It took a muscle biopsy to uncover it but there it was – strong evidence, apparently, of a bona fide mitochondrial deficiency in some people with fibromyalgia (FM). Julian Ambrus, the senior author of this paper has published widely in and developed an animal...
Several studies suggest that butyrate-producing bacteria are reduced in people with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and possibly fibromyalgia (FM) and long COVID. The fact that three different techniques have found reduced levels of butyrate-reducing bacteria in...
Hydrogen-enriched water … it conjures up conflicting images of a nuclear reaction, or perhaps the latest, weird health fad to appear (which will soon disappear – leaving a few people rich and everyone else disappointed.) The fact that it’s another...
Last March, I trudged out to the van to install a solar panel. I’d been fighting a cold but this was something thing I dearly wanted to get done. In general, I felt a little activity had been helpful with colds. This time, it was different. The work took longer...
Diets are a frequent topic of conversation in fibromyalgia but have rarely been subjected to scientific study. Recently a Portuguese group determined if an irritable bowel syndrome diet could also help with pain in fibromyalgia. Check out what they and others have...
In the third of a series of blogs examining the role that paleo/ketogenic/carbohydrate limited diets may in limited diets may in treating ME/CFS/FM, Remy explores “Wired to Eat” a book that provides a way for you to determine which carbs are good for you...
