When you have fibromyalgia and feel pain, fatigue and stiffness in multiple parts of your body, physical activity may be the last thing on your mind. Research has demonstrated, however, that exercise can be effective therapy. In one study, subjects who walked on a treadmill or pedaled an exercise bike for an hour at a time twice a week, gradually increasing the amount and the intensity of exercise, reported less pain and tenderness after three months than subjects doing relaxation and flexibility exercises. 
[SOURCE: S.C. Richards and D.L. Scott, "Prescribed Exercise in Peopole with Fibromyalgia: Parallel Group Randomized Controlled Trial," British Medical Journal, 2002;325:185; Paul L. Cerrato, "Can Exercise Help Fibromyalgia Patients?" Contemporary OB/GYN, January, 2003]

Dietary Changes May Help Fibromyalgia 
                                                                                               

Fibromyalgia is still a puzzle, with no known cause or cure. Several studies have indicated, however, that it may be aggravated by one or more food intolerances. In one set of Florida case studies, researchers found that subjects who eliminated monosodium glutamate (MSG), aspartame and certain food additives and allergens reported some relief from symptoms. Other studies have found that symptoms subsided when subjects refrained from eating foods such as wheat, dairy products, citrus, corn, soy and peanuts. 
[SOURCE: Jeff Bauer, "Can Diet Therapy Relieve Fibromyalgia," RN, October, 2001; "Feeding Fibromyalgia," Muscle & Fitness/Hers, August-September, 2002]