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Going back to my basic premise that has been discussed in a previous post on fibromyalgia, it is my opinion that fibromyalgia is a set of symptoms that can be caused by any combination of several underlying disorders.  With this in mind, it really isn’t possible to give a single set of supplement recommendations, and it would be cost-prohibitive, as well as potentially cause certain nutrient imbalances in the long-run to take a “shotgun” approach as I did with my fibromyalgia diet recommendations.

This means that to be able to recommend supplements, the primary causes of the fibromyalgia symptoms for each person need to first be narrowed down.  While this is a somewhat complicated process, if we take it in steps, it is possible to figure out at least the major contributing factors and address them with nutritional, herbal, and/or homeopathic natural remedies. 

In this post, I’ll begin with the indicators that can be found by looking at one’s weight deposition pattern.  Not all fibromyalgia sufferers are overweight, and if weight control is not an issue for you, chances are the remainder of this post will not apply to you, but the future installments on this topic will be of more use. 

There are 4 basic patterns of weight deposition that give indication of what is going wrong in the body.  Now, it is possible to have more than one of these patterns happening at the same time, but try to chose the one that seems to fit you the best.  In the future installments in this series, we’ll go into other ways to further determine what physiological problems are present and then what supplements and other aspects of treatment will be of most benefit to you.

The first weight pattern we’ll discuss is the adrenal type.  The picture below is a good illustration of the typical way that abnormal adrenal function presents in terms of weight distribution.

Adrenal-related weight is primarily deposited in the lower abdomen and waistline area.  In those who are only slightly oveweight, it is seen as the lower abdominal “pooch”.  It should be noted that this is a flabby, sagging kind of weight, which may form rolls, as opposed to the liver pattern that will be discussed next.

The liver weight pattern is primarily in the abdomen too, but the weight is typically held somewhat higher, and it is very firm as seen below.

Again, the liver weight is very firm and does not sag like the adrenal-type.  The liver type is the most common type of extra weight seen in men, but it definitely occurs in women.  In women, because of the shape and location of the weight, it may be mistaken  for a pregnancy by well-intentioned, but soon to be apologetic, well-wishers congratulating you on what they think is a baby to be. 

The third type of excess weight is thyroid-related weight gain.  Thyroid weight is deposited pretty evenly on the whole body, including the arms and legs.  In the picture below, notice that there is even some bulging in along the back of the woman, as fat has deposited on top of the back muscles.

Finally, we come to the fourth weight pattern, which is the estrogen type.  Although estrogen is considered to be a “female” hormone, men do produce estrogen and can be exposed to chemicals that mimic the effects of estrogen.  So, although this pattern is more common in women, it can occur in men.  Estrogen-related weight typically deposits mostly around the hips, thighs, and buttocks.  In greater amounts of weight gain, some weight will be deposited around the rest of the body as well, primarily because high-estrogen interferes with thyroid function and produces some of the same characteristics as the thryoid pattern.  Even so, when estrogen is the primary problem, the largest percentage of weight will be in the hips, thighs, and buttocks as shown in the picture below.

Weight deposition is just one of the ways to determine what the specific causes are of your fibromyalgia symptoms, and subsequently what supplements will help you.  Make a note of what type of excess weight you have.  If you feel that you have a mixture of a couple of the types, make a note of that and the primary issues will become more clear as we go throught the process of evaluating the other signs and symptoms that are present.  Stay tuned to my natural remedies blog for Part 2 in determining the supplements for fibromyalgia. 

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