What do you think?

Today I saw this quote:

"Today, more than 95% of all chronic disease is caused by food choice, toxic food ingredients, nutritional deficiencies and lack of physical exercise." - Mike Adams, Author, Investigative Journalist, Educator

I admit that I'm overweight and I LOVE junk food. I've eaten enough junk at fast food restaurants to buy a franchise.

I have a major sweet tooth and I've been known to eat three candy bars instead of dinner.

I hate to cook and I'd rather start with package of frozen chicken nuggets and embellish on that then to start with a whole chicken.

I also hate to exercise...couch potato am I!

I had at one point a serious diet coke addiction, could drink 4-6 cans a day. Who knows how much artificial sweeteners I've consumed? I gave up soda entirely nearly three years ago, but maybe the 30 prior years of drinking it was too much for my body?

I've never smoked or drank to excess but maybe I've done as much harm to my body with this other stuff as if I had?

I guess my question is: Do any of you know of someone diagnosed with Fibro who is and always has been a healthy eater, regular exerciser and slim?

I hate to think that I've brought this on myself, or imply that anyone else has either. But I do wonder if this disease is more an artifact of our society today. Are we now reaping crops sewn in the 50s, 60s and 70s as prepackaged foods and fast food restaurants became more and more popular?

My resolution this year is to work toward eliminating packaged food and fast food from my diet entirely. I'd like to work towards eating organic veggies, grass fed beef and true free range chicken. After only five days mainly following this trend I noticed a reduction in my pain. The day after I broke down and bought a Jamba Juice I was back up in pain again.

Since I have stop working I have to cook 7 days of the week. We rarely eat out. I decided to eat McDonald's one day and I almost couldn't finish it. It tasted like lard! Years ago we eat there a lot. I got use to the home fresh cooking now. It also saves on my grocery bill. I don't shop but once a week instead of everday.

I don't know about that. ok, I never exercised, I joke I'm in better shape now than I ever was when it comes to that. But I love to cook from scratch, always have. I love my veggies, whole grains, no sodas, etc. My downfall is sauces, fat, sweets and fried foods, along with a hearty appetite. I love food!.... that's why I'm still overweight after putting it on from the kids :P
And I don't notice a difference from when I do eat junk or when I eat perfectly healthy.

You didn't bring this on yourself.  I wonder if Mike Adams would say this if he came down with fibro!  It's almost like saying it's all in your head!  Top notch doctors have been studying this illness and never has diet been mentioned.  They think it's a neurological problem.  Read Doctors Respond To New York Times Article in Fibro 101.  You will see what they think.

 

Gentle exercise is important for fibro and helps with pain.  Losing weight helps with fibro so we aren't asking our muscles to haul more weight around.  I have lost 90 pounds since I developed fibro and it has helped some with pain.  I still have pain and flares but it just has to be better not carrying an extra 90 pounds around all of the time.

 

I'm a snacker, too, but I choose healthier snacks.  I will get sour cream dips and use fresh veggies with it.  I love the 100 calorie popcorn in the mini-bags.  I have recently started snacking on baby spinach leaves.  I love spinach and this is a wonderful snack for anyone.  So, you don't have to give up snacking.  Just rethink what you are eating.  The healthier we eat, the better our bodies work. 

 

But, NO, you did not bring this illness upon yourself in my humble opinion.

Sherrine 

I agree, I don't think our diets caused fibro, if it did why aren't more men diagnosed with fibro? I certainly think eating healthier is better for our bodies and may help with energy. It doesn't help with food prices rising either, buying groceries is not cheap. Meat prices are ridiculous. I have to admitt my husband and I eat out alot. Not mcdonalds, burger king and etc. Yuck, when I found out about BK buying meat that was from sick cows and what not, I can't eat meat from there, or taco bell. I usually choose chicken. But there are times I crave a burger, we go to five guys burger and fries, boy they are soooo good.
I have been snacking on more veggies lately, love raw veggies the most. I am trying to slowly change to eating healthy snacks in between meals instead of junk food. If I don't eat I do feel worse too, and I really have to balance out low calorie with solid foods, because my body acts like it's starved when I snack on low calorie foods. It feels like it takes so many calories for it to feel ok, I know I have low blood sugar this may be the reason.

I can believe that eating unhealthy foods can exacerbate the symptoms, through weight gain, blood sugar irregularities, and other issues. But a cause? No.

I have been reading a lot about just this... There is a book called eat to live and it was very interesting. Processed foods have 1/10 their original nutritional value... My diet for my entire life has been processed foods and little to no fruits and veggies.... I cannot help but think it had to have some kind of negative effect. Messed up my body chemistry... How would it not??? I have had little to no nutrition for so very long.

I am not so arrogant to say this new lifestyle of mine (fruits, veggies, beans, and minimal other stuff) is going to "cure" me, but it cannot hurt and I have tried everything else and nothing has worked so far so what do I have to lose. Food means nothing to me anymore after this 1.5 year stretch of pure hell... It has not been hard to make the switch over...

I am not even convinced I have fibro. My flares seems to come like clockwork every 2 weeks, I think something hormonal might be going on... I just do not know. I am not on any meds as its not painful or bad enough to be on meds, its skin sensation tortures every 2 weeks... I might have it I might not but I am giving this natures healing method a try as I want my life back. I need to lose about 80 90 lbs so my thought is it has to improve my condition if not "cure" it. So its worth a try...

Lots of people do say the rise in all autoimmune disease is caused by the standard American diet. Also you can eat all processed foods and be skinny. So my question would be does anyone who eats no sugar and no processed foods have fibro?? Its not about the size and weight its about the eating habits.

What i find interesting is a lot of people say this and even say changing you eating will cure disease. They actually say that and fibro is listed as one it cures as well as rheumatoid arthritis and I do not see anyone putting great effort to say its not true. That is what I find the most interesting. Fat sick and nearly dead, Dr. Furhman, a bunch of other people on the net selling books and whatnot how to change to eating all natural foods, detoxing and changing the shape of your cells... I am not one to jump on fads at all... I went in reading purely skeptical as well but I cannot find the opposition saying its not true.

Post Edited (KayC04201231) : 1/22/2012 11:05:59 AM (GMT-7)