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Polymyositis (PM) is a type of chronic inflammation of the muscles (inflammatory myopathy) related to dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis. The inflammation is predominantly of the endomysium in polymyositis, whereas dermatomyositis is characterized by primarily perimysial inflammation.

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angelamichelle 04/23/2014

heard something about apple skins helping with muscles so i did some research online. thought it was pretty interesting. i myself eat 2 apples a day. 1 at breakfast and one at lunch :) sure hope it pays off :p

http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2011/june/060711ursolic_acid.html

pmcki96ey 04/25/2014

Cool! Very interesting, since my hubby does have severe atrophy, visable muscle loss all over, he may want to eat more apples to help get it back.... thanks!

trpt1 04/27/2014

I happen to love different apples. My favorite apple is the Macintosh and second favorite is Honey Crisp. I do find that apples do contribute to good health.

Walnuts which look like our brains are good for the brain. Kidney beans are good for our kidneys too. Eating liver is good for our liver. There are many foods that have been researched that contribute to the health of different organs. I love God's enormous sense of humor in how He shows us that certain foods that look like an organ are helpful to that organ! I think that shows divine design and we are not "accidents", but created with a divine purpose.

nanny1611 04/27/2014

Just had time to read this article and found it quite interesting. I guess it's time to buy a bag of apples (along with some caramel sauce). ;-)

angelamichelle 04/27/2014

Very interesting :-) I'm gonna start teaching myself
More about nutrition I think.

nanny1611 04/28/2014

Here's an NIH study on the ursolic acid mentioned in the article about apple skins. The FB page "Autoimmune The Cause and The Cure" answered my question by providing the following link. After reading the apple skin article and this NIH study, I went out and bought some apples (but not the caramel dipping sauce :-( because I forgot).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12907607

joyforalifetime 04/28/2014

carmel apples sound so yummy!! i haven't eaten apples lately because it's hard for me to swallow the skin, and i know that's the most nutritional part. i'll have to stick them in the juicer!

Krissytin 04/29/2014

Mmm, love caramel apples!

angelamichelle 04/29/2014

thanks nanny :) ill look it over!
i basically love all apples..candy apples. apple pie...hah :D

deleted_user 04/29/2014

Thanks for sharing the article. I'm going to have me an apple with some peanut butter... Mmmm mmmm

freelee 04/30/2014

An apple a day may really keep the doctor away!
I actually wrote a small article about this in 2011 http://good-allthingsgood.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/apple-day-really-may-keep-doctor-away.html

brendacaytonwhite 05/02/2014

I love apples and will read the article, but apples cause my stomach muscles to hurt more. I also love the caramel dipping sauce and some times I give in and buy it and then watch my blood glucose go up and feel guilty. I baked a dutch apple pie last week and ate most of it and felt guilty, but I am going to do the same today and try to refrain from eating it all.

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