When people think about chronic pain, nutrition is rarely the first thing that comes to mind. Yet what we eat plays a meaningful role in inflammation, metabolic health, nervous system function, and body weight—all of which influence how pain is experienced over time.

Chronic pain is rarely the result of a single issue—and for that reason, it rarely responds to a single solution. Unlike acute pain, which is often short-lived and tied to a clear injury, chronic pain is complex, persistent, and influenced by multiple systems within the body and mind.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is often talked about as though it were a single condition, but in reality, it represents a broad spectrum of connective tissue disorders that can look very different from one person to the next.