Inflammation is part of the body’s immune response. It alerts the body to a wound or injury, like when your ankle will start to throb and swell after a sprain, so your immune system can fix it. It is not just external injuries that cause inflammation, however. Things like lack of sleep, excessive stress, genetics and- what might be said worst of all-the wrong diet can all contribute to inflammation.
By “wrong diet” we are talking about the typical American diet which is full of inflammation inducing foods. Think: fried foods, refined flours and sugars, hormone and antibiotic laden animal products, synthetic sweeteners, and artificial food additives. These will begin to transition your body into a state of chronic inflammation. This inflammatory, high-energy diet builds belly fat, reduces level of gut healthy probiotics, induces weight gain, causes joint pain, bloating, and fatigue, and has related to a host of diseases, from diabetes and obesity to heart disease and cancer. Once you get belly fat, it can start spewing out dangerous substances through a condition called leaky gut.
Here are a few foods to help fight inflammation naturally:
- Blueberries
- Ginger
- Wild Salmon
- Broccoli
- Green Tea
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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