.

Vitamin B-12 comes in several forms including hydroxyl, cyano, and adenosyl, but only the methylcobalamin form is soluble, is delivered efficiently to nerve tissues, and is used in the central nervous system. Other forms of B-12 are not soluble and are totally ineffective in preventing build-up of homocysteine.

Methylcobalamin also participates in the synthesis of SAM-e (S-adenosylmethionine), a nutrient with powerful mood elevating properties. Methylcobalamin especially protects nerve tissue and brain cells, and promotes healthy sleep. Because of this, Methylcobalamin is considered important in the treatment of all neurological diseases.

Fibrostol contains the only form of B-12 absorbed in the bran cells, methylcobalamin, in the correct dosage to prevent homocysteine build-up.

OTHER B-VITAMINS
Proper combination of B vitamins substantially reduces total homocysteine levels in the body.

Folic acid--a B vitamin--combats anemia, helps to reduce homocysteine levels, relieves pain, and helps B-12 to work better.

Riboflavin--vitamin B-2--is needed to change vitamin B-6 into a form the body can use, and it helps change the amino acid tryptophan into niacin, another essential B vitamin. Inside the mitochondria, a cell’s tiny powerhouse, riboflavin acts to move electrons, releasing energy to make ATP. In addition, riboflavin seems to have the power to control migraines.

Vitamin B-6 interacts with magnesium in more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. B-6 has to be on hand when your body breaks down stored sugar for energy, when it creates the building blocks that will become protein. B-6 also helps neurotransmitters, the chemicals our nervous systems produce in order to send out messages. It also helps regulate the central nervous system and helps protect against stress.

Recommended daily dose of Fibrostol provides women with the proper form of B-vitamins necessary to prevent the accumulation of excessive homocysteine.