Dietary Recommendations
Positive Foods
Cereal grains oats, whole brown rice, barley.
Vegetables carrots, parsnip, garlic, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, spinach, green beans, corn, leaks, celery, water cress, avocado.
Fruits ripe bananas, grapes, apricots, figs, dates, blackberries, bilberries.
Legumes soya beans, kidney beans, butter beans, lima beans, green peas, chick peas, sprouted mung beans, lentils.
Teas, Herbs & Spices sprouted alfalfa, basil, ginger tea, camomile tea, peppermint tea, black tea.
Nuts & Seeds pecans, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, coconut, almonds (no more than 10 per day), sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds.
Fungi Shiitake mushrooms, Reishi mushrooms.
Fish/seafood cod, un-smoked halibut, herring, haddock.
Meats free range and organic chicken & turkey.
Dairy live organic yoghurt.
Additional Foods flax seed oil.
Negative Foods
Refined carbohydrates, hydrogenated fats, battery chicken & hens’ eggs, white sugar (sucrose), artificial sweeteners, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, cheese, salami, pickled foods, most nuts, foods with additives.
Dairy foods (except organic yoghurt), all pork products.
Possible irritants include high intake of dietary fats, caffeine drinks, alcohol, chocolate, eggs, cheese, red meat and salty foods.
Coffee, tea, tobacco and alcohol all tend to aggravate symptoms.
Additional Comment
Take plenty of fresh water. Good quality still mineral water from a glass container is the superior form; though a good tap filter is also satisfactory.
Avoid shampoos and soaps containing Sodium Lauryl Sulphate.
Additional Help & Support
Homeopathic treatment has been found particularly helpful.
Sufficient recuperation time is essential with ME, especially where it occurs after a virus. Plenty of rest (without any guilt or pressure to ’get up and about’ too soon) interspersed with gentle exercise as and when appropriate can help tremendously.
Reduce stress as far as possible.
Avoid too much time in air-conditioned environments; these have been associated with cells becoming positively charged, which is undesirable.
Fresh air and natural light are also beneficial, so resting outdoors or taking country walks for exercise can aid recovery.
