Re: The Diet Crisis- Waht can we really eat

[Guest guest]

,

I definitely feel " nutty " about which foods are good/safe and which

are not (nuts are OK I think... in moderation).

I started soy milk last summer because I read about the benefits -

anti-cancer, I believe - of soy. Then my fibroids became

symptomatic, I joined this group, and read conflicting information

about soy. So now I drink rice milk. I want to eat organic-only

meat, but we are on a strict food budget because my husband is

unemployed. I do eat dairy still - osteo runs in my family, too.

But I worry about the fats - my mom died of a heart attack at age

66. Fruits and veggies are good - well, except for the sugars in

fruit, yes? We're only supposed to get between 10 and 25% of our

daily calories from sugars. I don't eat enough veggies, only 2 or 3

servings a day, usually. Trying to eat more fruit now, and I need to

switch to whole-grain bread (I usually eat potato bread now - reminds

me of the bread Grandma used to make, and she lived to 102...). And

don't forget to take your multivitamin, B, C, E, Calcium/magnesium,

flax seed, and essential oils every day!

Pass the Ben & Jerry's please!!

Janet

> I was just thinking how difficult it is to eat the right things

that

> keep us healthy. First we are supposed to eliminate dairy to fight

> the fibroids but where do we get our substantial source of calcium

> to guard against osteo? Then we are to abandon meat, especially

red,

> and we are already anemic!!!

>

> Also don't forget to eliminate the white flour and any sugar. Hmm

> sugar in my juices fortified with calcium.

>

> Beans are wonderful sources of iron but they are rather antisocial

> in quantities.

>

> I buy non hormone injected meat at quite a cost. I eat yogurt and

> cheese because I don;t want to be stooped over and I am of slight

> build with osteo in family. I was just wondering how many of you

> have gone nutty trying to get the diet right in the fight against

> those growing fibroids?

[Guest guest]

I have made no changes in my diet on account of my fibroids, and

haven't seen any proof that any dietary changes can help anyway. I

try to eat healthfully and not follow any fads - such as low carb,

raw foods, etc. I also think that there is too much hype over soy.

I think that it is being oversold since it is cheap to produce. In

fact many soy " products " are made from the waste products from the

production animal feed. The asian diet does not contain as much soy

as commonly believed, and using concentrated soy products certainly

is not a " natural " way to eat.

> I was just thinking how difficult it is to eat the right things

that

> keep us healthy. First we are supposed to eliminate dairy to fight

> the fibroids but where do we get our substantial source of calcium

> to guard against osteo? Then we are to abandon meat, especially

red,

> and we are already anemic!!!

>

> Also don't forget to eliminate the white flour and any sugar. Hmm

> sugar in my juices fortified with calcium.

>

> Beans are wonderful sources of iron but they are rather antisocial

> in quantities.

>

> I buy non hormone injected meat at quite a cost. I eat yogurt and

> cheese because I don;t want to be stooped over and I am of slight

> build with osteo in family. I was just wondering how many of you

> have gone nutty trying to get the diet right in the fight against

> those growing fibroids?

[Guest guest]

I wouldn't worry about sugars found in fruits and vegetables, you are

getting good nutrition and fiber along with it. It's the refined

sugars you have to watch out for.

>I definitely feel " nutty " about which foods are good/safe and which

Fruits and veggies are good - well, except for the sugars in

> fruit, yes? We're only supposed to get between 10 and 25% of our

> daily calories from sugars. I don't eat enough veggies, only 2 or

3

> servings a day, usually. Trying to eat more fruit now, and I need

to

> switch to whole-grain bread (I usually eat potato bread now -

reminds

> me of the bread Grandma used to make, and she lived to 102...).

And

> don't forget to take your multivitamin, B, C, E, Calcium/magnesium,

> flax seed, and essential oils every day!

>

> Pass the Ben & Jerry's please!!

>