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For decades, fibromyalgia patients were told their pain was “all in their head.” Dr. Bruce Gillis, Harvard-trained physician and researcher, has changed that narrative with the first blood test to prove fibromyalgia is real.
What if the condition you’ve struggled with for years - pain, fatigue, brain fog - wasn’t imaginary, but instead rooted in your immune system? That’s the groundbreaking discovery Dr. Bruce Gillis brings to light in this episode of Raise the Script with Nutrigenomics.
Dr. Gillis developed the FM/a® Test, the first diagnostic blood test for fibromyalgia, providing biological validation for millions of patients who had been dismissed or misdiagnosed. He reveals how fibromyalgia is not a syndrome, but an immune deficiency disease with measurable DNA and immune system abnormalities.
Together, we explore why fibromyalgia has been stigmatized for decades, how pharmaceutical and economic interests have slowed recognition, and what this breakthrough means for other conditions like long COVID and interstitial cystitis. If you’ve ever felt unheard by the medical system, this conversation offers hope, science, and a new path forward.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why fibromyalgia is a legitimate biological disease, not “all in your head”
- How the FM/a® Test detects fibromyalgia through immune system markers
- The connection between fibromyalgia, long COVID, and interstitial cystitis
- How gender bias and stigma have shaped the experience of invisible illness
- The future of diagnostics and targeted immune-based therapies for chronic pain
Resources & Links Mentioned:
- Learn more about the FM/a® Test: FM1Test.com
- Explore the immune-supporting compound IMBXX:
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Chapters
1. Rethinking Pills And Personalization (00:00:00)
2. Show Welcome And Mission (00:01:15)
3. Introducing Dr. Bruce Gillis (00:02:45)
4. The Stigma And History Of Fibromyalgia (00:03:36)
5. Immune Abnormalities And The FM Test (00:07:40)
6. Big Pharma Pushback And Validation (00:11:04)
7. Ordering FM1Test And Access (00:14:08)
8. From Diagnosis To Targeted Immune Support (00:15:24)
9. Long COVID Overlap And Viral Triggers (00:18:00)
10. Access, Research Invitations, And Cost (00:20:37)
11. Economics Of Rule-Out vs Rule-In Testing (00:22:03)
12. Microbiome, Gut–Brain Axis, And Med Confounders (00:23:24)
13. Practical Next Steps For Patients (00:25:28)
14. Future Breakthroughs And Related Conditions (00:27:52)
15. Physician Resistance And Patient Advocacy (00:30:18)
16. Safety Data And Compound Background (00:33:12)
17. Closing Reflections And Calls To Action (00:35:01)
18. Final Summary And Resources (00:36:52)
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