How the Anti-inflammatory Diet Helped Me
Inflammation is often the underlying cause of many illnesses, such as coronary disease, diabetes, joint inflammation, and various digestive conditions. And surprisingly enough this is a new concept in western medicine. Living in a chronically inflamed state can make you almost seven times more susceptible to infection and disease in some cases (i.e. colds, flu, UTI, etc). The good news is that there are a lot of ways to avoid or reduce both acute & chronic disease-causing inflammation, including an anti-inflammatory diet plus other scientifically-proven inflammation-reducing tactics you can start doing today!
Once upon a time, no that long ago, I suffered from chronic heart burn, IBS, migraine headaches, and struggled with my weight. It is for this reason I turned to an anti-inflammatory diet. Your body needs consistency, and swinging back and forth between drastic diets can be harmful, placing a strain on cellular and organ functions. They can also impact and irritate other bodily processes involving your heart, stomach, liver, etc.
A steady, healthy weight is difficult to achieve if your heart isn't healthy. Your heart contributes to myriad processes designed to avoid inflammation, prevent diabetes, and fend off coronary or digestive illnesses, so it’s important to eat foods that are good for your heart. These foods include vegetables, nuts, seeds, greens, organic products, beans, vegetables, and low-glycemic grains.
Hunger cravings may often be the result of inflammation from eating high amounts of sugar, red meat, fried foods, junk foods, and refined carbs. Not only do these types of foods pack on the pounds, but they are not satiating, leaving you feeling just as hungry as before. The body confuses this lack of fulfillment with more cravings. Many processed foods contain additional ingredients that can cause false cravings, as well, such as those with a lot of added salt, sugar, or MSG. Many of the foods have also been linked to diabetes.
Greens, vegetables, natural products, nuts, and seeds are largely anti-inflammatory and provide significantly better nutrition to our bodies. They also help your body maintain normal blood sugar levels and provide tons of protein, especially foods like hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, almonds, chia, flax, broccoli, spinach, kale, lentils, and chickpeas. Most nuts, seeds, greens, beans, and vegetables also support healthy blood sugar levels.
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I noticed an immediate difference after switching to an anti-inflammatory diet. Without changing much else about my lifestyle—trust me, ditching all the junk food was big enough!—I was able to boost my energy, reduce inflammation, and lose five pounds. Not only do I look better, but I feel better and healthier. Your body responds to how you fuel it; feed it right!
If you are feeling called to take the next step, contact me to set up a clarity call. Together we will discuss your healing journey, and make an action plan to get you to your goal.
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Namaste,
- Dr. Lara
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