| Fibromyalgia is a whole life illness, | | | | often gets really disrupted by |
| and it requires a whole life solution. | | | | fibromyalgia. Applying the essential |
| There is no magic bullet to "fix" | | | | oils to the area of the head where that |
| fibromyalgia, but for those that are | | | | sleep center is located (the back of the |
| willing to target their condition from a | | | | head just above the neck) can improve |
| number of different angles, there really | | | | sleep. The oils can also address pain |
| is hope. For those of you who have tried | | | | issues that are not easily improved by |
| to go the route of conventional medical | | | | other methods. My theory is that it |
| treatment, you have probably hit a lot | | | | kills the pathogens that reside in the |
| of brick walls in your search for help, | | | | area of the pain. If this is true, it |
| and it is hard to believe anyone who is | | | | removes the root cause of the pain, |
| outside of that realm who tells you that | | | | instead of simply masking it. |
| there are solutions to your condition. | | | | Essential oils can also potentially |
| This is a debilitating, life destroying | | | | benefit symptoms of chemical sensitivity |
| illness, and you deserve help with your | | | | that many people with fibromyalgia |
| condition that you are not receiving. | | | | experience. My theory about these |
| Doctors have told you that you have an | | | | chemical sensitivities is that certain |
| auto-immune condition, and that there is | | | | aspects of liver functioning and the |
| no real help for fibromyalgia, except | | | | body's natural detoxification process |
| for symptom management and the use of | | | | get disrupted. Again, I believe this is |
| anti-inflammatory steroids. For pain | | | | because there is a pathogen that has not |
| management, the only thing that | | | | been properly detected that triggers |
| conventional medicine has to offer are | | | | this disruption. This is based on my |
| painkillers that often barely touch the | | | | experiences treating myself with |
| extreme pain of fibromyalgia. These | | | | essential oils, and on what I have read |
| painkillers can also leave a person with | | | | about the possible causes of this |
| the additional major problem of | | | | condition. When I applied the oils to |
| addiction, because most of these | | | | the area over my liver (the lower right |
| substances are highly addictive opiates. | | | | rib cage area) regularly, my chemical |
| In my experience, fibromyalgia responds | | | | sensitivities disappeared. This seems |
| best when it is treated as an infectious | | | | counter-intuitive, because essential |
| disease. Dr. Garth Nicholsen, M.D., head | | | | oils are aromatic substances that those |
| of the Institute for Molecular Medicine, | | | | with these sensitivities try to avoid. |
| has done a lot of research on this | | | | But that has been my personal |
| issue. There is a lot of evidence | | | | observation of how essential oils may |
| pointing to the likelihood that | | | | benefit this condition. |
| fibromyalgia is caused by an infectious | | | | Other aspects of a holistic protocol for |
| pathogen called a mycoplasma. Others | | | | fibromyalgia include herbs that are |
| with fibromyalgia may also have | | | | antibacterial, and herbs and nutritional |
| undiagnosed Lyme disease, which is | | | | supplements that have traditionally been |
| caused by the spiral shaped bacteria, | | | | used to treat gout. It is also important |
| borrelia burgdorferi. These conditions | | | | to take supplements and engage in |
| are difficult to test for and diagnose | | | | activities that improve blood |
| properly because these pathogens have | | | | circulation. People with fibromyalgia |
| forms that do not have a cell wall (and | | | | often have a tendency to form scar |
| therefore don't have the typical markers | | | | tissue too easily, because of a |
| most tests look for that sit on a cell | | | | condition of the blood called |
| wall) and they can hide inside the | | | | hypercoagulation. This means that your |
| body's cells. They frequently do not | | | | blood may be too thick because there is |
| travel in the bloodstream. When | | | | too much fibrin( the substance that |
| fibromyalgia is treated as a condition | | | | creates scar tissue) in your blood. |
| caused by a stubborn, difficult to treat | | | | There are natural supplements that may |
| infection, people tend to improve much | | | | help to correct this condition. Certain |
| more rapidly than when they are treated | | | | digestive enzymes, in particular, can be |
| through other approaches. | | | | beneficial for this aspect. People can |
| The pathogens involved can attack your | | | | often feel a significant reduction in |
| nerves, your brain, and your muscle | | | | pain and an increase in energy and |
| tissue. They can cause heart | | | | improved cognitive function simply from |
| irregularities. They can affect your | | | | correcting this one issue. |
| hormones and throw them entirely out of | | | | Certain types of exercise (when you are |
| whack, mess with your metabolism, and | | | | up to it), massage, and bodywork can |
| cause symptoms in the brain that are | | | | also be very helpful. Combining the use |
| similar to Alzheimers. No wonder you | | | | of massage and essential oils together |
| feel so lousy. And people have been | | | | may significantly improve the potency of |
| minimizing your problem and treating you | | | | both modalities. Deep massage improves |
| like you are exaggerating. That is truly | | | | the penetration of the essential oils |
| tragic and unfair. | | | | into the tissues of the body and it can |
| In my experience, recovering from | | | | help break scar tissue down in areas |
| symptoms of fibromyalgia myself and | | | | where it is causing pain and disruption |
| treating people with this condition, | | | | of your body's natural functioning. |
| there are a number of effective | | | | Heat therapies can also be helpful for |
| therapies that can help you get your | | | | people with fibromyalgia, even if it |
| life back. Recovery is a slow process, | | | | initially causes a temporary aggravation |
| and people have temporary symptom | | | | in symptoms. Hot baths, saunas, and the |
| aggravations as they get better called | | | | use of an infrared heat lamp, can all |
| Jarrisch-Herxheimer reactions, or | | | | help, especially combined with the use |
| herxing for short. Many people can feel | | | | of essential oils. |
| a significant improvement in quality of | | | | Certain homeopathic remedies can also be |
| life within three months, and continue | | | | very helpful for those with |
| on to have a steady improvement that | | | | fibromyalgia, if they are given at high |
| leads to a much more normal life within | | | | enough potencies. The remedy has to |
| a year. Different people respond | | | | match a person's symptoms and |
| differently because they have different | | | | constitution closely enough to work. |
| constitutions and immune systems. | | | | Some of the remedies I have found to |
| One of the cornerstones of the protocol | | | | work are glonoinum, causticum, aurum |
| I used to help myself was the use of | | | | metallicum, and rhododendron. These |
| essential oils. Essential oils are very | | | | remedies are taken one at a time for a |
| potent natural substances, that have a | | | | few weeks at a time in order to see full |
| wide variety of properties. They can be | | | | benefits. |
| anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, | | | | All of the therapies above are based on |
| pain-relieving, and hormone-balancing. | | | | my personal experience treating myself |
| These substances can also cross the | | | | for these symptoms, and on treating |
| blood-brain barrier, where they can | | | | others people who had the same symptoms, |
| potentially address the brain problems | | | | once I figured out what worked for me. |
| that people with fibromyalgia have. They | | | | They are not meant as a substitute for |
| can also improve oxygenation and blood | | | | conventional medical advice or |
| circulation in the body and especially, | | | | treatment. |
| to the brain, which can really benefit | | | | Nevertheless, if you look outside of the |
| energy levels. Improving the condition | | | | box, I have no doubt that you will find |
| of the brain, can also relieve the | | | | that you can start getting your health |
| crushing insomnia that many people with | | | | and your life back. |
| fibromyalgia experience. The area of the | | | | Read out home remedies . |
| brain that controls sleep-wake cycles | | | | |