anti-inflammatory diet

kittles · Newbie Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 17

I know the food we eat play an important roll in how we feel. I experienced how loading up on junk foods and fast foods tend to make us feel worse. What I am especially interested into is that excessive consumption of sugars can make inflammation worse. That’s why I would like to know something about anti-inflammatory diet. I want to stick to this kind of diet, because in past I had such problems because of inflammation.

cristie · Silver Member Joined: 03 Nov 2001 Posts: 224

Everything you said is truth, because of the unhealthy fats that are used in the cooking processes. Excessive consumption of sugars with refined starchy carbohydrates like white flour can make inflammation worse. If you had problems like that, you should switch your diet to whole fruits, vegetables, and lots of cold water oily fish. The whole fruits and vegetables are important for their vitamins, minerals, and natural antioxidants. Contrarily, some vegetables like potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplant may actually make inflammation worse. These vegetables are part of the nightshade family of plants. Usually they contain a chemical alkaloid which is an irritant. The right type of fats in anti-inflammatory diet will impact pain and inflammation in a positive way. Omega-3 oils that are found in cold water oily fish, walnuts, flax and pumpkin seeds may reduce your inflammation. It may be beneficial to supplement the omega 3 oils with flax oil or fish oil capsules, and you may add some vitamin E as well.

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