“If you want to battle inflammation, start by taking a look in your kitchen. And when you make your grocery list, add less inflammatory foods and more anti-inflammatory foods like vegetables, fruits, nuts, beans, seeds and fatty fish. You must stop or decrease sugar and refined carbohydrates. It is possible to do. It might seem difficult at first. Check labels.
According to various studies, saturated fats trigger a host of inflammatory responses such as swelling, pain, and loss of function. If inflammation becomes chronic, it can lead to various diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or and cancer. There are better choices than saturated fats. Pizza and cheese are not these sources. These must be avoided. You can buy a cauliflower pizza but just watch the sugar content. Or better yet make your own pizza dough with artichoke, brown rice or quinoa flower.
Trans fats have bene in the news as far back at the 1960’s Remember margarine. You need to avoid trans fats at all costs. Besides margarine trans fats are found in popular fast foods, processed snack foods, packaged cookies, and frozen products This is why you must read labels.
If you want to stop disease, STOP inflammatory foods.
Until tomorrow…