Hi everyone,
I was sent this article by a friend this morning, and thought I would share it, as there may be something to it. A possible cause of fibromyalgia:
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112877149/fibromyalgia-tissue-pain-hands-feet-fatigue-061813/
Hope you're all well :-)
VERY INTERESTING THANKS FOR POSTING
Very good read, thanks for that..
Very interesting, yet still vague to me. It does say widespread pain in there but the article makes it sound like the only sensory/skin pain is in our hands and feet.
I think the author just didn't know enough about the subject. I'm sure there are more comprehensive details out there.
Very grateful for the share. Everything helps. Learning about lactic acid buildup & fibro is very helpful.
FYI- bathing in and consuming Apple Cider Vinegar helps pull excess lactic acid out of the muscles. I cant stand the taste so I put some in capsules.
Hi Nitropilot,
it also mentions that this can also affect the rest of the body;
" the hands and feet act as a reservoir from which blood flow can be diverted to other tissues in the body, such as muscles when we begin to exercise."
"Therefore, the pathology discovered among these shunts in the hands could be interfering with blood flow to the muscles throughout the body"
However, although I can't access the original published article in the journal American Academy of Pain Medicine, from what I understand does not seem to establish that the excessive nerve fibres found in the hands actually CAUSES fibromyalgia - although they are suggesting this. It may be a SYMPTOM rather than a CAUSE, as far as I can see.
However, I still find this article interesting, it may bring the research on fibromyalgia a step forwards.
All the best,
Marie
I understand. I have a personal problem with being too analytical sometimes. Most people don't read, they skim and that is what I was referring to. And personally, I like actual medical terms, etc. But I'm a little 'different'. Lol
SO, after getting past my quirk. I'm thinking, I wonder if compression socks would help? I know they're used for other blood flow issues.
Very good read. Thanks for that, I will also pass this on to my boss.
They talk about the build up of lactic acid leading to chronic low levels of inflammation in ibromyalgia patients.
Our ability to resolve inflammation depends partly on have the natural levels of normal anti inflammatory reserves.
Humans evolved near the Equator getting full body sun exposure, total darkness at night, eating all organically grown or wild caught foods with high omega 3 content and with no refined omega 6 proinflammatory foods.
While it's impossible to put the clock back we can make some efforts to improve our natural anti inflammatory reserves.
Getting vitamin D3 levels tested and raising 25(OH)D to the level maintained by those living as human DNA evolved enables vitamin d to resolve inflammation most efficiently. Using 35iu Vitamin D3 daily for each 1lb you weigh should bring your vitamin D level up to 125nmol/l at which level it resolves inflammation best.
Vitamin D3 works best in the presences of MAGNESIUM and most adults don't get the magnesium RDA. We would all benefit (and improve our vitamin D levels) by adding up to 400mg daily of a magnesium supplement or bath regularly in epsom salts or dead sea salts (magnesium sulphate/ magnesium chloride) both are cheap when bought in 20kg sacks from agricultural merchants (outdoor shops for horsey people)
Early humans ate more omega 3 and had about 8 times the amount of omega 3 currently found in most people and virtually no omega 6 for which we now have 15~20 times too much. We all should be trying to eat organic, pastured raised meats and free range eggs while avoiding intensively produced meats fed on corn/soy/maize and avoiding industrially made corn/soy/rape oils with high omega 6 content.
It should be obvious that if we are suffering from latent acidosis and chronic low level inflammation we need a less inflammatory diet and lifestyle.
Our DNA is set to produce anti inflammatory vitamin d3 from dawn to dusk and anti inflammatory MELATONIN from dusk to dawn. As we get older our natural ability to produce both gets poorer so we should be making more effort to get bright light exposure during the day and total darkness at night with low level light during the evening. Bright LED screens reduce melatonin production.
Restoring the natural anti inflammatory reserves to match those human dna evolved with should not be a controversial idea. So no one should object to using effective amounts of Vitamin D3, omega 3 dha, magnesium and melatonin while reducing the proinflammatory nature of our diets and lifestyles.