Unlock Relief and Reclaim Your Life-Designed for People Just Like You
Do you often hear, ‘You’re so flexible!’-but secretly struggle with chronic pain, joint stiffness, digestive issues, or even anxiety? These symptoms-and more-could be signs of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (h EDS) or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD), conditions common in people with extra flexibility but rarely diagnosed.
Hypermobile and Happy is the essential guide for those with hypermobility who are ready to take control of their health naturally.
???? Discover Solutions Tailored for Bendy Bodies
This groundbreaking book offers a step-by-step roadmap to help you feel better, move better, and live better. From lifestyle changes to nutritional supplements, alternative therapies, and targeted exercises, you’ll find practical tools designed specifically for the unique challenges of hypermobility.
???? A Comprehensive Resource for Your Healing Journey
Author Shannon E. Gale combines personal experience with professional insights to create a supportive, relatable guide. Inside, you’ll discover:
- Detailed information about h EDS, HSD, and 38 related health conditions.
- 25 proven self-healing techniques to reduce pain, build stability, and reclaim your energy.
- Practical tips for finding the right products, therapies, and experts to support your well-being.
???? Why This Book is Different
Unlike generic health guides, Hypermobile and Happy speaks directly to bendy, flexible people who face unique challenges. It’s packed with actionable advice, heartfelt encouragement, and hundreds of references to empower you on your journey to relief.
Take the First Step Toward a Happier, Healthier You.
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Table of Figures
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction – Why You Need This Book & How to Use It
Section I ~ All About Hypermobility
1 Are You Hypermobile?
2 What are h EDS & HSD?
3 The Benefits of h EDS/HSD
4 Diagnosing h EDS, HSD, & Pediatric Joint Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder
5 Common Symptoms & Their Causes Among h EDS/HSD & Their Secondary Conditions
Section II ~ Learn About Healing
6 What It Means to Heal Symptoms of h EDS/HSD
7 You Do You
Section III ~ Heal Symptoms of h EDS/HSD
8 You Can Heal
9 Joint Instability & Pain
Section IV ~ Heal Symptoms of Secondary Conditions of h EDS/HSD
10 You Can Heal Symptoms of Secondary Conditions & Comorbidities of h EDS/HSD
11 Allergy, MCAS, & MCS
12 Cerebellar Ataxia, Essential Tremor, & Dystonia
13 Digestive System Problems
14 Eye Strain
15 Female Reproductive Concerns – Menstruation, Contraception, Infertility, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, & Subchorionic Hematoma
16 Foot Pain – Plantar Fasciitis, Bunion, & Flat Feet
17 Growing Pains
18 Hand Pain – Joint Injury & Dupuytren’s Contracture
19 Knee Pain
20 Lymph Congestion
21 Migraine
22 Motion Sickness
23 Mouth Health – Teeth Care & Mouth Posture
24 MTHFR
25 Neck Pain & CCI
26 Osteopenia & Osteoporosis
27 Pelvis Complaints
28 Peripheral Neuropathy
29 POTS
30 Rib Cage Pain – Rib Subluxations, Costochondritis, & SRS
31 Scoliosis
32 Sensitive Skin
33 Shoulder Pain
34 Sinus Congestion
35 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
36 TMJ
37 Other Comorbidities – Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, ADHD, Insomnia, Hypersomnia, Sleep Apnea, Depression, Fear, Panic Disorders, Agoraphobia, Suicidal Thoughts & Attempts, Mood Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Tic Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, & Autism
Section V ~ Healing Treatments
38 Self-Treatment Techniques for Healing Symptoms of h EDS/HSD, Secondary Conditions, & Comorbidities
39 Abhyanga Oil Massage
40 Affirmations
41 The Basic Exercise
42 The Cusack Protocol
43 Deodorant
44 Detox
45 Earthing
46 Emotional Regulation
47 Enjoy Life
48 Forest Bathing or Immersion in Nature
49 Haka & Other Methods of Shaking for Trauma Release
50 Homeopathic Remedies
51 Lymph Drainage Massage
52 Myofascial Release Massage
53 Near Infrared & Red Light Therapy
54 Oil Cleansing Method
55 Positive Prayer
56 Posture
57 Range of Motion Exercises & Dynamic Stretching
58 Rebounding
59 Rest – Take a Break from Healing
60 Rice Bucket Exercises
61 Sports & Hobbies
62 Strength Training
63 Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Section VI ~ Seek Professional Help
64 Medical Professionals & Complementary-&-Alternative Medical Professionals Who Treat Symptoms of h EDS/HSD
Section VII ~ Be Well
65 Hypermobile & Happy Review
66 Health Maintenance
67 Additional Health Topics for Further Investigation
68 Encouragement & Inspiration
Further Resources
Appendix A – Recipes Personal Care, Symptom Relief, and Nontoxic Cleaning
Appendix B – Annotated List of Recommendations Books, Experts, & Products
Glossary
End Notes
Index
Over de auteur
SHANNON ERIN GALE has been named a Top 20 Inspiring Women to Watch Out for in 2025 by NY Weekly magazine. Gale is a professional ballet dancer, holistic healer, forest school teacher, and award-winning author, but she spent decades suffering with a miserable, unexplained, invisible, chronic illness. Then in 2023, she made an astonishing discovery: the same flexibility that helped make her a beautiful ballet dancer was present not only in her joints but also in most of the other tissues in her body. It was responsible for seemingly unrelated symptoms in all of the systems in her body, and she soon found out that all of her flexible relatives and friends also shared some of these symptoms. Gale set to work developing a protocol based on her holistic healing experience and backed up by the scientific literature, and within a handful of months, she had left her chronic illness behind. Her relatives and friends began experiencing improvements as well. Gale is now active on Instagram and Facebook, raising awareness of hypermobility-related conditions so that others do not have to suffer as long as she did and can begin their healing journeys right away.
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