What foods cause inflammation in your body? Ice cream, whole milk, banana and mango are some foods that are considered the worst for your body (from some sources I’ve read… see below)
There are many foods that can REDUCE inflammation in your body. Here is a pocket guide to the Inflammation Free Diet Plan book and the best foods to eat. Considering my current issues with inflammation in my knees, this list should be on my shopping list weekly but so far, it’s been..humm well, hit or miss?! I can’t say that I’ve eaten Salmon, Ginger or Tumeric in the last month.
Flaxseeds
Salmon
Strawberries
Olive Oil
Spinach
Carrots
Spinach
Kale
Collards
Garlic
Grass Fed Beef
Ginger
Tumeric
Green Tea
Cherries
Image Borrowed from World’s Healthiest Foods
Leading and a lifestyle that will reduce inflammation in the body includes YOGA. Here is another article on how yoga can reduce inflammation too. (link)
I was glad to read this article! Coffee supposedly helps reduce the inflammation!
Since, I’m a rookie in the areas of curing inflammation and eating the very BEST foods all the time, I was wondering if you could offer your wisdom on this issue? What do you all think of this research? What are your thoughts on eating fatty acids daily? Why are bananas bad (other than the fossil fuel business)?
9 responses so far ↓
1 Lisa Survillas // Feb 6, 2009 at 5:46 am
Check out the Advanced Omega on my company website. In addition to it and eating lots of salmon (cuz i love it) I take an Evening Primrose Oil supplement. I take my multivitamin/superfood and Genesis and have no troubles with my knees anymore. =) worth a shot.
2 MizFit // Feb 6, 2009 at 11:26 am
Im big on the EFA!
the inflammation stuff has taken (is taking?) a ton of reading and reread for me to truly get—-but I figure while Im ‘getting’ the EFAs cant hurt
3 Kara from MamaSweat // Feb 6, 2009 at 11:49 am
Mango? Really? How weird! I eat a lot of flax and take a fish oil supplement. I eat a lot of AI foods already, but don’t know much about the “bad ones.” I’m still reeling over mango. Bummer.
4 Amanda // Feb 6, 2009 at 2:25 pm
oh that’s on my list now I hope they have it at the library. i was reading a great post from tfh about the anti-inflamatory meal she has after long runs and it just makes so much sense!
5 Fit Mommy // Feb 6, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Yes, me. too. I think there is a lot of research surrounding these foods.
6 ttfn300 // Feb 7, 2009 at 7:40 pm
hmmm, i don’t usually think about foods this way…
7 Alex McMurtrie // Feb 7, 2009 at 8:30 pm
I think this is a great post. I am a huge fan of essential fatty acids and have been studying their benefits to the human body for some time now. Omega 3, 6 and 9s in the proper ratio, are “essential” for our bodies since we don’t produce them naturally and should be included in our diet daily.
8 Kathy // Feb 8, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Wow, great post! I need to read some more about this! Thanks for the list of foods. Of course my favorites are under the inflammatory list lol. I love love love mangos . . . sigh!
9 Fit Mommy // Feb 9, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Thanks! I’m totally interested in doing whatever it takes to get my knees uninflammed! I’ve also been told about ginger, tumeric in pill form for knee inflammation.
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