What is the Best Anti-Inflammatory Diet

What is the best anti-inflammatory diet? That’s an important question. Diet plays an important role in inflammatory diseases, such as arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis – most inflammatory conditions. It can be a factor that makes things worse, or one that helps to tame the inflammatory process.

Certain foods contain building blocks for inflammation. There can be a particular fat – a polyunsaturated fat called arachidonic acid – that once it enters the cells of the body it’s converted into an inflammatory hormone called prostaglandin series 2 by the enzymes cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase.

Aspirin helps decrease inflammation by blocking the conversion of a lactigonic acid into prostaglandin series 2, so it blocks the enzyme cyclooxygenase. That’s how important this process is. But if you only rely on aspirin, ibuprofen, Voltaren, indomethacin or Celebrex, there are side-effects which over time can be quite damaging.

Part of the solution to reducing inflammation is to have a diet that gives you the least amount of arachidonic acid in the first place; if you don’t add the inflammatory raw material – arachidonic acid – then you won’t make as much inflammatory prostaglandin, a natural byproduct of your body’s own physiology.

Red meat, pork and dairy products are major sources of arachidonic acid, and when included in our diets, they can lead to inflammation. Also, certain vegetable oils – corn, sunflower, safflower and mixed vegetable – all contain an additional fat that the body will also convert into arachidonic acid. Try to limit these oils and use more monounsaturated fats, such as olive oil. It’s a much better alternative.

When it comes to protein, it’s best to have a diet that consists of turkey breast, chicken breast, egg whites, soy products, whey protein powder and legumes, like peas and beans. They don’t have a lot of arachidonic acid and you’ll get the protein you need for your lean mass that will keep your immune system strong.

Other ways to decrease the inflammatory process is to take a supplement of essential fatty acids consisting of flax seed oil, borash seed oil and fish oil, all in one capsule. I take three of these capsules a day myself because I think it even has important anti-cancer properties, which we’ll talk about another time.

Those types of fats allow the body to make anti-inflammatory prostaglandins series 1 and series 3. And of course you should eat fish twice a week because those omega-3 fats become prostaglandins series 3, which are anti-inflammatories.

There are also some supplements that can also reduce inflammation. They look like aspirin but without the side-effects, if you will. I like the combination of curcumin with boswellia, ginger and white willow bark extract; all sort of in one capsule. Quercetin and bromelain enzymes are useful, as well, and other lifestyle strategies are important, too.

I’m bringing this to your attention because many family doctors, rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons fail to tell the patient how important diet, certain supplements and the right exercises for strengthening your joints are when it comes to managing inflammation. It’s very disappointing and discouraging because the evidence is very strong and proves consistent that these things can be helpful and also to help reduce someone’s reliance on anti-inflammatory drugs which can leave very serious side-effects over time. Try to minimize your reliance on those drugs. I’m not saying totally eliminate them; I’m saying minimize your reliance and the right dietary approach can play a very important part in this process.

The best thing you can do to understand this is to Download my eBook which is for free, Proven Natural Remedies for Joint Pain, Arthritis and Inflammation. Download this, especially if you’ve had any inflammatory conditions that are bothering you right now. This booklet outlines the best lifestyle plan to help you manage any inflammatory or arthritic conditions and the strategies can be used along with any drugs or medical treatment you may currently involved in under the supervision of your physician. Every arthritic patient should have a copy of this eBook, Proven Natural Remedies for Joint Pain, Arthritis and Inflammation.

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