“I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.”
–Benjamin Franklin

For you simple carbohydrate-lovers (addicts), the next sentence is going to be one of the most painful ones in this series. To control your fibromyalgia, you must give up processed foods and junk foods. Processed foods cause excess cytokine production.

Cytokines cause many fibromyalgia symptoms. In the brain, cytokines can cause behavioral changes. They can either prompt or worsen depression, anxiety, or anorexia. They may cause a person to become withdrawn. Cytokines create fatigue and interfere with sleep patterns. They are one thing responsible for what has been termed “brain fog.”

If you want to get rid of cytokine inflammation, you must give up processed foods and junk foods. They tend to be full of everything you shouldn’t eat. This list includes most breakfast cereals, muffins, breads, crackers, cookies, and doughnuts.

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