This plan is similar to that of people who live in Mediterranean. They also tend to eat a lot of fruit, vegetables, and legumes, more fish and less red meat. Moreover, they drink a moderate amount of wine, and rely on olive oil as their main source of dietary fat. Earlier research has suggested that followers of this diet enjoy a wide range of benefits, such as a lower risk of heart disease, cancer and memory loss.

Additional studies have shown that citrus fruit and zinc may also cut rheumatoid arthritis risk. Citrus can be helpful because of antioxidants they contain. Findings are not conclusive, yet promising.

In study, doctors found that women getting less than 40 micrograms of beta-cryptoxanthin, a component found in citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruit were at a somewhat elevated danger of developing rheumatoid arthritis than women who consumed more than that amount.

Although thus far it has only been proven that genetics is culprit behind rheumatoid arthritis, if there have been some findings as to benefits of eating fruits and vegetables, wouldn't it make sense for suffers to up their intake? It certainly can't hurt... and may actually help. Now please pass broccoli with a side of grapefruit!

Hypnosis as another option you can consider. Hypnosis is guided meditation allowing you to access power of your subconscious mind with assistance of a qualified hypnotist. The hypnotist can be a qualified psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor, or social worker.

Hypnosis for pain management is nothing more than an assisted guided imagery. The only difference here to relaxation techniques described above is you have someone to help you through steps of relaxation and meditation on your image.

Relaxation is especially effective for those suffering from fibromyalgia, because this condition is caused by a number of non-physical triggers. Fibromyalgia largely comes from stress, lack of proper sleep, depression, and other emotional duress, and doesn't involve degeneration of bones or joints. With this in mind, it's easy to see why relaxation techniques help alleviate fibromyalgia so well.

Yoga is very beneficial both for flexibility as well as relaxation. Forms of yoga such as Bhakta are devotional, and Raja is meditation-oriented. They can provide a great deal of healing toward all types of back pain. but specifically fibromyalgia because of emotional causes of fibromyalgia .