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Fibromyalgia: It is what it is...

     At this point in time it isn't clear what causes fibromyalgia. So for this post I will keep the explanation short and focus more on what to do. Fibromyalgia is a disorder that has a lot of different signs and symptoms. The biggest one is pain, primarily in the muscular system of the body like muscles, joints, and tendons. Again, there is no hard evidence of what causes fibromyalgia. Theories range from genetics to stress. The fact is that there is no cure at this time. However there are many, many ways to deal with fibromyalgia as a whole.      The primary symptoms of fibromyalgia, and most important symptoms to deal with in my opinion are  Wide spread pain Trouble sleeping general feeling of exhaustion These three create the pyramid that entombs you to the suffering of fibro. Any boxer, martial artist, or MMA fighter can tell you that physical pain is far more exhausting then any other activity. When you look at all the symptoms of fibro, pain is at it's core. Dep