Improving Fibromyalgia Symptoms With An Elimination Diet
The biggest lesson I have learned from my experience with elimination diets is that food can help and hurt your body. For so many years I have used food to…
How To Re-Create Your Life After A Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
We talk a lot about how fibromyalgia affects women, but did you know than men can have it too? I want to introduce you to Ted Hutchinson, That Gaming Dad!…
The Weight of Fibromyalgia on My Body and Soul
Fibromyalgia is such a complex condition. It affects you physically, cognitively and emotionally. Sometimes, if forces us to change who we are or suffer the consequences. This is where I…
Suffering From Fibromyalgia Or Fighting It: The Choice Is Yours
Having Fibromyalgia is like a roller coaster ride. Most days I just don’t know how I am going to feel. I try to have a positive mindset and I find…
How I Let A Pandemic & Fibromyalgia Break Me and How I Fixed It
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…
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…
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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…
Posted inChronic Pain Fibromyalgia
Big battles because of chronic pain when little things happen
By: Dr. Alexa James We experience hundreds, thousands and hundreds of tiny movements every day in our everyday lives. We probably don't even think about most of that. We have…
Posted inChronic Pain
So much more than just pain is Chronic Pain
By: Dr Alexa James Very often, people do not understand what Fibromyalgia is like, and other chronic, invisible diseases that cause chronic pain. In their lives they have experienced constant…
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To the person who does not believe in my illness
By: Dr Alexa James I just feel you. I feel you. I look okay, I'm okay. I live an active life, which is relatively normal. I'm walking, I'm driving, I'm…