Sunday, August 3, 2014

The Benefits Of Anti Inflammatory Foods

By Annabelle Holman


Your health, as well as your weight, greatly depends on your diet. Inflammation increases risk for cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases, speeds up the aging process and may cause more intensive pain in case you suffer from different chronic diseases already, or arthritis. Anti inflammatory foods have very good effect on overall health condition, and may also relief pain.

It's not so hard to recognize inflammatory food. It your meal is based on highly processed food, sugar, fatty meat and other trans fats, this cannot be good for you. This type of diet will affect your organism on many different ways, and you will probably have problems with your weight as well. Refined sugar sharply increases your blood sugar level and causes inflammation.

Anti inflammatory food may reduce inflammation, if eaten regularly. Typical foods on the anti-inflammatory diet are all fruits and vegetables, fish and seafood, non-fat and low fat milk and yogurt, soy, almonds, nuts and other food rich in minerals, vitamins, Omega-3 fatty acids and healthy mono-saturated fats. When it comes to vegetables, some say you should avoid so called nightshade vegetables, for example tomato, potato and eggplant.

Fruits are especially valuable. Brightly colored fruits and berries are rich with anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants fight free radicals and help you stay healthy and young, and protect your skin and beauty as well. Mono-saturated fats contained in avocado, for example, are also highly valuable, especially if you need additional source of plant-based proteins. Low fat meat is also allowed.

Fats are essential for proper functioning of your brain, but also for preserving your health. Trans-fats are harmful, but Omega-3 fatty acids and mono-saturated fats are welcome addition to your diet, in reasonable amounts, of course. Choose olive and canola oil instead of other sources. You will also get some consuming almonds and walnuts, as well as fish and seafood. Avoid fatty and red meat by all means.

Fish such as salmon, sardines and tuna are just great sources for inflammatory protein. Most seafood is also beneficial. You should eat fish every week, at least once, but this means that you should eat freshly prepared, not canned fish. Remember, you should avoid any industrially processed food, whenever you can. Forget about frying, your food can be consumed fresh, cooked or baked instead.

Drink plenty of fresh or mineral water, fruit juices without sugar added and low sodium vegetable juices. Dark green and brightly colored fruits and vegetables are the best sources of anti-oxidants, for example broccoli, spinach and berries. In fact, all fruits are beneficial, especially B-17 rich apricots. Keep in mind that some fruits can be rich with calories as well, and one of them is banana.

This type of diet is really very healthy one. It contains fresh ingredients, very low levels of sugars, fats and refined food, in fact, it is very similar to Mediterranean food. Almonds, fish, olive oil, fresh fruits and vegetables, very small amounts of lean meat. This food is easy to prepare, full of valuable nutrients and highly beneficial. You are allowed to drink some coffee, it has similar effect, too.




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