{"id":10262,"date":"2025-08-27T15:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truthforhealth.org\/?p=10262"},"modified":"2025-08-27T15:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:16:59","slug":"vascular-lymphatic-damage-the-painful-connection-in-fibromyalgia-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truthforhealth.org\/es\/2025\/08\/vascular-lymphatic-damage-the-painful-connection-in-fibromyalgia-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Vascular & Lymphatic Damage: The Painful Connection in Fibromyalgia & COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a9 by Elizabeth Lee Vliet MD and Kathy Kresnik<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Many of our readers following my work since COVID hit in 2020 may not know that I have actually been treating Fibromyalgia\u2014and the overlooked connections causing pain\u2014for at least nearly 45 years. As I mentioned last week, I have written chapters on this in my health books since 1995.\u00a0 In addition to working with women and men patients to find solutions beyond the \u201cstandard Rx\u201d that usually don\u2019t work very well, I have been a patient dealing with FMS myself \u2013 as a consequence of injuries and recovery from 4 different spine surgeries and a complete hysterectomy.\u00a0 That last one taught me firsthand that doctors were WRONG when they say \u201chormones don\u2019t affect fibromyalgia.\u201d\u00a0 I know firsthand they DO.\u00a0 I have lived that journey myself, along with thousands of women patients I\u2019ve treated for FMS that started after a hysterectomy.\u00a0 So when you read MY health tips, you are getting a firsthand lived experience of a doctor who has been a patient \u2013 not some AI robot summarizing AI searches compiled from protocols focused on prescribing pills with significant side effects that provide lots of profit for Big Pharma and not much real or sustained help for patients.<\/p>\n

With that background, you can imagine my excitement when our Health and Resilience Team and I discovered a new tool to add to our therapeutic approaches to help people struggling with the pain of FMS \u2013 which has become dramatically worse and more widespread in all age groups since the COVID injections were rolled out in 2021. The microvascular and lymphatic damage from COVID-19 illness, while not as severe as the damage from the COVID injections, is adding to the overlooked causes of diffuse muscle and joint pain.\u00a0 Then, when people hurt too much to exercise, it is harder and harder to get adequate circulation of blood and lymph to carry out these critical functions, and that in turn makes muscle pain worse.\u00a0 So it becomes a vicious cycle.<\/p>\n

Most FMS treatment regimens today don\u2019t really address at all the microvascular and lymphatic damage contributing to muscle pain, even though it is a huge contributing factor in why muscle pain persists.\u00a0 For many years, I have recommended various bodywork treatments as part of an integrated approach\u2014techniques such as muscle and myofascial massage, lymphatic drainage massage\u2014help relieve pain but didn\u2019t get to the root cause of the damage.<\/p>\n

Now one of our new options in the Truth for Health store provides added hope to improve this key underlying cause\u2014lymphatic and microvascular damage! <\/em>Tru MicroVascular\u2122<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a natural medicine supplement containing d<\/em><\/strong>iosmin<\/em><\/strong> and hesperidin<\/em><\/strong>, two extensively researched citrus bioflavonoids in a unique micronized form to enhance absorption and bioavailability. There are significant clinical studies to show that this combination helps improve blood flow to and from injured muscles and other body tissues AND improve lymphatic drainage to carry away waste products from our muscles and tissues.<\/p>\n

Today, I am going take a slightly different approach and start <\/em>with the description of Tru MicroVascular\u2122<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and how it works, and then for those who want more of the medical details and explanations of why and how the microvascular and lymphatic systems are involved in muscle pain, the last part of my article addresses that.<\/p>\n

TruMicroVascular\u2122<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0– Diosmin and Hesperidin to the Rescue in FMS<\/strong>
\nDiosmin and hesperidin are two bioflavonoids extracted from citrus fruits that are key players in helping microvascular damage and lymphatic dysfunction that is a major and usually overlooked culprit in muscle pain syndromes. Both flavonoids have also shown potential benefits for neuropathic pain, a common component of the\u00a0 fibromyalgia pain syndrome.<\/p>\n

Diosmin\u00a0and\u00a0hesperidin\u00a0are often formulated together, typically in a 9:1 ratio (diosmin: hesperidin)<\/em>, and are commonly used as supplements for\u00a0cardiovascular<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0venous health<\/em>\u00a0concerns. Diosmin fundamentally helps maintain the structure and function of the circulatory system, especially vein strength and competence<\/a>.\u00a0 Extensive research over decades suggests that these compounds support healthy veins, capillaries, and blood flow; promote healthy lymphatic drainage; and enhance antioxidant activity; and support healthy eicosanoid metabolism. More recent research shows the components in TruMicroVascular\u2122<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0also support blood glucose metabolism, critical for energy sources to muscles, nerves and other tissues.<\/p>\n

TruMicroVascular\u2122<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0contains the same ratio of diosmin to hesperidin (a precursor to diosmin) as used in clinical trials and uses a unique micronization process to produce micronized purified flavonoid fraction<\/em><\/strong> (MPFF) to improve absorption. In addition, MPFF helps promote venous tone<\/a>, normal lymph drainage, healthy capillary permeability, favorable microcirculation, and helps maintain venous sufficiency<\/a> . Some studies indicate that favorable results can be achieved within two hours of administration<\/a>* and suggests that health-related quality-of-life parameters were found to improve with the use of MPFF. (Pitsch F. Recent guidelines in chronic venous disease: the place of Daflon 500 mg Phlebolymphology. 2011;18:24-29).<\/p>\n

Research on MPFF suggests that its positive effects may be extended to various parts of the body.*\u00a0 Ongoing animal studies suggest that diosmin, the major component found in MPFF, significantly supports blood glucose and insulin levels already within the normal range<\/a> and exerts favorable effects on maintaining healthy serum hemoglobin. Results from a double-blind placebo-controlled study support the use of MPFF for maintaining healthy glucose metabolism in humans<\/a> as well.*\u00a0 Stability in glucose delivery is another way that TruMicroVascular\u2122<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0helps maintain healthy muscle and nerve function and reduce pain.<\/p>\n

Tru MicroVascular\u2122<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>Citrus Flavonoids to the Rescue: <\/strong>Role in <\/strong>FMS and Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). <\/strong><\/p>\n

Diosmin and hesperidin are widely used to treat poor blood circulation, especially in the legs, known as Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). They improve\u00a0venous tone<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0lymphatic drainage<\/em> and enhance blood vessel strength and elasticity. This makes them helpful for symptoms like swelling, heaviness, or pain in the legs. These supplements are also used for swelling due to lymphatic damage and blockage of lymph flow. They work by strengthening and enhancing the elasticity of capillaries and larger veins, reducing inflammation, and improving both blood and lymphatic flow.<\/p>\n

Diosmin also has a positive impact on endothelial function. It helps protect and restore the Endothelial Glycocalyx (GCX) a protective layer on endothelial cells crucial for vascular homeostasis. Diosmin helps maintain vascular permeability and tone, reduces endothelial inflammation, and prevents leukocyte adhesion. This leads to improved endothelial function, and improved overall vascular function and blood flow.<\/p>\n

Diosmin also has anti-inflammatory effects that drive vascular disease and enhance endothelial nitric oxide production (eNO) that promotes vasodilation, reduces vascular resistance, and improves blood flow. Diosmin also possesses antioxidant properties that reduce reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress in endothelial cells, further protecting vascular health. These combined actions contribute to improved vascular tone, reduced inflammation, and overall endothelial health, making diosmin valuable for managing vascular disorders and endothelial dysfunction and in turn reduce FMS symptoms especially pain.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind, unlike most <\/em>supplements and natural medicines sold in the US, ALL Truth for Health Foundation Formulas Meet or Exceed cGMP Quality Standards<\/em>. For more information, you can review some of the studies here: https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/9184951\/<\/a>, https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/8203789\/<\/a>, <\/u>And here: Click here for TruMicroVascular\u2122 Product Data Sheet<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now for the medical lesson to \u201cconnect the dots\u201d between the microvascular system, lymphatic system, fibromyalgia pain syndromes, COVID-19 illness episodes, and the vascular\/lymphatic damage so devastating in people who had the COVID \u201cvaccine\u201d injections.<\/strong>
\nMost people, and most doctors, focus on the blood vascular system, also called the cardiovascular system. <\/em>But we have a second, crucial vascular system\u2014the lymphatic system\u2014that circulates lymph, the bodily fluid that helps maintain fluid balance, removes waste from tissues, and plays a crucial role in the immune function.<\/p>\n

The blood vascular system<\/strong> is a network of vessels that carry blood throughout the body consisting of arteries, the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body’s tissues, capillaries which are tiny blood vessels that allow oxygen and nutrients to pass from the arteries into the cells and waste products to pass back into the bloodstream, and veins, blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood and metabolic waste products back to the heart. The vascular system plays a vital role in delivering oxygen and nutrients to the body’s cells, tissues, muscles, organs\u2026 and removing waste products from them. These functions take place at the microvascular level. In fact, 99% of our vascular system is comprised of micro vessels.<\/p>\n

Dysfunction of these small microvasculature vessels leads to various diseases and dangerous conditions including cardiovascular and kidney disease, diabetes and even sepsis. The microvasculature is not just a passive network, it is regulated by endothelial cells which line the vessels<\/em> to help control blood flow, capillary permeability, and tissue oxygenation.<\/p>\n

The lymphatic system<\/strong> is a network of vessels, tissues, and organs that helps maintain fluid balance in the body, filters waste and toxins, and is vital for immune function. The lymph, a fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system, helps remove excessive fluid, proteins, and waste products from tissues and returns them to the bloodstream.<\/p>\n

The lymphatic system is different from the blood-containing part of vascular system, but is part of the overall vascular system. Our lymphatics are a one-way system with lymph flowing towards the heart and eventually emptying back into the bloodstream. The lymphatic system is also part of the body’s immune system and includes tonsils, adenoids, thymus, spleen, bone marrow, lymph vessels (tiny microvasculature that carries lymph fluid), and lymph nodes. A healthy lymph flow is critical to healthy immune function by transporting immune cells like lymphocytes and antigens (substances that trigger an immune response) to the lymph nodes where they can be processed and activated.\u00a0 Much of our digestive and respiratory system is lined with lymphatic tissue. It’s needed there because those systems are exposed to the external environment, and the lymphatic tissue helps in the defense of our body.<\/p>\n

Both components\u2014blood and lymph\u2014are critically important to optimal organ function and work together to ward off disease and keep us healthy. When both aspects of our vasculature get damaged, it causes all kinds of health problems and pain syndromes.<\/p>\n

Causes of Damage to the Blood Vascular System:<\/strong><\/p>\n