Naomi Shaw freelance writer, and contributor to LA-Story.com, is back to talk about a very serious health issue, one that many people have and some might not even realize that they have this problem. This issue is some of what you are eating on a daily basis are inflammatory foods and can cause you all kinds of health issues.
Health Benefits of Anti-Inflammatory Diet:
Tips to Reduce Inflammation
By Naomi Shaw
One of the easiest ways to reduce chronic inflammation and also reduce healing time after an injury is by adopting an anti-inflammatory diet. A diet that reduces inflammation you say? Yes! Let’s discuss a few tips from the experts on how to use an anti-inflammatory diet to reduce inflammation.
1. What Is Inflammation?
When your body feels threatened or detects an injury, it automatically protects itself through the process of inflammation, rushing white blood and immune cells to the site of the injury, causing redness, pain, swelling, and sometimes heat. Many don’t know that inflammation isn’t simply a by-product of injury. Many people experience chronic inflammation due to obesity or illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, or even cancer.
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2. What Causes It?
Active people are far from the only people affected by inflammation. Inflammation is caused by lifestyle and food intake issues. Diets with large amounts of sugar and high fructose corn syrup, or lots of carbs like white bread, which can lead to chronic inflammation, or can exacerbate an existing issue. Add to that the oils used in fast and processed foods and excessive alcohol or meat intake, and you have a recipe for inflammation. With so many daily products and activities (or lack of) causing inflammation, it’s no surprise that there are many natural anti-inflammatories that you can incorporate into your diet to reduce inflammation.
3. The Health Risks of Inflammatory Foods
The occasional ankle sprain or swollen joint won’t do long-term damage, but chronic inflammation, and the foods that cause it, can lead to many health risks.
Chronic inflammation is proven to be linked to a long list of diseases and issues including:
● Heart disease
● Arthritis
● Diabetes
● Lung disease
● Asthma
● Inflammatory bowel disease
● Alzheimer’s disease
● Autoimmune disorders
● Some cancer
If you aren’t experiencing any of these awful issues, that doesn’t mean you aren’t suffering the consequences of chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation can often lead to invisible damage within the body, with no outward symptoms.
4. What Are Natural Anti-Inflammatories?
Have no fear! The list of delicious, natural anti-inflammatory foods is long and packed with your favorite things. Fruits like blueberries, apples, pomegranates, and peaches are a favorite anti-inflammatory food group, while vegetables like brussels sprouts and broccoli are also fantastic.
Try incorporating some fatty fish like salmon, whole grains like oatmeal and rice, and things like kale, ginger, nuts, seeds, and even green tea.
Many people who make drastic changes to their diet experience a brief period of malaise and even flu-like sibo die-off symptoms, as the toxins in your body work themselves out. If you stick with your new healthy choices, you will emerge as a stronger and physically healthier human being.
5. What Does An Anti-Inflammatory Diet Consist Of?
This won’t come as a surprise, but when starting an anti-inflammatory diet, there are many foods you will want to avoid completely or eat sparingly.
–Avoid bread and pastries that contain a large number of refined carbs.
–Also, avoid food and drinks with a high amount of sugar or soda.
–Too much red meat is proven to cause inflammation, as well as processed meats like hotdogs and pre-packaged lunch meats.
–Finally, avoid fried foods when you start your new diet.
6. Types of Anti-Inflammatory Diets
A day in the life of an anti-inflammatory dieter is easier than you’d think.
–Breakfast can consist of fruit and yogurt, oatmeal, or a breakfast smoothie.
–A healthy lunch can be salad, soup, or grilled fish, with snacks like guacamole, fruit, seeds, or nuts that will fill you up between meals.
–Dinner might consist of fish, lean meat, vegetables, and ideally some sort of tea or fruit for dessert.
Eating foods like this on a daily basis is proven to naturally reduce the amount of inflammation in the body.
7. Tips for Maintaining an Anti-Inflammatory Diet
• Meal Plan to make shopping and cooking easier, and help you avoid unhealthy isles and foods when you head to the store
• Write a Shopping List and stick to it carefully. Avoid getting drawn to the middle of the grocery store, where most of the inflammatory foods live.
• Buy the Right Food like fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats like those found in avocados, and get creative with how you use them!
• Keep Healthy Snacks around the house to discourage unhealthy snacking, or too much snacking between meals.
• Hydrate by drinking more water, for a higher energy level and overall health.
The damage inflammation can cause is long-lasting, meaning your diet must be consistent to combat the effects. Making a shift toward an anti-inflammatory diet is easier than you think and has proven to promote a healthier, more active, and more fulfilling life. Try it today!
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Thanks to Naomi Shaw for sharing the information on how to deal with health problems that are caused by inflammation and her great explanations about what a person can do to reduce pain via an anti-inflammatory diet!
Stevie Wilson
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