FIBROMYALGIA
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What is Fibromyalgia
Chronic
aching and painful muscles in many parts of the body, often worse in the
mornings. Other symptoms of
fibromyalgia can
include sleep disturbance, headaches, anxiety, depression, dizziness, sensitive
skin, and lots more. Often there
are no obvious physical causes for all the symptoms, and so it’s important to
have a correct diagnosis. In
fibromyalgia there are nine pairs of specific ‘tender points’ where the
muscles are abnormally tender to the touch:
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Around
the lower vertebra of the neck
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At
the insertion of the second rib
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Around
the upper part of the thigh bone
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In
the middle of the knee joint
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In
muscles of the neck and upper back
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In
muscles of the mid-back
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On
the side of the elbow
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In
the upper and outer muscles of the buttocks
Nutrition Facts & Diet
advice for Fibromyalgia
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Eat
plenty of raw vegetables and fruit, as well as lightly cooked vegetables
and freshly squeezed vegetable juices. Consider buying a book on juicing
and a juicer.
The Champion Juicer as used by the Gerson
Institute is now available from this site.
Click on this text to go there
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Eat
brown rice and millet, skinless turkey and chicken and oily fish such as
mackerel, wild salmon, herring and sardines.
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Eat
little and often, with some protein and carbohydrate at most meals.
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Drink
at least 1˝ litres of spring or filtered water every day.
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Avoid
the nightshade family (green peppers, aubergine or eggplant, tomatoes and
white potatoes) – these may increase pain.
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Avoid
coffee, excessive tea, cola, sugar and alcohol.
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Investigate
the possibility of food sensitivities and allergy with an allergy specialist or nutritional consultant.
Malabsorption
problems are common with fibromyalgia, so a better than average diet is
important, as well as higher than usual supplementation.
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Consider
colon cleansing – see
Colon Cleansing
and
Four Week Cleanse.
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Allow
at least 8 hours for sleep every night.
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Moderate
daily exercise (e.g. walking followed by stretching exercises) is
important.
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Experiment
with hot, cold or alternate hot and cold showers to see which help the
most – some evidence points to cold showers being beneficial for
relieving pain of fibromyalgia.
Health Supplements
Often, a combination of
supplements may help in
alleviating this condition.
You may wish to consult a
nutritional therapist for
personal advice. Supplements
that may be helpful in
alleviating symptoms are
shown below:
(please
also read this important notice concerning supplement medical
claims)
Do not take DLPA if pregnant or breastfeeding, if
you suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure, panic attacks or PKU.
Recommended
Health Books
health book - Living with Fibromyalgia
see
also:
allergies
and food
intolerance
insomnia
weight
management
cookbooks
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