What Foods Increase Inflammation?

by | May 20, 2017 | Nutrition

What Foods Increase Inflammation?
Inflammation is the cause of most chronic diseases. It is SO KEY to understand the role that inflammation plays in the body, and how certain foods either increase inflammation or decrease inflammation.

First, let’s talk about the two forms of inflammation: acute and chronic. While short-term or acute inflammation can be healthy and important for our wellbeing (like exercise), we do not want chronic inflammation. Our bodies are forced to become inflamed in an effort to heal our system, just like a cut or burn on our skin becomes infected and swells in an effort to heal.

Inflammation is the cause of most chronic diseases. It is SO KEY to understand the role that inflammation plays in the body, and how certain foods either increase inflammation or decrease inflammation. When our bodies are forced to fight inflammation for awhile, diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, obesity, autoimmune diseases, or others occur. 

 

So what can you do about it?! Start taking a whole foods approach to reducing inflammation so the body can begin to heal.
 
Focus on the QUALITY of your food and eating to reduce inflammation.
 
First, here’s a list of foods that cause inflammation. While I know that it’s not realistic to avoid all of these foods all the time, be sure that they are the occasional treat–not a daily staple in your diet.

 

Next, let’s look at the list of foods that MAY cause inflammation. Start paying attention to your body when you’re eating. Do certain foods cause your tummy to bloat up? Do you swell after eating eggs? Get gassy? These are all signs that these foods are inflammatory in YOUR body. We are all different, and some of these foods might be causing an issue for you right now. 

That’s not to say that if you’re having reactions to eggs right now that you can NEVER eat eggs (I would die lol), just that until you heal your gut, you probably need to avoid them.

Here’s a list of foods that decrease inflammation. The majority of your diet should be these foods! 

Again, we are ALL DIFFERENT, and there’s a chance that YOUR body might have reactions to some of these foods, yes even the anti-inflammatory ones. Start to become a scientist and experiment!! 

Yesterday I had a Spanish omelet that was made with potatoes. Right after I ate it I became flushed, bloated, and my tummy hurt. Are potatoes typically inflammatory? No, but for some reason, I reacted to them.

Anytime I eat something I stop and ask myself: will this increase inflammation in my body or decrease it? Start to eat off of the list of anti-inflammatory foods, cut out the inflammatory ones, and you will start to feel better after just a few days!! You’ll probably even lose weight =)

If you looked at these lists and said RACHEL what am I going to EAT, have no fear lol! You can download my free meal plan that’s filled with anti-inflammatory foods. Some ladies have lost 10 pounds in just a week of following it–insane, right?!

Click here to get your FREE copy of my Keto Meal Plan!

 

 

 

 

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