Research by the National Sleep Foundation in the US found that people in good health get a better night’s sleep that people in fair or poor health. The research also found that pain was a contributing factor in sleep quality. People who experienced pain had on average 30 minutes less sleep than people who didn’t

Mast cells are an essential part of your immune system. They reside in our bone marrow and blood vessels. Mast cells produce mediators that can adapt to different threats that occur in the body. For instance, it is mast cell mediators that send blood to an injury to cause inflammation – inflammation aids the body’s

Anybody who has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia  will know that the journey to the point of diagnosis compounds the challenges associated with the illness. Because symptoms like muscle pain; poor sleep; fluctuating moods and more, are all associated with other illnesses, sufferers of fibromyalgia are often misdiagnosed or shuffled from doctor to doctor or specialist

It might seem unusual that there is a distinction between buying gifts for a friend, partner or family member with chronic pain and buying for a friend, partner or family member who doesn’t experience chronic pain. But the reality for people with chronic pain or debilitating and chronic illnesses like chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia, is

Small intestinal bacteria overgrowth (SIBO) occurs when you have too much bacteria in the small intestine. Bacterias are essential for our digestive system. The good bacteria serve to counter the bad bacteria or germs that can make you sick. It generally occurs when, for any number of reasons, you are not able to digest food

What does it feel like to have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?  Imagine the times when you come home exhausted and need to sleep for the next ten hours. Then imagine feeling like that constantly. If you can manage to do that then you have some insight into what it feels like to have chronic fatigue syndrome

What it is integrative medicine? Integrative medicine is the term given to health care that treats the body in a holistic way. It includes remedies beyond those usually considered in traditional western medicine.  Modern medicine has made incredible leaps in the ways we understand the human body. Mainstream health care provides preventions and treatments that

Are you always getting sick in winter? It’s a common scenario, one of the kids comes home from school with a cold and in quick succession the whole family is having their turn in bed with a cough, runny nose and the accompanying fever. It’s a frustrating pastime being sick: an unproductive and lonely business

Vitamin C and Immunity It is common in winter to be sent promptly to the nearest pharmacy by concerned family members when a sniffle turns nasty.  Many people espouse the virtues of Vitamin C and it has long been a recognized remedy for boosting the immune system. What most people don’t know however is that

People with fibromyalgia are perplexed by why they feel so lousy all the time and even more perplexed because many doctors are unable to diagnose or treat their illness. If you have fibromyalgia you are not alone in feeling isolated in your illness and unable to share your discomfort because many in the medical profession