Many people ask what they should be eating to maintain health and wellness.
What is inflammation ?
Inflammation helps the body fight illness an can protect the body from harm. In most cases it is necessary for the body to heal.
In some people, however, the immune system does not work as good as it should may lead to chronic inflammation.
Stress also reduces the immune function of the body including natural killer cells. Natural killer cells are part of the immune system that destroys damaged cells which may lead to tumors and virus infected cells.
An anti-inflammatory diet is not a diet but a particular change of eating style. It focuses on fresh fruit and vegetables which are high in antioxidants. The antioxidants remove free radicals from the body that have been caused by daily metabolic processes.
Stress, smoking and other external influencers can also increase the levels of free radicals which may lead to cell damage.
Your new style of eating can help with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, asthma, Hashimotos, colitis, IBD, and metabolic syndrome. Eating in this way may also reduce the risks of cancers.
Certain foods may or may not suit your particular requirements so check with your naturopath for the best foods for you. If you are already eating an anti-inflammatory diet and not getting any success for your particular issue, the Naturopath has many tools in the bag to help reduce inflammation. There are many beautiful anti-inflammatory herbs that work in different locations in the body. For example, some are great for arthritis issues, others are great with the gut and urinary system and herbs can also assist with brain inflammation as well. Looking at the body as a whole is the expertise of the Naturopath who can utilise herbs to work on multiple locations and really pinpoint the cause of your health issues.
Of course to stay healthy, you also need to exercise through the week to help keep your blood and lymph moving. This helps the body clear toxins and delivers nutrients around the body. Adequate water intake is also important to assist with detoxification. “The solution to pollution is dilution”.
A sample of the anti-inflammatory diet is available by pressing the download button below.
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