Anti-Inflammatory Diet

 

Inflammation can come from a number of sources. Illness and injuries are two such sources that are sometimes difficult to control. However, there is a third source of inflammation that is controllable. That source is from our diet.

 

The foods we eat can only do one of three things in our bodies:

• Increase inflammation

• Decrease inflammation

• Maintain our current level of inflammation.

 

We can control these reactions by controlling the food we eat. Wheat, sugar, artificial foods and ingredients, bad oils and fats, and genetically modified foods will increase our inflammatory response. Real foods like almonds, fruit, vegetables and grass fed beef all decrease inflammation in our bodies.

 

Below you will find 2 documents. The first is the Anti-inflammatory diet itself. This is a grain free life-style change. The second is an introduction to a gluten free diet. This is not as drastic nor as effective as the anti-inflammatory diet but it may be sufficient for many people.