For most people, the idea of improving health through a change of diet sounds like taking on one type of suffering to relieve a less persistent type of suffering. For those with with the persistent pain of Fibromyalgia, it is quite the opposite. That is to say, changing your diet to help fight Fibromyalgia is a matter of making a few painful food choices just a few times per day to fight back against Fibromyalgia as a cause of constant pain. Eating healthy foods gives your body the best chance to operate optimally. It also gives your body the chance to keep things like inflammation to a minimum. Above all, avoid refined sugars, caffeine, and alcohol. Be careful to limit exposure to white bread, white rice, and other foods with dessert-like quantities of sugar.

Diet may be the most important thing you can do to relieve Fibromyalgia symptoms, but exercise doesn’t come far behind diet. Exercise keeps your body’s circulatory and respiratory systems working optimally. It also reduces your stress and increases your ability to maintain healthy sleep levels. You should talk to your doctor about what type of exercise program will work best for your condition.

Relax, its not all about diet and exercise. You also need to take some time to rest. Restful states, not to be confused with vegetating on the couch while watching adrenaline rushing television, are those where you are in careful, positive contemplation. Spiritual contemplation, such as prayer or meditation, tends to be a very renewing resource for the body.

Unfortunately, most of us take too much time to rest in front of the television or computer and too much time to work, neglecting diet and exercise. Then when we go to fix diet and exercise, we neglect relaxation and rest. We need diet, exercise, and rest to help our bodies to tolerate the chronic pain Fibromyalgia can generate.