Diet and Fibromyalgia, Kaitlyn Anderson, APD
Fibromyalgia affects around 2- 5 % of the population in developed countries, with diet often overlooked as a treatment. However, dietitians can have a huge impact on people’s lives, beyond just managing and reducing symptoms.
Kaitlyn developed a special interest in Fibromyalgia after her own experience with similar health challenges. She explains how nutrition therapy can be extremely effective in the management of Fibromyalgia:
What is it, who does it affect (more common in women!)
Symptoms - many and varied, including pain, fatigue, IBS type symptoms, cognitive difficulties, insomnia, muscle spasms
Investigations and Diagnosis - commonly undiagnosed/misdiagnosed
Treatments: Pharmaceutical
Lifestyle - yoga, meditation, Epsom salt baths, massage, sleep hygiene, aromatherapy
Dietary Management - Food Intolerances, gluten free, vegan diets? Effectiveness of reduced glutamate and aspartame diets, elimination diets and challenges
Key Nutrients and supplements - B vitamins, (particularly B6), magnesium, zinc, Vit D, Omega 3s
Resources
Kaitlyn consults across SE Melbourne through her practise Bite In2 Life. Her philosophy is to use evidence based, integrative and non-weight centric approaches to address mechanisms of disease and help people develop a lifelong love affair with real food.
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