Fibromyalgia Protocol: Comprehensive Treatment Plan for Relief

Mediating Anxiety Symptoms In Fibromyalgia

Do you have ongoing and chronic anxiety symptoms due to the complexities of living with fibromyalgia? With over-stimulation due to stressors, noise, lights, environmental toxins, it’s no wonder that fibromyalgia can bring with it increased alertness that leads to anxiety. Symptoms of anxiety include rapid pulse, chest or head pain, sweating, temperature intolerances, increased adrenaline, insomnia, brain fog, higher than normal cortisol levels, gastrointestinal upset and more. With fibromyalgia, this could also lead to flares…

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Fibromyalgia And Chronic Pain Management

One of the highest priorities we address here in the website is chronic pain management. We have many articles devoted to specific areas of pain and symptoms within fibromyalgia and co-conditions. And, even though fibromyalgia is unique in how it affects multiple systems in the body, we are not alone when it comes to “managing” pain; over 100-million adults in the United States suffer with chronic pain. Additionally, 80% say they are affected by depression…

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Coping with Fibromyalgia Requires That We Deal With Stress

We all know the negative effects of stress and how quickly this can bring on pain and symptoms. Coping well with fibromyalgia means consistently learning and applying techniques that will lessen and mitigate overall symptoms.. Not that dealing with stress effectively will cure all that ails us; yet, it is an essential step if we want to experience greater levels of well-being and healing. How do you deal with stress? And could you do better…

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How does attitude conditioning affect our pathways in Fibromyalgia?

It is not “mind over matter” when it comes to fibromyalgia, no, I like to say “it is the mind and body working together” I get it. I live it, breathe it, sleep it, and as fellow fibro and practitioner, I am invested in helping all of us live the best life with a complex condition. Negative emotions do not just go away, they can manifest and perpetuate disease. They ‘settle’ within the body, muscles…

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Take Personal Responsibility for Your Fibro Recovery

Taking personal responsibility means we now realize that no doctor, pill, or the best healing plan can do it for us. We must individually take responsibility for our health and well-being. When dealing with Fibromyalgia on a daily basis, it becomes clear that this illness is NOT about taking a pill and simply getting on with our lives. This is a multi-system disease that affects various parts of the body and mind, especially the nervous,…

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The Mind Body Science – Fibromyalgia Awareness

More and more, ever so slowly, we are beginning to see the concepts of mind body medicine make their way into the conservative “Conventional Medicine” community. Resistance to these concepts has been very strong despite glaring examples of success by highly placed members of that “community” such as Dr. John Sarno who authored “The Mindbody Prescription” decades ago. Even as the scientific basis was established in the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, our conventional medical practitioners…

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The Mind Body Connection in Fibromyalgia

The mind body connection to fibromyalgia ‘symptom and pain management‘ is crucial. When living with a chronic illness, it is not about mind over matter…. Just like you, that never resonated with me. No, I like to say “It is about the mind and body working together” It is learning how to use mind body conditioning. It doesn’t happen overnight, but it IS the ESSENTIAL first step. Remember, our bodies are great servants but terrible…

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