Episode Details

Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with fibromyalgia? Looking for natural solutions to this chronic pain condition? Tune in to hear us discuss symptoms of fibromyalgia, causes and risk factors, as well as how to treat it with a functional medicine approach! 

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Over 6 million Americans suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, 90 percent of whom are women. In this deep dive episode, we discuss the connection of low serotonin to chronic pain, whether or not fibromyalgia is autoimmune, and how conventional approaches fall short. You will learn how a gluten free diet can reduce symptoms, key nutrients to replete when dealing with fibromyalgia, and how adding in exercise can help improve quality of life. 

Also in this episode:

• • Updates:
    • LIVE Detox Starts ¼
    • LIVE Ketosis Program Starts 1/18
    • Give a Gift Card to AliMillerRD.com this holiday
  • What is Fibromyalgia?
  • Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
  • How is fibromyalgia diagnosed? 
  • Causes of fibromyalgia
  • Is fibromyalgia considered an autoimmune disease? 
  • Conventional treatments
  • Natural Treatment
  • Elimination of Gluten
    • 12 week Ketosis Program
    • 12 Week Keto Meal Plan (100% Gluten Free)

• Fibromyalgia and nutrition: what news?

• Effect of one year of a gluten-free diet on the clinical evolution of irritable bowel syndrome plus fibromyalgia in patients with associated lymphocytic enteritis: a case-control study

• Reduction of Caffeine
  • Naturally Nourished Episode 260 Coffee: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Ali Miller RD
• Detoxification 
  • Episode 298 Moving Your Lymph
  • 10 Day Detox
• Address Neurotransmitter Imbalance
  • Serum levels of serotonin as a biomarker of newly diagnosed fibromyalgia in women: Its relation to the platelet indices - PMC
  • Neurohormone Panel
• Replete Nutritional Deficiencies
  • Micronutrient Panel
• Food as medicine for Fibromyalgia
• Supplementation