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Fibromyalgia is in your head. Just not how you think. New research is looking at the link between microglia and fibromyalgia.
2018 is going to bring more plant-based foods, better fats, and a whole lot of flavor. See what organic and sustainable food trends are ahead
Imagine having a disease that was so painful it made it difficult to handle even basic tasks of everyday life. Now imagine that in spite of all your obvious pain and difficulty, no one believes you actually have it. Well, for people with fibromyalgia they don't have to imagine that because it's the...
The term “Journey of Self-discovery” refers to a series of events whereby a person attempts to determine how they feel...
Health Check: four key ways to improve your brain health Anthony Hannan, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health The human brain is the most extraordinary and complex object in the known universe, a kilogram and a half of soft tissue that, at its peak, leaves computers behind with its...
I’m sick, very sick. Sick enough that after twenty years my team of doctors still have little idea what’s wrong...
You've probably heard about people using medical marijuana to treat their fibromyalgia. According to many people who have done so, it's actually a pretty effective treatment. Like with nearly any treatment, you'll hear people talk about how it changed their life for the better and people who say it...
Foods that lowers blood pressure is very accessible. High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects 67 million adults [ 1] in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. It's the number one cause of strokes [ 2] in the United States, and it's a leading cause of heart attacks.
Many people confuse lupus with fibromyalgia because they share similar symptoms. Both cause fatigue and muscle ache. And both are chronic conditions that make living with them difficult. But lupus and fibromyalgia are different diseases and are easy to distinguish once you know the symptoms....
Magnesium is a mineral essential for human health yet it doesn't get the press it should. For example, magnesium is more important for bone health than calcium, for without it, calcium isn't absorbed by bone cells.
After reading the title of the article, the question that probably jumps out is: "Wait, what are whole-body vibration exercises?" Put in the words of opponents of this type of exercise, whole-body vibrations are a lazy way to get fit.
A 2013 study conducted by researchers in the Netherlands set out to examine any correlations between the painful symptoms associated with fibromyalgia patients and weather conditions. They concluded that there is actually more evidence against than in support of the weather having any influence...
Got fibromyalgia? Chances are you have fibromyalgia and insomnia. At the very least you probably deal with really crappy sleep. Insomnia for fibro patients means sleepless nights, tossing and turning, sometimes due to pain or discomfort. On other nights it's due to racing thoughts.
You know the feeling: you wake up and it seems like you can't even raise your head off your pillow. It's the weakness and fatigue that comes with fibromyalgia. That's what makes fibromyalgia so hard to live with. It's like fibromyalgia forces you to live half a life.
