Fibromyalgia - Day 5 - The Way Forward
I have no doubt much more will be known over the coming years in relation to FM but for now the main areas to look at in relieving and helping the symptoms you can have are as follows:
I have no doubt much more will be known over the coming years in relation to FM but for now the main areas to look at in relieving and helping the symptoms you can have are as follows:
💚Reduce Stress, we need to reduce that constant state of stress that your body might feel it is in, the best way to achieve this is through relaxation and exercise or whatever you find helps you keep a handle on your stress. It may be reading, listening to music, swimming, walking – the key is to incorporate a stress relieving activity into your life and make it a number one priority. Meditation would be great here as would relaxing yoga, walking or light exercise when you can manage it. Self-care all the way…..
💚Support your Gut – feed it well especially with prebiotics and probiotics and personally I prefer this to come from food as opposed to supplements. So look to incorporate milk kefir, water kefir as well as those fruits and vegetables that provide prebiotics (food for probiotics to thrive on).
💚Protein This is often lacking in the diet of FM patients and it is especially important to consume this early in the morning, so look at you breakfast and look to incorporate 20-25mg of protein…protein is not just for building muscles, it is essential for the immune system and helps keep blood sugar levels balanced (this goes haywire in perimenopause). Food sources again or a good protein powder added to a smoothie are the way to go.
💚CoQ10 – another name is Ubiquinol and is a key component of energy production…so back to the analogy of the hydro dam this is essential to help the mitochondria work effectively. I have posted on this in the past…very hard to get through your diet so a supplement is the best way to go.
💚Glucose & fat are needed by the mitochondria to produce energy…it’s not a simple relationship to get the fat into the mitochondria. It needs a little assistance to carry it along the way. That helper is Acetyl-LCarnitine. Check this out it’s a gem of an addition to FM sufferers.
💚Magnesium can help with muscles stiffness and is also part of the energy production in the body. Walnuts, nuts, seeds, green leafy veg etc
💚Antioxidants – these will support the all-important mitochondria. So if you’re into juicing get an antioxidant receipt gong and take it twice a day – this will be of huge benefit A good recipe is carrot, celery, apple & beetroot to start with... Grapefruit Seed Extract is great here if you’re not into juice but I would recommend the juicing.
💚Gas & Bloating – this can often be a big symptom if you suffer from this peppermint oil can be very helpful. The essential point here is must be ‘enteric coated’…enteric coating helps it bypass the stomach which is acidic and get to the small intestine which is alkaline – this is where the gas which creates the bloating is located.
💚💚If anyone has other solutions they found have helped with FM it would be great if you can share in the comments section for others readers 💚💚
💚Reduce Stress, we need to reduce that constant state of stress that your body might feel it is in, the best way to achieve this is through relaxation and exercise or whatever you find helps you keep a handle on your stress. It may be reading, listening to music, swimming, walking – the key is to incorporate a stress relieving activity into your life and make it a number one priority. Meditation would be great here as would relaxing yoga, walking or light exercise when you can manage it. Self-care all the way…..
💚Support your Gut – feed it well especially with prebiotics and probiotics and personally I prefer this to come from food as opposed to supplements. So look to incorporate milk kefir, water kefir as well as those fruits and vegetables that provide prebiotics (food for probiotics to thrive on).
💚Protein This is often lacking in the diet of FM patients and it is especially important to consume this early in the morning, so look at you breakfast and look to incorporate 20-25mg of protein…protein is not just for building muscles, it is essential for the immune system and helps keep blood sugar levels balanced (this goes haywire in perimenopause). Food sources again or a good protein powder added to a smoothie are the way to go.
💚CoQ10 – another name is Ubiquinol and is a key component of energy production…so back to the analogy of the hydro dam this is essential to help the mitochondria work effectively. I have posted on this in the past…very hard to get through your diet so a supplement is the best way to go.
💚Glucose & fat are needed by the mitochondria to produce energy…it’s not a simple relationship to get the fat into the mitochondria. It needs a little assistance to carry it along the way. That helper is Acetyl-LCarnitine. Check this out it’s a gem of an addition to FM sufferers.
💚Magnesium can help with muscles stiffness and is also part of the energy production in the body. Walnuts, nuts, seeds, green leafy veg etc
💚Antioxidants – these will support the all-important mitochondria. So if you’re into juicing get an antioxidant receipt gong and take it twice a day – this will be of huge benefit A good recipe is carrot, celery, apple & beetroot to start with... Grapefruit Seed Extract is great here if you’re not into juice but I would recommend the juicing.
💚Gas & Bloating – this can often be a big symptom if you suffer from this peppermint oil can be very helpful. The essential point here is must be ‘enteric coated’…enteric coating helps it bypass the stomach which is acidic and get to the small intestine which is alkaline – this is where the gas which creates the bloating is located.
💚💚If anyone has other solutions they found have helped with FM it would be great if you can share in the comments section for others readers 💚💚