One of the nutritional challenges in trying to help people who are struggling with fibromyalgia is to help them get their natural detoxification systems in better working condition. A person with fibro will usually think they need every single product described in this detoxification section.In reality they just need to get started and see how they do....

Many people with fibromyalgia are physically exhausted yet go to bed and stare at the ceiling. In general, the more hours in the day your energy runs better the easier it will be for you to go to sleep. Your nerves will not go to sleep easily when there is too much trash in your body and you have built up too much Substance P in your nerves as the day has...

The fluid around all your cells is called lymph fluid. It moves waste products through various lymph channels and nodes which have two main outlets (thoracic ducts) on either side of your spine around the shoulder areas of your back. Pressure, stiffness, or pain building up in this region is a sign of lymphatic congestion.Your lymph is more active at...

In normal energy production for every calorie you burn you make 33 molecules of ATP (cellular energy). In fibromyalgia you are often making 3 ATP instead of 33 (1/10th the energy) and a pile of lactic acid. You need to employ strategies so that you are making 33 ATP per calorie more hours in the day at which point your energy will feel better and your...

In some ways having to deal with fibromyalgia on a day in and day out basis is like having your body subjected to battle the battlefield being the inside of your body. Part of getting on track is naturally rejuvenating your body tissues, joints, and muscles. Best results occur as you use such nutrition in combination with a moderate and consistent...

Many toxins are both fat-soluble (meaning they are absorbed into breast tissue) and estrogen mimetic (meaning they are structured very similar to estrogen and can interact with estrogen receptors and cause stress to the female system). Because our environment is permeated with these substances it is impossible to attain complete avoidance, which means...

Nearly 7 out of 10 Americans take prescription drugs. More than half take two drugs. Senior citizens, 65 and older, take on average 14 or more prescription drugs per year. This creates a major concern with negative drug interactions and nutrient depletions.

It is high time that people trying to improve their LDL cholesterol levels increase their understanding of the subject beyond the kindergarten level training of good and bad cholesterol.

Are you feeling foggy or exhausted? Drained, overwhelmed, or burned out? Are you forgetting what’s on your grocery list or falling asleep when working on a project or reading? These are symptoms of brain fatigue. Brain fatigue is something that everyone has experienced on some level. It doesn’t matter what age one is; we all need to pay attention to it....

In patients with Parkinson's 76% have elevated levels of a pesticide called beta-HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane), compared to 40% of controls. Pesticide exposure has been implicated as a Parkinson's risk factor for some time, but this is the first study linking a specific pesticide to Parkinson's disease

There are important distinctions among the various forms of vitamin B12. In particular, the adenosylcobalamin form of B12 plays a critical role in mitochondria, methylation tolerance, myelin formation, cancer risk reduction, and neurological health and it may be lacking in your diet.

Thyroid health and function is an intricate web of artwork throughout the body. It is not just the thyroid gland and a single signal from the brain to the thyroid. It is a complicated web of activity throughout the brain and body down to 70 trillion cells and their cell membranes. When this web is working well, vigor, vitality, and healthy metabolic...

Mitochondrial biogenesis: pharmacological approaches.

Key enzyme for regulating heart attack damage found, Stanford scientists report.

Chlorella methanol extract reduces lipid accumulation in and increases the number of apoptotic 3T3-L1 cells.

The glutathione system: a new drug target in neuroimmune disorders