Fibromyalgia and Gut Health have a lot to do with each other — and here’s why. Fibromyalgia is classified as an autoimmune disorder or disease. Autoimmune refers to your immune system’s overreaction to something it considers harmful that isn’t. For example, Hashimotos is a condition where one’s immune system attacks the thyroid gland, causing damage […]
Fibromyalgia and Gut Health – Part III
In Part I of this series we discussed the links between Fibromyalgia and gut health with regards to your immune system. It is estimated that 75% or more of our immune system strength depends on our gut health. In Part II of this series I explained what can damage gut health and gave more of an […]
Fibromyalgia and Gut Health continued
As far as gut health goes, if you think of your gut as being the gatekeeper for our overall health, you would get the right idea. Our bodies have more bacteria cells than human cells. Most of the microbes (bacteria cells) are found in our guts in a pocket of the large intestine called the […]
Fibromyalgia and Hormones
As a high percentage of those afflicted with Fibromyalgia are women 40 years and older, it’s also important to know how hormone balancing can help in relieving some of the symptoms you are experiencing. It won’t cure Fibromyalgia, but it certainly may help in relieving some of the symptoms. And this doesn’t just apply to […]
Active Hidden Viruses
Active hidden viruses, and what we sometimes refer to as chronic viral syndrome, occurs when a virus or viruses that should be dormant repeatedly reactivate in the body. Perhaps the best example to explain how this happens is Chickenpox. The majority of the population is infected with this acute virus as children. However, after the initial […]