A Reader’s Question: Do You Believe in Super Foods?
Here is a question I received recently:
“Do you believe in “super foods” and if so, what do you consider a “super food”?”
Answer:
Yes and no. I do not believe there is a silver bullet of nutrition that meets all the needs of every human for long term. While it has been studied that blue green algae, such as chlorella or spirulina, might be used in space for long term travel, I believe we are meant to eat a wide variety of whole, unprocessed foods, like our healthy ancestors did.
There are a lot of wonderful foods that are very nutrient-dense such as liver, eggs and raw butter, which are pretty super in their own rights. But do I believe there are some exotic foods from remote places that are super? Maybe. For example, medicinal mushrooms, such as Agarigus Blazei, are pretty amazing and I have had spectacular personal results with them.
People’s food today is so lacking in nutrition that the addition of nutrient-dense super food really seems to make a big difference for them. In my book, Freedom from Fibromyalgia: 7 Steps to Complete Recovery, I list “The Freedom from Fibromyalgia Superfoods,” which are the 11 foods that are so powerful they are like supplements and should be eaten daily (see the list at the end of this article). [Note: this list does not contain supplements, such as cod liver oil, probiotics or other amazing food-based supplementation, just actual powerful whole foods.]
My suggestions is to try out various foods and see how they work for you. However, in the end, a diet of traditionally-prepared whole foods is what has been healing and healthy for thousands of years.
If you would like more information on an Agarigus Blazeii mushroom extract (buy before December 31, 2016 and save $5.00) and a fermented spirulina-based probiotic that I personally take to maintain my health, go to Ripples’ Health Shop.
If you would like to submit a Reader Question, just email Leah@TheFibroLady, subject, Reader Question.
List of Potential Super Foods:
- Bone broths
- Liver/organ meats
- Poultry eggs
- Raw/fermented dairy
- Sauerkraut/fermented vegetables
- Beet kvass
- Coconut oil
- Lard
- Apple cider vinegar
- Unrefined sea salt
- Mineral water
Partners in Healing
Recently I was at The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund Food Freedom Fest and Business Summit hosted by the Nutritional Therapy Association in the Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia. A spectacular setting for a fantastic event!! I got to meet healing professionals from all over the country and I even got to meet a personal hero of mine, Joel Salatin, The Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic-Farmer from Polyface Farm (sorry for the poor quality picture). There is grass fed beef and other pasture-raised products available in the US mainly due to the efforts of Joel Salatin and people like him. When farmers raise food that is nourishing, people are able to heal quicker and more completely.
In my book Freedom from Fibromyalgia: 7 Steps to Complete Recovery, one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle I discuss is healing nutrition. When one is recovering from fibromyalgia, good food is a necessity, but often difficult to acquire, much less prepare. Now there is a short-cut: Paleo on the Go. I met the owner of Paleo on the Go, Dave Rohdi, at this same conference. He takes the high quality food made by farmers that are like-minded with Joel Salatin and makes them into ready-to-eat meals that can be shipped anywhere in the country.
If you are too sick to cook, too busy to cook, or you just don’t want to cook, but you want the highest quality, nourishing food like I make, I think Paleo on the Go is a great option. While the way I eat is not strictly Paleo, the Paleo Diet is actually fairly close to what I do. Dave sent me some delicious samples of his food and I was very impressed. The quality and ingredients were outstanding, they were easy to heat up, and the portion sizes were perfect, just right!
My favorite was the Decadent Fudge, made with just dates, organic raw cacao powder, coconut oil and honey. No refined sweeteners! There was enough in the pack I could share with my son and husband too. My second favorite item was the Elk Burger with Wild Mushrooms. I was shocked by how tender the meat was. When I reorder the next thing I want to try is the Thai Chicken Soup-Tom Kha Gai.
Paleo on the Go has a wide variety of foods, even those without nightshades in the Auto Immune Protocol Section (no nuts, seeds, nightshades or eggs). They also have BROTH! Real, honest to goodness broth that I am excited to tell you about. I think the prices are also really fair, about the price you would pay for an entrée at a chain restaurant, but gourmet-quality food.
So here is a great deal if you want to give it a try, use coupon code FIBROLADY at www.PaleoOnTheGo.com for $20 off your first order of $150 or more. I would love to hear about what you ordered and what you thought of it!
