Chronic Pain Chronic pain and chronic fatigue are often categorized as a condition called Fibromalgia. There are no definitive tests used to come up with this diagnosis, it is simply a process of elimination. After your doctor tests you for every known cause for pain and fatigue, they give up and tell you that you have Fibromyalgia.
In an article called, "Thermogenesis in humans during overfeeding with medium-chain triglycerides," the case is made for chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia being linked to under-treating of Hypothyroidism. Prior to the 1970's, and the development of TSH test for thyroid function, a thyroid patient was given Armour thyroid tablets and instructed to increase their dose until they obtained relief of their symptoms. People who did this, often obtained relief from hypothyroid symptoms and had few fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue symptoms. The average patient at that time was taking between 3 and 9 grains of thyroid per day. After TSH was developed, patient doses were adjusted based on the results of this test. As a result, the average patient today receive 1 to 2 grains per day, and chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia symptoms are everywhere! It is thought that under-treatment of thyroid disease by decreasing thyroid intake has a depressive effect on the pituitary gland, which is responsible for stimulating the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone. Thus, it becomes a vicious cycle, because your own production is decreased right along with the decreased intake of thyroid replacement.
It has been proven that raw coconut oil has a direct thermogenic effect on stimulating the Thyroid to produce thyroid hormone. The theory is, that because of this direct effect on the thyroid, people with hypothyroidism have improvement in the amount of thyroid hormone available to them and therefore get relief from their fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue symptoms.
I personally feel that it may be a combination of benefits from consuming raw coconut oil! In addition to improved thyroid function, it has already been proven that the medium chain fatty acids of raw coconut oil are converted by the liver into usable energy rather than adipose tissue. This additional available energy could counter the symptoms of chronic fatigue.
Secondly, raw coconut oil has been proven to be very effective in killing Candida Albicans, a yeast that is known to be found in almost everyone's blood. Candida competes for available glucose since if feeds on sugars. If a significant amount of Candida are killed in your blood, there is no longer any competition for your glucose reserves. Additional glucose availability would mean that organs such as the brain could function better!
This is what Dianne wrote about Coconut Oil and Fibromyalgia on the Coconut Diet Forum:
" I too have had very painful Fibromyalgia for the past 15 years or so. I have been using the Virgin Coconut Oil now for two months and have no pain at all, no Pain!!!! And a lot more energy. And my skin has never looked so good. For me I call it my Miracle VCO."
You can read the complete article about Coconut Oil and Chronic Fatigue/ Fibromyalgia at: http://www.coconutdiet.com/cfsfibro.htm
References
1. Hill JO, Peters JC, Yang D, Sharp T, Kaler M, Abumrad NN, Greene HL "Thermogenesis in humans during overfeeding with medium-chain triglycerides." Metabolism. July.1989;38(7):641-8.
2. St-Onge MP, Ross R, Parsons WD, Jones PJ "Medium-chain triglycerides increase energy expenditure and decrease adiposity in overweight men." Obes Res. 2003 Mar;11(3):395-402.
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