FIBROMYALGIA (part2) PROTOCOL complete 2-hour presentation
This presentation is nonstop 2 hours at the level of CME (Continuing Medical Education) although this conference was not CME and thus I was able to discuss specific products for implementation
Update 2026: This page was originally published in 2022 and was updated in 2026 to provide access to the relocated 2-hour video presentation, which is now available here: VASQUEZ, FIBROMYALGIA PRESENTATION HOUSTON 2019. Note also that the most complete description of the problem and solution of fibromyalgia is published in INFLAMMATION MASTERY 4TH EDITION.
VIDEO: FIBROMYALGIA PROTOCOL complete 2-hour presentation, including discussion of:
1) neuroinflammation,
2) dysbiosis/microbiome,
3) mitochondrial dysfunction,
4) social injustice, medical politics, corruption of science
As I say at the very beginning of this presentation, fibromyalgia has for many years been one of my favorite topics because it is a combination of several of my favorite topics—all of which have been the focus of previous books and articles. Examples:
Neuroinflammation: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26935282
Dysbiosis, microbiome: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29090837
Mitochondrial dysfunction: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26770108
Medical politics: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31341427
My first publication on fibromyalgia was in the 2008 clinical monograph Musculoskeletal Pain: Expanded Clinical Strategies commissioned and published by the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM).
This information was later updated in the 2011 Fibromyalgia in a Nutshell and eventually Inflammation Mastery.
I made major updates to my protocol for migraine and fibromyalgia for the 2016 update of Inflammation Mastery, and I then excerpted those sections because I knew many people would want the information on migraie and fibromyalgia but without the expense and weight of buying the complete textbook of nearly 1200 pages. At first I was fascinated with calling this new material “pain revolution” because the title symbolized the vicious cycle that perpetuates these conditions but also symbolized a revolution in the way that we can perceive and therapeutically approach these conditions. Thus, revolution was the perfect word to include in the title. However, later I considered that this might not be clear enough to the public audience which is why I published the same work under a more descriptive title of “brain inflammation” as listed and linked here:
Pain Revolution in full-color (ie, beautiful but more expensive)
Pain Revolution in black and white discounted printing
Brain Inflammation in black-and-white discounted printing
All of those books are available as real paper books and also as digital e-book downloads. I also separated the digital ebook formats to reduce the price, each specific to migraine or fibromyalgia.
FIBROMYALGIA PROTOCOL complete 2-hour presentation recorded in 2019 in Houston, Texas
I recorded this presentation myself using my iPad, then I made edits and enhancements. This presentation is nonstop 2 hours at the level of CME (accredited Continuing Medical Education) although this conference was not CME and thus I was able to discuss specific products for implementation of the protocol. This is a live recording, with the sound recorded from the ambient speakers, not a line-in microphone; as such the audio quality is certianly not at my “studio standards” and you may have to adjust the volume, use headphones, to compensate.
As with all full-length feature videos, this presentation is available for watching only online at the HealthyThinking.substack.com website.
Dr Alex Kennerly Vasquez (introduction; brief Bio-CV) writes and teaches for an international audience on various topics ranging from leadership to nutrition to functional inflammology. Major books include Inflammation Mastery, 4th Edition (full-color printing, 1182 pages, equivalent to 25 typical books [averaging 60,000 words each]), which was also published in two separate volumes as Textbook of Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine (Volume 1: Chapters 1-4; Volume 2: Chapter 5—Clinical Protocols for Diabetes, Hypertension, Migraine, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Vasculitis, Dermatomyositis and most other major inflammatory/autoimmune disorders); several sections have been excerpted including Antiviral Strategies and Immune Nutrition (ISBN 1502894890) (aka, Antiviral Nutrition [available as PDF download] and Brain Inflammation in Chronic Pain, Migraine, and Fibromyalgia. Dr Vasquez’s books are available internationally via bookstores such as BookDepository, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, ThriftBooks, AbeBooks, BetterWorldBooks, WaterStonesBooks and his new Telegram channel is https://t.me/DrAlexVasquez.
Notes:
This wonderful information is not personalized health advice, and even though it is well studied and experienced, it might not be appropriate for some patients, so clinicians will need to use caution, their own experience, training, and judgement.
If anyone—clinicians or otherwise—has legitimate data or experience to the contrary of what I have discussed above, please bring it to my attention by emailing a reply to this newsletter/posting.