I was happy to hear Dr. Oz was going to talk about fibromyalgia on his show again. I’ve always wished he would devote more time to it since he not only has the power to bring awareness to the syndrome, but also can influence others about misconceptions. When I saw it was included in an [...]

Recently the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association (NFMCPA) released their inaugural issue of their magazine, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain LIFE. I was so excited to check it out since I used to enjoy and rely on Fibromyalgia Aware, the magazine that the National Fibromyalgia Association used to publish. I think it is important for [...]

What is Fibro Feelings? As promised in Elimination Diets, I am going to share more about what going through the elimination diet was like for me. I knew it would be tough, but I have strong will power, so I thought I’d be okay. I never did eat anything that I wasn’t supposed to, but [...]

Over the past few months that I have been writing about my elimination diet I have received a lot of questions. I hope that this post will address most of these questions and provide further information. My Rheumatologist suggested that I do an elimination diet to see if I had any food sensitivities that could [...]