Food for thought: May edition

Just last month, we shared about some of our community members’ favorite foods, and about how what they choose to eat can impact the conditions they live with every day. We heard from the fibromyalgia, type 2 diabetes and multiple sclerosis communities – and to keep the series going, we’ve got three new hot, or cold if you like a good scoop of ice cream, forum threads to share. (If you follow our blog, that hot/cold play just made you smile… again. ☺)

ALS forum thread: tips on how to gain weight while eating healthy?

“… the bottom line is that I need to put on weight. I eat organic foods when possible, no sugar and a little if any wheat.”

“I rely on high calorie fruit (but all are good) such as bananas, mangoes, blueberries, etc. I just blend them up (using one fruit) to make smoothies.” 

“You might try using Ensure, Boost or other nutritional food extras.” 

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis forum thread: Primal blueprint

“The basic premise is that we should be eating like our pre-agricultural ancestors and eliminate grains and sugars from our diet. I need to lose weight to get on the transplant list…”

“And it becomes very surprising to find out how wheat is found in many unexpected products.”

“Men do demonstrate the ability to lose weight quicker and faster than women … although I prefer the word ‘program’ to ‘diet’” 

PatientsLikeMe forum thread: Nutrition questions anyone?

“Someone mentioned to me, and I am wondering if it is a concern to others, that the skin of fruit nowadays might have too many toxins from sprays, etc. … do others that eat non-organic worry about that?” 

“Juicing is a wonderful way to gulp down the 10-20 servings of raw fruits and vegetables that many are encouraged to intake.

“My intestines are very sensitive to fibre, I would have to build up the fibre content very slowly, or they would go straight through me …”

Jump into one of these forum threads or you can always start your own with a favorite recipe, general diet tips that have worked for you or a question you think the community can help answer.

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