Anti-inflammatory foods that can make a difference

An anti-inflammatory diet will reinforce your immune system against virus and bacterial invaders, and it will help to boost your energy and moderate allergies such as hayfever.

However, to achieve good results you should always consider 2 aspects: nutrition and lifestyle. For example, it's nearly useless to have a balanced diet if we spend nights watching the TV or playing video games while drinking energy drinks of whiskey.
For example, sugar and processed foods are highly inflammatory and can easily disrupt your immune system opening the door to a variety of health conditions, which may become serious with time.

While inflammation is useful to protect our body from invaders, if it sticks around for longer , it can signal that our body is struggling to get rid of toxins, such as alcohol, smoking, sugar or any chemical found in junk food. Under such conditions, the body starts to attack its own cells — which, as you can guess, is not something we want.

The result? It can vary for each individual.
For example, bleeding gums, fatigue, sleeping disorders, irritability, headache, digestive, and skin disorders.
Long-term or chronic inflammation has been linked to many major diseases, from excess fat to cancer, arthritis , depression and diabetes.

Anti-inflammatory foods are predominantly whole foods, minimally processed and rich in nutrients, like antioxidants and vitamins.
The simpler, the better.

But remember, adding good food to a poor diet will not work well. You can't fool biochemistry.
If you're serious about your health, nutrition should become holistic, a way to life rather than a waste of life.
Adding few drops of milk into a trash can and expecting miracles simply won't work.

Refined grains, such as white bread and pasta, refined sugar, too much salt, red and processed meat like hotdogs, cured meats and bacon, alcohol, and junky snacks that contain trans fats crisps, cookies, margarine, frozen pizza and doughnuts are all enemies to your health, both mental and physical.

In contrast, here come your friends:
Vitamin K and Magnesium present in spinach, collard greens, broccoli, kale, cabbage, lettuce and asparagus, is known for its anti-inflammatory properties.

Infamously antioxidant-packed, berries also bring their A-game when fighting inflammation. They're all good, in particular, blueberries are very high in flavonoids.

Tomatoes pack a serious antioxidant punch, research suggests, with high levels of vitamin C, potassium and antioxidant lycopene.

Walnut is a champion, with the most omega-3 and also alpha-linolenic acid which are both known anti-inflammatories.

Mushrooms such as Chaga, Cordyceps, Reishi and Lion's Mane have been found to reduce inflammation in the body.

Though recent studies prove the inflammatory properties of turmeric, its superpowers have been praised for centuries, with it featuring in traditional Ayurvedic medicine.

Recent research has shown coffee may have anti-inflammatory properties. However, moderation is key to keep it healthy.

The reigning monarch of the widely-lauded Mediterranean Diet, olive oil is high in antioxidants — particularly oleocanthal, which studies show has similar effects to ibuprofen.

Cruciferous veg, such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale and watercress, contain sulforaphane (SFN), an isothiocyanate compound that protects from inflammation and oxidative stress.

And of course, don't forget to stay hydrated. That's right: good water helps flushing toxins out of your body.





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