It has been awhile since I sat down to write. Life has been overwhelming, wouldn’t you agree? I’ve been contemplating my place in the world and what I want that place to look like. I’ve…
Chronic Pain
A comprehensive guide on chronic pain, its causes, symptoms, and effective management strategies to improve your quality of life.
College Student With Fibromyalgia? Here Is How To Stay Organized.
At the age of thirty-nine I decided to go back to college and finish my degree that I had started over 20 years prior. If I thought college was hard at eighteen, I had no…
The Emotional And Physical Toll Of Raising A Child With Mental Illness
Staring down at my beautiful new son I am filled with love, so much love. I practically imagine his whole life in front of me. How wonderful his life is going to be and how…
Fibromyalgia Research: Cancer Study Provides Hope for Fibromyalgia Victims
I have spent years (and much pain) in “trial and error” fibromyalgia research to develop the elements of the protocol I have presented here on my website. Fibro is such a complex syndrome that it…
Chronic Pain There Is Hope
Chronic pain is one of the most devastating of Fibromyalgia symptoms as well as of the other co-conditions such as CFS/ME/MCS. Osteoarthritis, auto immune illnesses and other conditions often accompany fibro as well. Progress in…
The Lymphatic System and Chronic Pain Management of Fibromyalgia
How does fibromyalgia affect the lymphatic system? Chronic pain management techniques are called for when lymphatic stagnation exacerbates our fibromyalgia pain. We like to focus on the less invasive remedies for any lymphatic involvement, because…
Chronic Pain Management: Lower Back Pain
Fibromyalgia and lower back pain If you have fibromyalgia, then you have likely experienced fibromyalgia related back pain. With many nerves and muscles in the back and around the spine, this is a vulnerable area…
Fitness Protocol for Fibromyalgia Exercises
Fibromyalgia patients need to adhere to a regular routine of fibromyalgia exercises. According to the American Council on Exercise (one of my certifying bodies) people with fibromyalgia need to avoid being sedentary. Exercise needs to…
Benefits of Exercise for Treating Fibromyalgia
Why do I continue to believe in the benefits of exercise for those living with fibromyalgia and related conditions? Because of the increase of healthy neurochemicals and blood flow, the resulting increased self-confidence, and reduction…
Fibromyalgia Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Exercise Protocol
Did you know that fibromyalgia chronic fatigue syndrome requires an additional and separate protocol for exercise? If you have both fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, then you may need to learn how to balance exercise…