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By Colleen Black-Brown There has been little information available from the scientific community on nutrition and diet for Fibromyalgia patients. Research has not yet proven that any specific foods affect fibromyalgia (FM), positively or negatively. But we do know that eating a good balanced diet helps everyone’s body function at its best. Good nutrition can help in your health and healing. Eating healthful foods including those low in fat and high in immunity boosting antioxidants and phytochemicals may work together to help maximize energy and alertness and minimize constant fatigue and lethargy. Many people have overcome their FM symptoms by changing their lifestyle and diet. Mary Moeller, author and spokeswoman on FM, now enjoys a state of remission from her FM symptoms by making a few changes in her lifestyle. To reach this ideal she advocates eliminating 4 foods completely from your diet (Mary Moeller’s Fibromyalgia Cookbook.) 1. Chocolate 2. Carbonated beverages 3. Coffee 4. Alcohol Along with changes in nutrition she encourages stretching, exercising and drinking 8+ glasses of water a day. Also, in Mary Moeller and Joe Elrod’s book, The Fibromyalgia Nutrition Guide, they advocate a more complete list in order to overcome fatigue and feel your best. The 12 items to avoid are: 1. High fat dairy foods 2. White sugar and white flour 3. Fried foods 4. Preservatives, junk food, and salt 5. Red meat (especially salt cured, cured bacon, smoked, or nitrate cured) 6. Coffee and caffeinated teas 7. Colas, soda pop, and carbonated beverages 8. Liquid with your meals 9. Alcoholic beverages 10. All forms of tobacco 11. Prolonged periods of direct sun exposure 12. Nutrasweet and saccharine source and more to this @ http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/
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