Post edited by: AmericanLadybug, at: 09/20/2007 20:53

Honey45

I have heard plenty fruits especially apple?

Almost everyone nowadays is Vitamin D3 insufficient as food sources of Vit d cannot supply sufficient and most people are afraid to spend sufficient time in the sun to acquire sufficient.

4000-5000iu daily will raise your status sufficiently to the level associated with the lowest cancer incidence. 137.5nmol/L (slide 33) There is another talk by Vieth at the same site which explains why this is an absolutely safe daily amount.

You may find this article wort reading but I think you have to understand your body works best with 4grams of omega 3 (total of EPA+DHA content of fish oil capsules) daily. Ground Flaxseed is one of the cheapest easiest ways of adding a lot of omega 3 to your diet.

Improving your Magnesium status also helps with fibromyalgia. Magnesium food-sources makes the point that magnesium is water soluble so eating your greens in salad ensures you get all the magnesium content and steaming is a better option that boiling your veg. (magnesium is water soluble and will be in the cooking liquor that you drain off) Only eating WHOLEGRAIN products rather than refined foods keeps your magnesium status high.

Do also give yourself plenty of time to accustomed to the flavour of Green Tea. Green tea is anti-inflammatory.If you make this your main beverage drinking perhaps 3-6 cups daily you will enable your body to fight the war against inflammation whereas if you drink a coke that many times daily you are promoting inflammation by adding fuel to the fire.

Hi, I'm told to avoid asparteme. It turns into an embombing fluid with the acids in your stomach. (king of disgusting eh?) I was also told exactly what Honey was told, and to add yogurt to your diet for the acidipholis. This adds somethingin your system that helps your muscles repair. Hope this helps and welcomeAspartame really shouldn't be in anyone's diet.

Ramazzini Aspartame Study

CSPI's Chemical Cuisine Directory

Aspartame Letter to FDA

Aspartame Letter to Food Products Association

Certainly probiotics are worth adding to the diet and I'm sure you can all guess the reason?

Anti-inflammatory effects of probiotic yogurt in inflammatory bowel disease patients The more ANTI INFLAMMATORY agents you consume during the day the more weapons your body will have to fight the sources of pain. But this is a long term strategy and you have to take the long view. I make my own yogurt and kefir so use both daily, it's cheap and easy and because I don't add sugar or aspartame or other additives far better than many from the supermarket.

More reasons for everyone,particularly children, to totally avoid Aspartame

Post edited by: Ted_Hutchinson, at: 09/22/2007 04:20

Thanks i went to the health food store today and bought something called FIBRO MALIC. its by a company named Trask Nutrition I accidently met a lady that is over a local fms support group, she said this was great. It has Magnesium, malic acid, msm vit b&c and other things. will let all know how it worksTRASK FIBRO MALIC 180 CAPS Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) 12mg, Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride) 6mg, Magnesium (from magnesium oxide) 50mg, Malic Acid 600mg, Boswellic Acid (from bowellin extract) 150mg, MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane) 501mg

Your initial question was about diet and not about supplements. Apart from Vitamin D3 which is best obtained free from sunlight (Cholecalciferol at effective strength ie 2000iu/daily minimum is an alternative) all other vitamins/minerals are BEST absorbed from food sources.

Boswellic Acid is an anti inflammatory agent so is probably useful

Post edited by: Ted_Hutchinson, at: 09/21/2007 12:34

Also, being in the sun is out of the question, for vitamin D. I have a severe allergic reaction that requires a shot if i am in the sun more than a couple of min. I have found your postings very informative and helpful, thanks again.