Researchers Find Main Source of Pain in Blood Vessels Researchers have found the main source of pain in Fibromyalgia patients, and contrary to what many believe, it does not stem from the brain. The findings mark the end of a decades-old mystery about the disease, which many doctors believed was conjured in patients’ imaginations. […]
Fibromyalgia is a complex condition that’s difficult to understand, especially if you don’t have a medical degree. Because it involves the brain and nervous system, it can have an impact on virtually every part of the body. We need the government and the health department to recognise this illness for what it is, a debilitating […]
Cannabis Science, a company specialized in the development of cannabis-based therapeutics, recently announced the development of two new medications for pain relief in people with fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathy nerve pain. The two new pharmaceutical pain relievers will be marketed as transdermal adhesive patches that deliver a certain dose of medication into the bloodstream by absorption through […]
“Of the 54 million deaths worldwide in 2015, more than half (54%) were due to the top 10 causes. Heart attack and stroke are the (leading causes), accounting for a combined 15 million deaths in 2015. These diseases have remained the leading causes of death globally in the last 15 years.” – The World Health Organization […]
If you want to understand allodynia and fibromyalgia, try to imagine a world where the gentle touch of a loved ones hand causes excruciating pain. In this world, putting on a t-shirt, dropping an ice cube on your arm, or a friendly tickle can lead to discomfort or extreme pain. For sufferers of a condition […]
This story is so inspiring! And proof of the healing nature of being vegan. Learn how Sue, a 68 year old, Goes Vegan, Loses 100lbs, Clears up Fibromyalgia, and Cures High Blood Pressure. This senior citizen has an amazing story of what happened to her after switching to a Vegan lifestyle. She was overweight, suffering […]
The final answer to whether your grandma’s threats are true. If grandparents could collectively coin a term, it would probably be, “Stop cracking your knuckles—it’ll give you arthritis!” As a kid, I had no clue what arthritis was, just that it was a painful thing crotchety old people had to deal with as punishment for […]
Our body’s immune system normally protects us from infection, but in the case of rheumatoid arthritis or RA, your immune system makes a mistake, attacking the tissue that lines the joints of your body. Over time, it can cause damage to joints and cartilage. About 1.5 million people in the U.S. have rheumatoid arthritis. Three […]
Higher doses may be needed, or possibly new treatment that bypasses or corrects vitamin D insensitivity, authors say. Maintaining sufficient vitamin D levels may help to prevent rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers. A study led by the University of Birmingham compared the ability of immune cells in blood from inflamed joints in people with rheumatoid […]
What is rheumatoid arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune condition that occurs when the body begins attacking the joints, mistaking them as foreign invaders. The body attacks the thin membrane surrounding joints, allowing fluid and immune complexes to build up in the joints and cause significant pain. Normally these immune complexes filter out of your blood […]
