May 12th, is Internatioanl Awareness Day for Immunological and Neurological Disease and International Nurses Day. This day seeks to create awareness about myalgic encephalomylitis (ME), fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Gulfwar Syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivity. On today's show we are focusing on ME and fibromylagia   Fibromyalgia is an increasingly common condition that affecting young to middle aged people with women being more commonly diagnosed with it. It has been estimated to affect around 2-5% of the the population in developed countries. ME affect between 0.2-0.7% of people and just like fibromyalgia it can be devestaing condition affecting sleep, concentration, energy levels and produce flu like symptoms amongst others, limiting people ability to work and perform normal daily activities.   Unfortunately diagnosis can be difficult to determine and it can be difficult to get the correct advice. Join Jason Prior and Sasha Nimmo as they discuss these conditions and what can be done to managed them better.   For more information https://meaustralia.net/