Night Shifts, Sleep, and Fibromyalgia
This was an email discussion I had with a reader. She gave me permission to post it.
Hi Lisa,
I just found your blog and wanted to say, out of all the research, reading, searching on the internet. Your blog has been a refreshing read for me. I hope you are a real person and this [...]
Help for Trigger Points and Fibro; Emotional and Physical Treatments Discussion
This is an email question I received from a reader – he gave me permission to post it.
I found your website about fibro through the Abe Forum. I am 32 and I have widespread trigger points – thousands of them. I had a troubled childhood and I’m also a sensitive person who can get fearful [...]
1000 Ways Fibromyalgia Get Started
I believe there are probably about 1000+ ways to heal fibromyalgia via body and mind work.
I also believe there are 1000+ ways fibromyalgia gets started. We may all have a similar subset of end-result symptoms that are directly and indirectly caused by stress chemicals and the resulting muscle and tissue imbalances, BUT [...]
States or Attitudes that Can Cause Fibromyalgia, In my Opinion
We’ve already talked about the state of problem-solver, and people-pleaser.
Another state I believe causes fibro is that of being divorced from the body.
For me, I believe some painful and violating episodes when I was younger caused me to just tune my body out. To just get really good at dampening the signals [...]
Best Supplements For Fibromyalgia
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These are the best supplements I have ever found for helping relieve and eventually help reverse fibromyalgia symptoms for me. I did not take them all at once. I would never suggest anyone take more than one at a time, becuase then how would you know what was and wasn’t [...]
Coconut Oil and Fibromyalgia
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Can coconut oil help fibromyalgia? I think it can. I added coconut oil to my diet in year 3 of my recovery. I had read a book: The Coconut Diet; the Secret Ingredient that Helps you Lose Weight While Eating Your Favorite Foods and it stressed the [...]
Low Carbohydrate Diet Books and Help for Health
These are my favorite low carbohydrate diet and information books to help anyone who is looking to get healthier or lose weight via a low or moderate carbohydrate diet. In my own experience, too many carbs can cause a big problem.
I had fibromyalgia, candida, palpitations, and irritable bowel syndrome, all of which I have [...]
Carbohydrate Issues and Fibromyalgia
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In year three of my recovery from Fibromyalgia, I read the book What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Fibromyalgia. In it was extensive information about why many (possibly the majority) of people with fibromyalgia have carbohydrate intolerance, or metabolic issues when they consume carbohydrates.
In these people, eating a lot [...]
My Worst Fibromyalgia Pain Ever and What I Did About It
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So, about three thursdays ago, I came home with the worst fibromyalgia pain ever. It was so bad it made me nauseous and made me fear kidney stones or gall stones or ectopic pregnancy or appendicitis. Finally, I figured out what it was and how to fix it, which is what I [...]
My Fibromyalgia-Reversing Timeline
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I reversed fibromyalgia in my own body over the course of about 5 years. Here’s the timeline of what I did.
I like to say that if I knew in 2003 when I started treating my fibromyalgia that I actually was going to cure it, I would have taken notes, that way this timeline [...]
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Start here: My Healing Fibromyalgia FAQ
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Not a Doctor
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I am not a doctor or medical professional. I am a woman who once had fibromyalgia, but now I don't. I am trying to share what helped me and what didn't. Nothing on this site should be construed as medical advice.
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