At the Whitaker Wellness Institute, we know the fatigue, pain, and other symptoms you are experiencing are not all in your head. They are real, and they have a cause. More important, we can help.

The Conventional Approach to Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue

Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 10 million Americans, the bulk of them women between the ages of 25 and 55 years. It is closely related to chronic fatigue syndrome—so close, in fact, that the two conditions are in some cases indistinguishable. They share symptoms of fatigue, insomnia, depression, and poor concentration. But people with fibromyalgia also suffer with chronic deep aching or sharp shooting pain in soft tissues throughout the body. In severe cases, pain and overwhelming exhaustion are so debilitating that they interfere with normal activities.

As you may have already discovered, conventional medicine has little to offer people suffering with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue. Most doctors today are baffled by these conditions, and many dismiss them altogether, telling patients that the symptoms are psychosomatic or, “all in their head.” Their solution is to prescribe a lengthy list of drugs, which include antidepressants, anti-inflammatory medications, sleeping pills, and painkillers. When these fail, patients are simply told to “live with it.”

How We Treat Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue

At the Whitaker Wellness Institute, we know the fatigue, pain, and other symptoms you are experiencing are not all in your head. They are real, and they have a cause. More important, we can help. Our physicians don’t just treat the symptoms of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia—we prescribe a nutritional approach and targeted therapies that have the potential to alleviate pain, increase energy, and actually reverse these stubborn conditions.

Personalized Lifestyle Program for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue

If you have fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue, diet can make a huge difference in how you feel. First, we look for undetected food allergies, which are an overlooked but frequent cause of fatigue and pain. During your stay at our Back to Health Program, you will eat delicious meals that contain an abundance of anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids that help alleviate pain, slow-burning carbohydrates that increase energy, and a full array of antioxidants, B-complex vitamins, and other essential nutrients.

If you’re suffering from low energy and sore muscles, the idea of exercise probably strikes you as absurd. However, exercise is one of the best-researched therapies for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, and it is essential to your recovery. Exercise improves sleep, enhances mood, alleviates anxiety, and increases energy. While you’re here at the clinic we’ll instruct you in a personalized exercise program aimed at boosting metabolism, strengthening muscles, improving flexibility, and increasing your activity level. Better still, we’ll teach you how to implement and stick to your exercise regimen at home.

Unique Therapies for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue

At the Whitaker Wellness Institute, we combine lifestyle measures with powerful interventions to boost immunity, increase energy, and alleviate pain.

A number of targeted nutritional supplements, including vitamin D, ribose, and magnesium, may improve the pain of fibromyalgia and the overwhelming exhaustion of chronic fatigue. Your Whitaker Wellness physician will prescribe a comprehensive supplement program to address these concerns as well as other issues that often accompany fibromyalgia, such as insomnia and depression.

Research has shown that patients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue often have much lower levels of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) than healthy people of the same age. Many are also deficient in thyroid or growth hormone. Our physicians test for hormone deficiencies and, if levels are low, prescribe natural hormone replacement therapy. We also rule out heavy metal toxicity, which can sap energy and cause aches and pains. Ridding the body of these toxins via a course of EDTA chelation is an important step on the road back to health.  

We also work to improve immune function with intravenous vitamin C and other nutrients. Your physician may also prescribe low-dose naltrexone (LDN), a safe, nontoxic drug and powerful immune booster that is making inroads as a therapy for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.

For pain relief, we offer a number of effective alternative therapies. Microcurrent therapy delivers very low-frequency electrical currents to areas of pain and tenderness with often-remarkable results. Patients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue also respond well to acupuncture, massage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and reflexology.

Real-Life Success Stories

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Contact Us

For more information on the Whitaker Wellness Institute’s treatment of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue, contact a Patient Services Representative at (800) 488-1500 or click here.