Fibromyalgia Food & Nutrition
People who suffer from fibromyalgia are plagued by persistent pain and chronic fatigue. These symptoms can make it difficult to shop for, prepare, and eat wholesome and nutritious meals. Nevertheless, a healthy diet is very important in helping people with fibromyalgia counteract stress, detoxify the body, and restore nutrients to the areas that need them the most.
If your medical doctor has given you the diagnosis of having fibromyalgia, what you may not know is that all fibromyalgia patients also suffer from:
* Nutritional deficiencies
* Food sensitivities
* Blood sugar imbalances
* Infections: yeast, viral and bacterial
* Severe hormone imbalances
When you address all of these "X" factors at the same time and provide the body with the right balance of nutrition and nutrient-dense foods (as opposed to nutrient-deficient ones), you create an internal environment conducive to restoring the natural rhythm within and enable transformation and healing to occur.
What we take into our body-be it healthy food, drink, drugs, pesticides or junk food-can dramatically affect our ability to stay healthy. Because many fibromyalgia sufferers are sensitive to food, drugs, chemicals and pollutants in the environment already, it's important not to subject yourself to them and to avoid as many as you possibly can. Researchers from the University of Florida concluded that food intolerance and certain added chemicals in foods led to significant exacerbation of symptoms in fibromyalgia patients including pain, swelling, and joint stiffness.
Your nutritional status determines, to a substantial extent, your capacity to maintain health, energy levels, and your ability to adapt to your environment. Your genes express themselves in your environment - the food you eat, water you drink, air, and so on. If your environment is too hostile for them (too many junk foods, contaminated air and water, etc) you cannot adapt and disease results. If your environment is nourishing, you have a greater resistance to disease and are more likely to experience health and vitality. Of equal importance is reduction or removal of the intake of toxic substances in the body such as anti-nutrients and environmental chemicals and pollutants, which have become a major problem in our "modern" diets.
We are all biochemically unique in our needs since they depend on a whole host of factors, from the strengths and weaknesses you were born with right up to the effects that your current environment has on you. No one way of eating or diet is perfect for everyone, and it is only through direct monitoring and control of your own nutrition that you will discover your own right balance. However, our goal in the pursuit of higher energy levels is to understand that our body is fueled from the foods we eat and to understand which foods supply us with the necessary and proper ingredients to create energy, healing, and optimum health. Here are some of the attributes of nutrition and food as it contributes to your health.
Whole Foods: Organic, Raw & Live Produce
The most important foundation for health is to eat foods that provide exactly the amount of energy and nutrients required to keep the body in perfect balance. A good deal of energy is consumed and wasted in trying to disarm or rid the body of toxic chemicals from our food sources. The toxins that cannot be eliminated accumulate in body tissue and contribute to conditions like FM. It is now virtually impossible to avoid all these substances completely, as there is nowhere on our planet that is not contaminated in some way from the by-products of our modern chemical age. Therefore, we must be diligent in choosing as wisely as we possibly can.
Choosing organic foods whenever possible is the nearest we can get to eating a pure diet today. The most healthful fruits and vegetables are those that have been grown organically-without the use of pesticides, herbicides, artificial fertilizers, or growth-stimulating chemicals, which are potentially toxic to our bodies. Raw, organic food is the most natural and beneficial way to take food into the body. Raw (also called live) foods also contain enzymes and these help to digest food more completely, which increases absorption and assimilation of vital nutrients within the food. This leads to an increase in energy and vitality. Cooking food above 118 degrees F. destroys enzymes and reduces the uptake of nutrients. Try to eat at least 50% of your fresh produce in its raw state in salads and other tasty dishes. If raw produce does not agree with you because of weak digestion capabilities, steam your vegetables lightly in a steamer, cooking pan, or wok just until slightly tender.
For people suffering with fibromyalgia (and rheumatic disorders), studies have shown that a diet consisting of whole foods brings the body back to a state of health and helps improve symptoms dramatically. In addition to the fact that whole foods happen to be antioxidant laden, and antioxidant foods possess anti-inflammatory properties, there are other factors, such as fiber and essential fatty acids found in whole unadulterated foods that function together to increase immunity and improve overall health.
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