Beating the Tar Out of Fibromyalgia
Okay, I'm not sure if some of you have ever heard the hillbilly expression "beating the tar" out of something, so I will explain. To beat the tar out of something means you are determined to win, relentlessly trying to do it harm. That's the way I feel about fibromyalgia & I think I'm on the right track.
I decided to write some of my strategy down after seeing all the comments on a friend's Facebook post on fibromyalgia. It seems that fibromyalgia is still beating the tar out of alot of really nice people, and that makes me sad. Now, I would never claim that I've won the battle with this horrible disease, but I can definitely say beyond a shadow of a doubt that I have learned to minimize its awful effects on my body. And I am still in hopes of beating it plumb out of my system (plumb=totally in hillbilly speak).
My philosophy is very easy. I try to never put anything into my mouth or on my body that I can't pronounce. If I don't know what it is, I don't want to eat it. And if you put it on your body, you might as well eat it.
As you might expect, eating healthy is much more time consuming and expensive than just going along on the fake stuff the food industry wants to feed us. Much of my life centers around food, I admit, but the results are such that I can't go back to living any other way. I can't even imagine how awful it would be to go back to lying on the couch all day, getting depressed, neglecting my family.... fibromyalgia is just an awful disease and I will do whatever I can to defeat it.
So if I were once again just beginning, here's what I would do. I would examine my diet (and my family's diet) to determine where the greatest impact could be made in regards to food. We drink alot of milk, so we began by buying organic milk. We eat alot of bread, and since organic bread is very expensive, I learned how to make homemade bread using organic flour. (I really, really, REALLY want a grain mill, but that is another post.) We did some research and learned which vegetables have the most pesticides in them, and the ones we use the most we try to buy organic or grow at home.
Go off of any sodas. If you have fibromyalgia & want to get better, just forget about the soda you can buy in the store. If you must have soda, look into fermenting it yourself. I haven't tried it yet, but am told it is delicious and nutritious as well.
Take a look at your drinking water. Fluoride is quite possibly a major problem. The set of symptoms that is called "fibromyalgia" in the United States, is called "Fluorine Poisoning" in several other countries.
Avoid refined sugars. The process used to refine this, at least, semi-healthy substance turns it into poison. If you must have sugar, use the organic kind. Better yet, use raw honey, molasses, or real maple syrup.
Ditto refined white flour. If you must have white flour, use unbleached whole grain flour or flour made from winter white wheat.
Take a look at your oils. They need to be expeller pressed, not extracted with hexane, another poisonous substance.
I know this is all very overwhelming. Just start slow and move forward. As you begin to feel better and learn more and more to incorporate into your life, the good effects will snowball and pretty soon you'll notice a huge difference in your quality of life. I will try from time to time to post strategies and recipes that I have learned.
Hope, by the way, is a great healer in itself. I hope I have at least given you that.
Blessings & Happy fighting!
...be it unto me according to Thy word...
Posted by Kathy at 5/15/2009 10:13 PM 
Categories: Christian Living,Natural Healing
Tags: health fibromyalgia natural living organic food
Categories: Christian Living,Natural Healing
Tags: health fibromyalgia natural living organic food
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