By Daniel Benor, MD ABHM     

Fibromyalgia (FM) is an illness syndrome that includes aches and pains all over the body; muscle tenderness; severe fatigue most of the time; mental unclarity and difficulty focusing (often called ‘brain fog’); depression; insomnia; digestive disorders (vague pains, diarrhea); and multiple allergies to foods and other items.

Symptoms of FM overlap with those of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and candidiasis. All of these are diagnoses that conventional medicine often does not even acknowledge, much less treat. With the focus of conventional medicine upon the body (frequently ignoring the person who inhabits the body!), the best treatments on offer are for symptomatic treatment of depression, insomnia and candidiasis.

Helpful wholistic approaches reported by clients over the years:

Psychotherapy to identify stresses and behavior patterns that are unhealthy. People with FM are often altruistic, putting the needs of others ahead of their own – until their body insists on a rebalancing of focus and energies.

WHEE: Whole Health – Easily and Effectively® (AKA Wholistic Hybrid derived from EMDR andEFT) can be of enormous help with pains, releasing buried feelings, changing self-limiting beliefs, reducing pains, and addressing insomnia and allergies.

Dietary changes and nutritional supplements, under the guidance of a nutritionist.

Physical exercise – carefully graded and not pushed past one’s tolerance.

Acupuncture, homeopathy, and spiritual healing have also been helpful to some with FM.

Your feedback on this article is welcomed.

Dan
DB@paintap.com

You may reproduce all or parts of this article in your journal, magazine, ezine, blog or other web or paper publication on condition that you credit the source as follows: Copyright © 2008 Daniel J. Benor, MD, ABHM   All rights reserved. Original publication at WholisticHealingResearch.com where you will find many more related articles on this and similar subjects of wholistic healing.

Further information about WHEE

Basics of the WHEE process

WHEE Videos

Appreciations for benefits of WHEE

Problems helped by WHEE

Book on WHEE for Pain 

WHEE workbook

WHEE workshops

Articles:
   Introductory WHEE article
 
   WHEE for trauma and re-entry problems 
 
   WHEE for children

   WHEE-kly brief articles

WHEE research