Fibromyalgia Support and Awareness
Managing fibromyalgia involves making multiple lifestyle changes. I think it is like having a black belt in New Year’s resolutions. In the past six years, I have added daily stretching, meditating, walking, resting, and supplements …
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Summertime is here. After a chilly spring, it’s finally sunny and H-O-T. We usually associate this season with fun and relaxation. But for many people with chronic pain, the heat and humidity of summer weather …
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Does the following description capture what goes on in your mind as you go about your day? You frequently scan your body to assess changing pain levels, fatigue, body temperature, medication side effects, and mental …
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A day in the life of an angry advocate: I barely slept last night because of endometriosis cramps. They assaulted me early this month and that’ll make Christmas harder thanks to the painsomnia. I called …
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Meditation is a way to practice being present. According to Jon Kabat-Zinn, a pioneer in the field of meditation and medicine, meditation is a practice of cultivating mindfulness, which means “paying attention, on purpose, in …
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Can probiotics help treat fibromyalgia? Despite all the research being done on friendly gut bacteria, there are actually no studies to date that directly answer that question. But when you dig into the science a …
Continue readingCBD oil contains one of the powerful components who claim it can help with everything from chronic pain relief to treating cancer. It has now become a hot topic among natural health circles. Origin: A …
Continue readingIn an interview with the Daily Beast which was supposed to be about his recent movie, 5 Flights Up, actor Morgan Freeman instead began discussing the topic of marijuana. The Oscar-winning actor told the online magazine that …
Continue readingWith the recent approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a human clinical trial is set to begin on BCG, a vaccine typically used to prevent tuberculosis, to treat fibromyalgia. BCG, or Bacillus Calmette-Guerin, …
Continue readingThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Duloxetine, a generic version of Cymbalta (duloxetine), for treating fibromyalgia, depression, and anxiety, according to the generic’s maker, Solco Healthcare U.S. In addition to fibromyalgia, Duloxetine, the active ingredient in Cymbalta, is used …
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