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The Anti-inflammatory Diet
and Anti Inflammatory Foods -
Your Key to a Healthy You

An anti-inflammatory diet is essential to your health.

Inflammation is the body's natural defense against illness and disease, however, chronic inflammation leads to arthritis, type II diabetes, Alzheimer's, cancer and more.

What causes inflammation in the body?

Stress, a fast-paced lifestyle and poor diet are the main culprits. Often inflammation is due not only to poor diet and lifestyle but an accumulation of toxins in the body. We are bombarded by chemicals every day and these accumulate in the lymphatic system.

Your anti-inflammatory diet must include lifestyle changes, such as learning to better manage stress . Let go of, or work out toxic emotions, anger, resentment, depression, excessive worry, anxiety. These all increase acidity in the body, which increases inflammation.

Drink plenty of pure water, and exercise regularly.

Inflammatory foods

Sugar and any food containing it or high-fructose corn syrup

White flour and all foods containing it

Fast food

Processed, packaged foods

Animal fat, red meat

Trans fats, heated or refined oils, hydrogenated oils, margarine, fried foods

Coffee

White vinegar and anything containing it, ie. store bought condiments and salad dressings

Soft drinks

Coldcuts - the nitrates in them increase inflammation and are carcinogenic.

Some people may be intolerant to wheat, dairy, some meats, or msg, and these can increase inflammation in the body. Try eliminating them one at a time from your diet for 2 weeks and see how you feel. Some low-fat dairy may be tolerated for some.

Other foods that you may be intolerant of include peanuts, corn, citrus, soy, bananas, coffee. Again, by eliminating them you can notice if there is an improvement. With children you should notice an improvement after 3 or 4 days.

Some people may notice an improvement when also eliminating one or more of the following; potatoes, green peppers, eggplant, tomato sauce.

Anti inflammatory foods

Omega 3 essential fatty acids found in cold water fish, Wild Atlantic Salmon, Sardines, Herring, Light Tuna.

Vegetables in abundance! 75% of your plate should be filled with vegetables - some raw and green leafy vegetables are especially good

Fruits for their antioxidant effect - organic blueberries are especially beneficial.

As much fresh food as possible

Whole grains: grains that you can see with your eye, brown rice, quinoa barley, bughar. Limit bread and choose bread or pasta made with brown rice, spelt or kamut.

organic extra virgin olive oil or first cold-pressed oils

Raw, organic almonds or walnuts and nut butters made from these raw organic nuts or seeds

Ginger, tumeric

Garlic, onions, leeks

Organic, naturally-decaffeinated green tea

Your anti-inflammatory diet should include these
Anti inflammatory supplements:

Omega 3

Probiotics

Digestive enzymes

Vitamins A, D and E

Antioxidants

Ginger capsules