ProHealth’s founder and owner, Rich Carson, has been a national leader fighting to empower ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia patients for 32 years. An ME/CFS patient himself, Rich has always insisted on putting patients’ needs first. Under his guidance, ProHealth continues to publish the internet’s most widely circulated newsletters for ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Lyme Disease. And in addition to providing a popular patient-centered website, ProHealth’s Facebook pages have garnered over half a million likes and generated more than two million visitors each month. Finally, through ProHealth, Rich has raised and donated over $4 million to research and advocacy for ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Lyme Disease.
When a child or teen becomes ill with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, or tick-borne infections, they face many unique challenges in meeting typical growing-up milestones. My oldest son, now 23, has had ME/CFS since age 10 and three tick infections since age... Read More
As a 24-year veteran fibromyalgia (FM) patient, I became accustomed to not having much energy. For many years the fatigue was so bad, most days it was a struggle just to get out of bed. Then a few years ago,... Read More
When you live with fibromyalgia, your self-esteem takes a beating. You're no longer able to do many of the things you used to do; you are forced to rely on others for help with often simple things; you may no... Read More
When a child or teen becomes ill with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, or tick-borne infections, they face many unique challenges in meeting typical growing-up milestones. My oldest son, now 23, has had ME/CFS since age 10 and three tick infections since age... Read More
As a 24-year veteran fibromyalgia (FM) patient, I became accustomed to not having much energy. For many years the fatigue was so bad, most days it was a struggle just to get out of bed. Then a few years ago,... Read More
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I’ve always been pretty good at finding ways to keep my wallet stuck inside of my pocket, but since getting Lyme disease, I’ve been forced to further refine the art of not spending money. Make no mistake, getting well from Lyme... Read More
When a child or teen becomes ill with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, or tick-borne infections, they face many unique challenges in meeting typical growing-up milestones. My oldest son, now 23, has had ME/CFS since age 10 and three tick infections since age... Read More
One of the greatest battles that I’ve faced throughout my journey with Lyme disease has been poor sleep. It stole years from my life as I spent over half a decade in the throes of severe sleep deprivation, and another... Read More