Why would anyone want to eat an anti inflammation diet? Despite it not sounding as appetizing as “South Beach” or “Mediterranean” or “Celebrity”, inflammation is a serious problem for many people that leads many toward chronic diseases. And chronic disease is much less appetizing than an anti inflammation diet.
Strangely, inflammation is not a bad thing most of the time. Inflammation is the body’s response to injury or infection. It’s the way the body helps prevent further infection and get both white and red blood cells to the affected area. But chronic inflammation is something entirely different.
What is Chronic Inflammation?
The inflammatory response is a basic mechanism of our immune system. Inflammation is the result of communication between the endocrine, central-nervous, digestive and cardiovascular systems. In a healthy body, these systems communicate with and respond to one another.
When the inflammation, that is designed to protect the body, becomes permanent the built-checks and balances, along with the communication ceases to work properly. That persistent status is what is called chronic inflammation.
The Anti Inflammation Diet Specifics
| The difficulty in establishing what are the foods that reduce inflammation and which are the inflammation foods is there is no way scale to look at in making this determination. Monica Reinagel, in her book “The Anti Inflammation Diet” suggests that acidity, glycemic index, sugar and a host of other properties need to be considered when planning an anti inflammation diet. From her book we’ve gleaned the following list of anti inflammation foods.One thing Reinagel insists is that you do not follow the 10 Super Foods diet because it is too limited in variety. She insists that both your anti inflammation diet and your Anti Aging Diet be a mixture of inflammatory foods and anti inflammatory foods. The mixture itself will provide nutrients and minerals you wouldn’t get on the Super Foods alone.
Regardless of whether you are following an anti aging, anti inflammatory, South Beach or Mediterranean Diet, make sure you’re taking a Super Antioxidant Vitamin and Mineral Supplement (featuring resveratrol) everyday. |
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Anti Inflammatory Foods
Anti Inflammation Fruits
| Best: | Worst: |
| Cantaloupe Pink Grapefruit Raspberries Blueberries **SOURCE OF RESVERATROL** Strawberries | Banana Mango |
Anti Inflammation Vegetables
| Best: | Worst: |
| Carrots Collards Garlic Kale Onions Spinach Sweet Potatoes | Corn French fries White Potatoes |
Anti Inflammation Dairy Products
| Best: | Worst: |
| Carrots Collards Garlic Kale Onions Spinach Sweet Potatoes | Corn French fries White Potatoes |
Anti Inflammation Fish
| Best: | Worst: |
| Arctic Char Bluefin Tuna Bluefish Halibut Herring Oysters Rainbow Trout Wild Caught Salmon Sardines Whiting | Farmed Salmon |
Anti Inflammation Poultry
| Best: | Worst: |
| Duck Goose | Chicken Giblets Chicken livers Cornish Game Hen Turkey (dark meat> |
Anti Inflammation Meat
| Best: | Worst: |
| Eye of Round Flank Steak Lamb Shanks Pork Tenderloin Pot Roast Prime Rib Sirloin Tip | Organ Meats Lamb Rib Chops Veal Loin |
Anti Inflammation Bread
| Best: | Worst: |
| Flour Tortilla Mixed Grain Bread Pumpernickel Bread Rye Bread Whole Wheat Bread | Bagel English Muffin French Bread Hotdog / Hamburger buns Kaiser Roll Vienna Bread |
Anti Inflammation Cereal
| Best: | Worst: |
| All-Bran Bran Flakes Muesli (no sugar) Rolled Oats Total | Corn Flakes Corn Chex Crispix Grape Nuts Just Right Raisin Bran Rice Krispies |
Anti Inflammation Pasta and Grains
| Best: | Worst: |
| Barley CousCous Kasha Rice Noodles Whole Wheat Pasta | Cornmeal Corn Pasta Millet White Rice |
Anti Inflammation Fats and Oils
| Best: | Worst: |
| Almond Oil Apricot Kernel Oil Avocado Oil Hazelnut Oil Canola Oil Olive Oil Safflower Oil (High Oleic) | Cottonseed Oil Coconut Oil Margarine Palm Kernel Oil Safflower Oil |
Anti Inflammation Crackers, Chips and Cookies
| Best: | Worst: |
| Melba Toast Oyster Crackers Saltines Tea Biscuits Vanilla Wafers | Corn Chips Potato Chips Pretzels |
Anti Inflammation Beverages
| Best: | Worst: |
| Black, Green and Herbal Tea Carrot Juice Club Soda Mineral Water Water Nonalcoholic Wine **SOURCE OF RESVERATROL** | Cola Cranberry Juice Gatorade Lemonade |
Anti Inflammation Nuts and Seeds
| Best: | Worst: |
| Almonds Brazil Nuts Cashews Flaxseed Hazelnuts Hickory Nuts Macadamia Nuts Pecans Peanuts **SOURCE OF RESVERATROL** | N/A |
Anti Inflammation Herbs and Spices
| Best: | Worst: |
| Curry Powder Oregano Sage Cloves Ginger Garlic Onion Turmeric | N/A |
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