Should we name a few foods that help us feel a little better?

Hi Everyone,

I thought it would be interesting to see which foods some of you eat that somewhat help your fibro symptoms, that give you that little bit of an edge?

Mine are avocado and turkey. They lower my pain number a level.

I don't know about specific foods, except fairly plain meats, veggies, etc., but I sometimes enjoy some almonds and sunflower seeds. I really need to work harder on fruits, but for me, there is a digestive aspect to consider.

I do eat avocados occasionally. I slice them up and eat them with a little cheese.

almost medfree: I think you said you make hummus. Could you tell me again (I'm sure I probably asked you before!) what else you put in it?

Also, what are other ways to eat avocados?

Thanks, almost medfree.  Ah yes--that does ring a bell: guacamole.  I had that mixed up with hummus (not literally, though )  That sounds like a tasty and super easy recipe.  I will give it a try!

Hi Jasmine,

Here's some information about avocados. It's listed as a superfood:


Research by UCLA scientists specifies that Hass avocados inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. In a laboratory study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, an extract of avocado inhibited the growth of both testosterone-dependent and independent prostate cancer cells. Hass avocados were found to contain the highest content of lutein among commonly eaten fruits as well as measurable amounts of related carotenoids (zeaxanthin, alpha-carotene, and beta-carotene). Lutein accounted for 70% of the measured carotenoids. Avocado also boasts significant quantities of natural vitamin E.

Most of the fat in avocado is oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid like in olive oil, recently shown to offer significant protection against breast cancer. It is also a good source of sustained energy. If the heart-healthy, cancer-protective, energy-boosting combination of fat-soluble nutrients wasn't enough, avocados are also a good source of fiber (7.3 g/cup), vitamin K, potassium (875 mg/cup), folate, vitamin B6, vitamin C and copper. They are higher in potassium than a medium banana (without the fructose), and provide 30% of daily fiber needs. Wow! That's a bona fide super food, as well as a strongly alkaline-forming food to balance the excessive acidity in the diet from meat, grains, sweets, colas, coffee, etc. As such, it is an excellent addition to a weight loss diet.

Adding avocado to a salad of carrot, lettuce and baby spinach or to salsa greatly increased absorption of carotenoids from these foods, even when as little as 2 oz. avocado was added. Adding avocado to salad increased absorption of alpha-carotene, beta-carotene and lutein 7.2, 15.3, and 5.1 times, respectively. The good fats in avocado help solubilize nutrients and promote their absorption.
Here is the deal. There are good fats and bad fats. Avocado is a great fat. Don't be the least bit afraid of it any time or place. Add it liberally to your salads. Make guacamole often. For breakfast, share an avocado with your litter mate. Spread half an avocado on a piece of lightly toasted whole grain bread (low sugar variety like Ezekiel). Add a little unrefined sea salt and enjoy the richness and flavor.

Thanks for the recipe!

Jenny, we are now keeping our forum more on topic and are not discussing dietary issues. It's great that asparagus helped you with your IBS. It would be good to share this on the IBS forum.

There is a lot of great info you can learn about IBS on our IBS forum. They are the "experts" in this area. This is what I'm encouraging the fibro members to do now.

I realize you may not have seen the posts about changes in the forum in the past couple of days when you responded to this thread. I've been locking posts. I do not want to keep locking posts but if therE are more posts on this thread I will lock it.

AMF, I just saw your post. You know that a link would have sufficed...especially since you posted this after the requests we three mods made. Its posts like this that need to stop. A link to the info would have been fine if you wanted to share information about avocadoes. The recipe suggestions weren't necessary either and, I might add, there was no mention of fibromyalgia. We need to stay on topic. This information would be good in the prostate cancer forum.

Sherrine

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