Positive Effects Of Consuming Anti Inflammatory Foods

By Annabelle Holman


Inflammation can be caused by things you eat. If your diet is based on inflammatory food, it will increase your chances for cardiovascular diseases and other health problems. You can even feel pain more intensively, especially pain related to arthritis, if your diet isn't properly balanced. Anti inflammatory foods have numerous positive effects on your health as well as on your weight.

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 has entirely different effect on your body. It reduces inflammation and ensures proper functioning of your entire organism. Strangely, but it also decreases the level of pain. Anti.inflammatory diet is based on fresh and unrefined ingredients. Fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain bread, low-fat and non-fat milk products, preferably organic, walnuts, soy and all other food rich in minerals, vitamins, anti-oxidants and healthy fatty acids.

Fruits are especially valuable source of anti-oxidants, in the first place brightly colored ones such as berries. Fruits usually don't contain much fat, but avocado is a great source of mono-saturated acids that is absolutely beneficial for you. Nuts and seeds, for example flax-seeds, walnuts and almonds, are valuable sources of highly beneficial substances your body needs to stay healthy.

Healthy fats contained in nuts, avocado, seeds, olive and canola oil and some other foods are essential for preserving physical and psychical health. Your brain needs them to be able to work. Low-fat meat, fish and seafood are great sources of these healthy fats and Omega-3 amino acids. Calculate our calorie intake, but include these valuable foods in your diet.

Great anti-inflammatory sources of protein are fish and seafood. Avoid canned and processed fish, choose fresh, frozen or even smoked instead. Tuna steak is ready for only few minutes, it tastes great and you can prepare it really simply in your kitchen. High quality salmon and cheap sardines are equally beneficial, as long as you don't deep fry them.

You may drink different herbal teas, mineral or spring water or even tap water, but you need to avoid sodas and similar beverages. They contain high levels of sugar, and processed sugar is your enemy. If you need something sweet in your beverages, use stevia instead. Drink vegetable and fruit juices, without added sugar. Choose dark green and brightly colored fruits, and be careful with calorie rich fruits such as 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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