Coconut Oil Fibromyalgia:
Can the Greatest Oil
Cure this One, Too?

The coconut oil fibromyalgia healing relationship, if you may, is largely dietary in nature. People swear that by taking coconut oil (CNO) regularly, they have much more energy and many of their symptoms are either reduced or gone.

Fibromyalgia (FMS) or fibromyositis or fibrositis is a persistent combination of signs and symptoms characterized by muscle pain, stiffness, fatigue, aching and a wide range of other manifestations. Please note that FMS has no universally accepted cure, yet. In fact, there are even no strict diagnostic criteria for the disorder.

This syndrome has a mysterious cause but there is no shortage of theories to explain its origination. The following are some of the hypotheses being offered, either individually or in combination:

• Chronic fungal infection
• Immune dysfunction
• Hepatitis
• Anemia
• Brain imbalances
• Thyroid disorder
• Protein deficiency
• Phosphate buildup in tissue cells
• Parasites
• Excessive carbohydrate consumption
• Hypoglycemia
• Heavy metal poisoning
• Protozoa
• Chronic inflammation
• Genetic kidney dysfunction

Your diet is always key to good health and that includes keeping fibromyalgia at bay. Coconut oil can help treat at least half of the postulated causes above.

Autoimmune disease is a popular angle for explaining FMS. If it is indeed an immune deficiency condition, CNO can come to the rescue. Lauric acid, a medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA) most generously found in coconut oil, has potent antimicrobial properties that strengthen the immune system. It's an excellent food for intestinal problems which are common in FMS.

In the war against fibromyalgia, coconut oil can also help:

• Normalize thyroid function
• Minimize carbohydrate consumption
• Boost the immune system
• Deactivate hepatitis-causing viruses
• Stop hypoglycemic symptoms
• Kill all kinds of fungal infection like candida albicans
• Neutralize parasites including giardia (a protozoan)
• Relieve persistent inflammation
• Reverse the effects of food poisoning

Never-ending tiredness is very much associated with this incapacitating illness. After consistently taking coconut oil, many people with or without FMS swear that they are bursting with energy. I believe and so do many others that coconut oil will play or is already playing a vital role in solving the mystery of fibromyalgia.