Fibromyalgia Symptoms: Signs, Diagnosis & What to Expect

Fibromyalgia Treatments: Fibro-Girl’s Protocol Summary

Fibro-Girl’s Protocol Summary of fibromyalgia treatments is essential to avoiding the pitfalls that can occur within fibromyalgia such as the progression and worsening of symptoms, increased pain levels, loss of independence, weight gain, depression and more. Regeneration, Morning Sun, Time Management My protocol, or fibromyalgia treatments, for living smarter with fibromyalgia and other chronic illness begins with how we start our day. Yet we are not talking about starting our day in the morning. No,…

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Symptoms and Fibromyalgia

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome symptoms are common among fibromyalgia patients. This is because chronic fatigue syndrome or immune deficiency (CFS/ME/SEID or CFIDS) is often an accompanying condition to fibromyalgia. Millions of fibro people today are living with chronic fatigue immune deficiency symptoms and yet many still have not been properly diagnosed as having both fibromyalgia and CFS/ME. Part of this stems from the fact that it’s not picked up in conventional testing. Also, the CFS symptoms mimic fibromyalgia in…

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Fibromyalgia

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS has various causes and perpetuating factors and is often a co-condition with fibromyalgia. To make matters even more complex, fibromyalgia affects multiple systems in the body, and one of those “vulnerable” systems is the GI tract. IBS is also known by a variety of other names including spastic colon, functional dyspepsia, mucous colon and more. It is not to be confused with IBD, or Inflammatory Bowel…

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Underactive Thyroid and Diet – Chronic Awareness

More people today have thyroid imbalance, and often in the form of an underactive thyroid or auto immune thyroid, as in thyroiditis or hashimotos. Symptoms of low thyroid or AI thyroid include increased pain, tendon or joint pain, brain fog, food intolerances, bloating, temperature intolerance, inability to get regenerative sleep and more. The problem is that not everyone is reaching optimal thyroid health because the treating doctor is merely prescribing a thyroid hormone, whether it is…

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Fibromyalgia and Anxiety Symptoms Can Result From Our Environment

On our “mind-body science” page we explain that fibromyalgia and anxiety symptoms naturally coexist because of the human pain response reflex; however, there is another very common source of fibromyalgia related anxiety symptoms that is overlooked by many doctors. When we are living with fibromyalgia, we tend to be highly sensitive and vulnerable to the world around us. When we have a condition such as fibromyalgia that exhibits multiple symptoms, it can be too easy…

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Endocrine Disruptors – Chronic Awareness

We are constantly surrounded by Endocrine Disruptors in the environment today. Endocrine Disruptors are toxic substances in our food, environment AND home and body products that adversely affect our liver, thyroid, adrenals, and every organ of the body. ED’s also create a disturbance in the fibro body’s ability to properly cleanse and regenerate. The problem is that all of this disruption creates imbalance especially when living with a chronic illness. These disruptors can greatly exacerbate…

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Chemical Sensitivity to Our Toxic Environment Worsens Fibromyalgia Symptoms

After suffering since the young age of 9 with hyper-chemical sensitivity to environmental toxins, I do believe that I and others with (MCS) Multiple Chemical Sensitivity are like “toxin detectives“. For instance, during outdoor activities or simply outside in my own yard, I sometimes have to ‘change course’ because the exposure to dryer sheet toxins or synthetic laundry fragrances wafting from a neighbors laundry vents can make me ill. And because I also have severe…

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Alone, sad, or in pain for the holidays – Fibromyalgia Awareness

I get it. The holidays can bring a mix of emotions, especially when we are living with a chronic illness. There are so many unrealistic images and expectations during Christmas and the holiday season, that it can be really overwhelming. If you are physically alone, sad, or in pain during this holiday season, you are actually not alone. With fibromyalgia, we have additional challenges this time of year from seasonal changes, colder weather, the potential…

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Epigenetic Inheritance – Chronic Awareness

Have you ever considered how trauma or memory in your parents or grandparents could affect you? What if you are living with a chronic illness and trauma is one piece of your mind-body component? You often hear me say how everything we are exposed to and influenced by matters, but what about when we were young, and we didn’t have a say in the matter? We were “exposed” to things just by being born, just…

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Clavicle or Shoulder Pain in Fibromyalgia – How Common Is It

Clavicle or shoulder pain in fibromyalgia is like any other symptom in that it can easily wax and wane, but might be more common than you think. With a recent shoulder injury (and labral tear) myself, I have seen even more clearly the process of shoulder injuries, stiffness, and how fibromyalgia symptoms can “interplay” with common shoulder/ clavicle injuries or tears. One thing I do in working with fibromyalgia, is to convey the importance of…

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