Fibromyalgia

a naturopathic prescription for the signs and symptoms

• If you have painful tender points on your body for some months, and there isn't any recognised cause, and you have a lowered pain threshold (improved by exercise and worsened by stressful situations, anxiety and insomnia), accompanied by fatigue and sleep disturbances, then you've probably got fibromyalgia. You might even be depressed - and hardly surpising if you've got all those symptoms!
• Acupuncture can almost certainly help.
• Osteopathy, chiropractic and other manipulative therapies report good results.
• Practitioners using mind-body techniques are worth investigating.
• You'll almost certainly benefit from eliminating or limiting, caffeine, alcohol and sugary things.
• Thought about becoming a vegetarian? Here's your opportunity! There is evidence that an uncooked vegan diet can work.
• Selenium and/or magnesium deficiency is associated with muscle pain.
• If you have exerted your muscles too much, l-carnitine relieves the pain.
• Herbal and naturopaths prescribing supplementary therapies have no routinistic prescription - treatment is very much individualised. For example, Valerian may be used to help sleep, St John's Wort to reduce depression.
• Nevertheless, select a supplement from the following recommendations for your country (clicking the hyperlink refers you to a suitable supplier). Look for products with the following ingredients: magnesium, selenium, Vitamins C, E, l-carnitine, tryptophan, malate, S.A.M., Valerian, St John's Wort, Chamomile.

If the fibromyalgia persists, you need to make an appointment to consult a professional health practitioner.

Naturopaths consider WHY a person has fibromyalgia and then treat accordingly.

David Wilson, Naturopath

See also CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

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