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How do you cope with multiple chronic problems?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jul 18, 2022 | Replies (79)

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Hi Anne,
I also have fibro and arthritis in my spine and hips. Which books to you recommend for nutrition?
thanks!
karen

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Our household includes one diabetic and one with Lupus. Understanding the inflammatory nature of some foods helps. Terry Wahls has a couple of books out, one with theory and one as a cookbook. Perhaps you can find a few recipes that make sense to you. Basically, avoiding processed foods, sugar and high fructose corn syrup and aspartame are key. Especially for fibromyalgia which is affected by food intolerances. Keep a diary for a few weeks to help identify them. A diabetic or Meditteranean cookbook also has good advice. We stay on the low glycemic side of foods. There is also the AIP diet if you want to change your diet entirely.

Hi Karen, I can recommend a few books. I have a book called The Diet Cure, written by Julia Ross, M.A. I’m not a dieter, but the book has good information about nutrition and what foods do to our bodies. I also have The Fibro Manual. It has a small chapter on Rapair: Digestion. But a companion book, The Fibro Food Formula is a more inclusive and practical guide to foods for fibromyalgia. Both of those books are by Ginevra Lipton, MD. Dr Lipton was diagnosed with FMS during medical school. You can find her books and other info on http://www.fridacenter.com. I think a $5.00 digital book is available on http://www.fridabotanicals.com, or Amazon.com.
I have other books, let me try to find them. I’ve also read a lot of info about nutrition and foods for health online. I have smoothie books, natural foods cookbooks, etc. with good info and recipes. I can provide titles but I think any book that is top rated or best seller, like The Diet Cure will provide valuable information.
I’m often too fatigued or in pain to make big meals. But I’m also not cooking for family or kids! I have found ways to keep it simple and get decent value in food. I’m a smoothie person. I use strawberries, bananas, blueberry yogurt, almond milk and protein powder and ice for one of my favorite smoothies. And I use Stevia as sugar if I want a touch of sweetness. There are great smoothie recipes online.
I hope this info helps! If I come across my other books or websites of interest, I’ll share more!