Fibromyalgia is a mysterious and painful disease. It impacts the lives of over 12 million individuals living in the United States. Nearly 5 percent of women and 1.6 percent of men between the age of 35 and 55 suffer from this disease that affects the muscles and tendons, joints and even the patient’s outlook on … Read more
It’s an area where research is ongoing and conclusions are still being drawn, but initial observations are spelling out relief for the symptoms of fibromyalgia through the use of cannabis sativa, more commonly known worldwide as marijuana. What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a puzzling syndrome that causes constant fatigue and continuous musculoskeletal pain, especially in … Read more
It is said that the best thing about Nature is its infinite capacity to protect and heal us. It is perhaps for this reason it is called Mother Nature. Among its many wonderful elements there are these herbs, plants and roots that have sustained man through the ages as food as well as essential medicines. … Read more
The manner in which we experience pain is sometimes regarded as a defining feature of being a human. The very fact that we are able to react to negative external stimuli is something which suggests our sentience. Pain does, however, serve a very important biological function: it is a warning. Pain warns us that the … Read more
It’s still a controversial diagnosis: fibromyalgia syndrome, or FMS, is something which often leaves the medical community very divided. While the diagnosis has become more respectable in the United States in the last ten years, FMS is still heavily criticised by many doctors. The main reason for this is because FMS does not correspond to … Read more
Our ancestors believed that cure of every pain and every disease is within our body and in our environment. It is on this belief that the alternative lines of medication and therapy like acupressure, acupuncture and Ayurveda are based on. Ayurveda is one of the oldest known disciplines, that is supposed to have its origin … Read more
Unlike those medical conditions that medical discovery is able to trace back to causes of origin with some degree of certainty, fibromyalgia today is considered an idiopathic condition, which means, in essence, that we are highly unsure where it starts. It is estimated that between 3 – and 6% of the world’s population suffers from fibromyalgia, … Read more
In simple terms, Ayurveda is known as the science of life. This science has been the basis of good health and lifestyle for a long time in India and surrounding Oriental nations. This ancient tradition was based on the dual concepts of Ayur which meant life and Veda which meant science. Together they offered a … Read more
Studies show that chronic pain is a destructive force in the human body. The longer the pain persists, the worse it gets. Without proper treatment, your chronic pain will continue to have devastating effects on your body, and the symptoms will not subsist on their own. While the causes of chronic pain can vary from … Read more
There are over 12 million sufferers of fibromyalgia, a disease with a mysterious origin. This disease, which primarily affects women between the ages of 35 and 55 (roughly 5 percent of all women in this has the disease versus a little more than 1-1/2 percent of men in the same group) has symptoms that range from … Read more