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Find out how flexible you areFibromyalgia can be a debilitating and difficult illness to live with. The effects of symptoms such as pain, fatigue and anxiety can take its toll on our emotional and psychological wellbeing, often making it seem as though there is no possible relief from these unpleasant side-effects. In this page, our muscle and joint expert Earle Logan discusses the self-help steps that you can take to ease the symptoms of fibromyalgia and improve your overall quality of life.
Fibromyalgia is a health condition that is said to affect up to 4% of people. Symptoms experienced include muscle pain, memory loss, poor concentration, excessive tiredness, digestive problems and sleep disturbances. For more information on fibromyalgia symptoms follow the link
People will experience fibromyalgia in different ways but almost everyone will complain of pain, tenderness and stiffness in muscles. These symptoms appear to come about because of an increased sensitivity in the nerves supplying these tissues of the body. For more information on what we understand to be the causes of fibromyalgia, go to our page on What is fibromyalgia?
As muscle pain is such a prominent symptom, treatment of fibromyalgia is often centered on alleviating these symptoms. Apart from using conventional pain-killers, many people reading these pages will be interested in the use of herbal remedies such as Arnica and Devil’s Claw to help relieve pain.
Before recommending any remedies however, naturopaths will always consider dietary and lifestyle changes. This page will provide you with information on self-help tips and what you can do to help yourself if you suffer from fibromyalgia.
Naturopaths believe that pain arises as a result of a disturbance in how the body handles and metabolises substances such as minerals. Altering your diet from one with a tendency to produce acids to one which is more alkaline will be the first step you can take when helping yourself.
In general, keep your diet as natural as possible. Eat wholefoods (instead of refined processed, ready-made foods), fruit and vegetables. Reduce your consumption of dairy produce, caffeine-containing drinks, alcohol and animal proteins.
However, there are certain vegetables which you should avoid and these are generally from the deadly nightshade family – potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and aubergines.
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Many people with fibromyalgia will benefit from a few simple breathing exercises.
Muscle pain and stiffness, especially in the neck, shoulders and spine, limits movement and this in turn causes breathing to be short and shallow. Breathing better will also help oxygenate blood more efficiently, relieve tension in the neck and shoulders as well as reduce any anxiety experienced in the mind by relaxing the body.
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