INFLAMMATION comes in many forms including acne/psoriasis/eczema, indigestion/bloating, and joint pain. It’s your body trying to eliminate bad stuff, detoxing or purging if you will.
As a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, I want to share more knowledge and stop being lazy lol ?
Although acute (short-term) inflammation ??is beneficial, it can become a major problem when it is chronic (long-term) and inappropriately deployed against the body’s own tissues. Chronic, low-level inflammation ? plays a huge role in almost every chronic degenerative disease, such as heart disease ?, autoimmune conditions, and cancer.
But I’m guessing that you’re experiencing inflammation without even realizing it! How about neck, back, knee pain, or other joint pain? Is it taking you longer than normal to recover from an injury? Are you feeling sore long after your workouts ??
Yup, the pain that you experience even from these instances are a result of increased inflammation ?and pain signalling
A common topic of discussion with my clients is about food and ARTHRITIS pain.
ARTHRITIS – one common type, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease – when the body attacks itself. In this case, attacking the joints. This results in INFLAMMATION and thickening of the joint capsule. It also affects the underlying bone and cartilage.
INFLAMMATORY FOODS: includes wheat, sugar, alcohol, red meat, dairy, but I want to focus on NIGHTSHADE foods. ?
NIGHTSHADES – belong to the family of Solanaceae plants of the Solanum genus. They contain high levels of alkaloids and some people have a sensitivity to nightshade plants and are unable to digest them fully. They may experience diarrhea, gas, bloating, nausea, painful joints, headaches and depression from consuming nightshades. Worsening of inflammation may appear to contribute to inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis and arthritis.
Nightshade vegetables include potatoes, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes. ? ? ?
This shows that foods are not necessarily GOOD or BAD. I’m not saying don’t eat cheese or beef ever again. But we need to understand what is good for our individual bodies, which can continuously change as we continue to change and evolve.
This chart shows what you can substitute for the nightshades.
OTHER ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FOODS/SUPPLEMENTS – include omega 3 fats (fish, chia, flax), antioxidants (fruits and dark leafy greens), ginger, turmeric, apple cider vinegar ? ?
CASE STUDY – client has knee injury and joint pain. RA runs in her family and her mom suffers from bad knee pain from RA. Interestingly, they eat A LOT of peppers. Once they stopped, knees felt better within weeks
Check with your diet if you suffer from arthritic pains and tell me how u are in a few weeks! ???♀️ *as always, everyone is different. Do your research and make the best decisions for YOURSELF
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