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Christmas Diets vs Long COVID and CFS

Merry Christmas!

Since this is a very new web site and many people are finding it each day, I would like to point out my recent post “Thanksgiving Feast Adjustments for Long COVID and CFS”.  In this recent post I shared some strategies I planned to use for Thanksgiving to help keep my symptoms in check.  In short, it included:

  • Reducing reined carbs
  • Reducing refined sugar
  • Reducing exertion to manage my energy budget

I will not bore those who already read it by repeating it all, but with Christmas coming up it seems worth calling attention to that post for new readers since the typical Christmas feast is so similar to that of Thanksgiving.

To add some extra value to that topic, here are some supporting links providing additional dietary recommendations for long COVID.  If you read them carefully, you will see that they offer mostly similar advice, though some emphasize the importance of including whole grain complex carbohydrates for energy over simple carbs, while others emphasize the fruits, vegetables and proteins.

For me, the takeaways are diet is important to recovery and symptom management, simple carbs, sugar and bad fats are bad, and medical opinions vary slightly on how much complex carbohydrates to consume.  In the context of a Christmas Dinner, this likely means that I should go easy on the bad carbs, sweets and fats,enjoy the turkey and vegetables, and make a point of including some fresh fruit in lieu of snacks or desserts.

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