Natural Health Alternatives

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by a combination of widespread pain in the muscles, tendons, ligaments, fatigue, and multiple tender points on the body.

Having  deep muscular aches? Feeling fatigued all the time? Are  you having any sleep disorders?

In addition , do you have constipation alternating with diarrhea? Do you feel bloated? Are you frequently get tension-type headaches? Does  cold weather bother  you more? If you are a woman, do you have menstrual problems, painful periods, swollen legs and ankles or symptoms suggestive of PMS? Are you depressed alot of the time and sensitive to loud noises and bright lights and just feel stressed out in general?

Researchers have discovered that female fibromyalgia patients who consumed a vegan diet experienced a significant reduction in muscular pain, reduction in depression and improved the quality of their sleeping habits

According to Dr. Amy Lanou, Ph.D, the nutrition director of Physicians committed for Responsible Medicine, which is a non-profit organization based in Washington DC:

.Switching to a vegan diet pulls away some of the most common suspected disease triggers, including dairy products, MSG, shrimp, food colorings and sulfites.”These natural fibromyalgia treatments exist in the vegan diet, which primarily consists of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, also helped weight loss and better control of blood cholesterol.

Allopathic physicians all agree that patients with Fibromyalgia need a diet rich in:

• Coenzyme Q10
• Acidophilus
• Lecithin
• Malic acid and magnesium
• Manganese
• Proteolytic enzymes
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin C with bioflavonoids
• Vitamin B complex
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
• Vitamin B12

They also agree that foods must be adequate in Calcium, magnesium, potassium, selenium and zinc, DL-phenylalanine (DLPA), essential fatty acids (rich sources are black currant seed oil, flaxseed oil, and primrose oil), Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), L-Leucine plus L-isoleucine and L -valine, L- Tyrosine, Melatonin, naturally occurring multivitamin and mineral complex plus and natural carotenoids. Only a vegan diet can provide all these nutrients in an adequate quantity.