Episode #0085 Casey Flaherty – Nutrition and CF

Casey Flaherty, 25 years old with cystic fibrosis, living in New York City and running the ING New York City Marathon. Casey is working, attending nursing school, taking yoga classes and living, breathing, and succeeding with CF.

-    Casey eats a high calorie well rounded diet consisting of fruits, nuts, vegetables, dairy for calcium, and lots of carbohydrates & protein,

-    “Besides being adherent to my treatments I believe in good nutrition, exercise, and rest. I try to get 8 hours of sleep every night” states Casey.

-    Casey loves junk foods like baked goods and pizza but tries to stay away from foods high in corn syrup and processed goodies.

-    “I am always eating throughout the day so I make sure I pack my bag with fruit and trail mix” states Casey.

-    Casey’s little secret on nutrition and CF is that she eats a lot of peanut butter and cheese as a snack because if it’s nutritional value.

-    “CF is part of my life and I just deal with it… everyone has something” states Casey.

-    Casey’s recommendations to others with CF, “Be adherent to your medications, have a well balanced diet, rest, and communicate with your doctor”.

-    Casey believes, “The more you put into your health, the more you will get out of it!”

This “LIVING. BREATHING. SUCCEEDING.” Podcast/Vodcast series is the 7th in a series of 12 made possible through and unrestricted educational grant from Genentech to The Boomer Esiason Foundation.