Helpful things to add to your diet:
Fish, especially fat fish (think salmon and tuna here), fish oil, organic olive oil and walnut oil should definitely be part of your diet. These are chock full of omega-3 fatty acids and can help to reduce inflammation. Of course, when you add these types of oils to your diet, you should consider reducing the intake of other types of fat. Otherwise you could end up getting too much total fat!
Remember to eat lots of vegetables!! This encourages an overall body chemistry that can help to reduce inflammation.
Consider eliminating the following from your diet:
Try to avoid soy and corn oil because these types of fat actually increase inflammation. Buying ready to eat food from a factory or restaurant will likely result in consuming greater amounts of processed food. These foods will also typically contain soy and corn oil. Reducing the consumption of food you do not cook yourself is a much healthier alternative, though it will require planning and a small time commitment on your part.
Bread, cereals and products made of corn or cereals also increase the inflammatory response, even if they contain wheat. Wheat can cause a special type of inflammation in the intestines called celiac disease in some individuals, but may also trigger inflammation of the non-celiac type.
Try to avoid these items if at all possible:
Always avoid consuming fat that has been chemically altered to give it a different consistency. This type of fat has an extremely negative effect on the health. It may also be a very potent inflammatory agent. Margarine, snacks, fast food and ready made cakes or cookies often contain this kind of fat. Unfortunately it’s also often added to bread. So why not start baking your own bread today?
Hopefully these tips have been helpful and informative!
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