Fibromyalgia, exercise and weight loss

My wife, around 8 years ago, was so sick with Fibro and Chronic Fatigue that she could barely get out of bed. She asked me if I could just let her die. That was my breaking point. I spent a year trying to help her, researching everything I could on what might work. During that time, she took only OTC pain killers, never any prescriptions.

Fast forward to today, she's healed. I have my wife back. Hard to say exactly all that worked, but we started with going gluten free (there are at least three studies that report significant improvement with going gluten free). We're talking strict. No cheating.

We also found a Holistic doc that did tender point shots. Pretty expensive, not covered by insurance, but they helped her manage the pain. In the meanwhile, we green juiced 5 days a week, using celery, cucumbers and cabbage as the base. Adding only some pineapple, cilantro (great for clearing out heavy metals) and maybe a bit of beets or green apple. She also took Chlorella/Spirulina, which helps with heavy metals (many think heavy metals have a lot to do with pain -- cilantro moves it out of your cells and Spirulina/Chlorella are supposed to clear it from the body). We also eliminated fried foods and nearly all sugar. Started eating only Organic Beans and Grains (not that expensive, but that eliminates a lot of Round-Up out of your diet -- Round-Up, IMHO, isn't as bad as some think, but it does have antibiotic properties and can impact a healthy microbiome, which you need. We started eating more whole foods and cooking at home. Fiber is important. This was gradual as she had bad IBS too.

Found another Holistic/Functional doc. They did allergy testing. Found out she was allergic to cow dairy. We both eliminated that (we since have added back in goat/sheep cheese in limited amounts). They found her Cortisol levels were way low (stage three adrenal fatigue). Got her on some adrenal supplements, light acupuncture.

Omega3s are huge. So are Methyl B Vitamins. Minerals and Magnesium are very important. She added in CBD Oil, Turmeric and Mirica (a pain reliever made from a root vegetable derivative and a polyphenol -- it's a European, holistic pain reliever that won't kill your stomach like NSAIDS).

She was doing CICO and not losing a lot. When she eliminated gluten and dairy, she dropped 25 lbs in 4 months. It was astonishing. During menopause!

It can be done. She's living proof. I'm sure I'll get some "woos" on this, and I don't give a dog's rear end about that. The conventional docs told her take Opioids, Gabapentin, Lyrica and Cymbalta. Don't get me started on any of that garbage. We all know about opioids. Gabapentin kills brain synapses. That's OK, docs said, after a certain age, your brain doesn't create new synapses. Whoops! That was proven wrong four years later! Lyrica and Cymbalta have only been proven to work because they help you sleep! Guess what, so does Melatonin. Sleep is so key as well -- easy to fall into that trap of screen time at night when in pain. Get rid of the screens at night. She took 5-HTP and other more natural sleep supplements.

Other think it could be combination of latent viruses, genetics (MTHFR is huge in Fibro), a catastrophic injury (my wife had one) and diet. Monolaurin is something else she takes daily, which seemed to help a ton.

If you can afford it (because insurance doesn't cover it), work with a Functional doc. They should do a blood test, allergy test, hormone test and work with you. If you want to PM me, feel free.