Reduce inflammation in your body naturally
Inflammation is the body's response to tissue damage and infection. There are many conditions that cause inflammation. Genetics play a role, so does the environment. Environmental factors include diet, exposure to toxins, germs, pollutants, and inhalants. Some people have a genetic predisposition to heightened inflammation which can cause them to have an illness such as rheumatoid arthritis. But a commonly overlooked cause of inflammation is poor diet.Foods that cause inflammation are sugar, simple carbohydrates, and certain fatty acids and oils. To reduce inflammation avoid junk foods such as donuts, pastry, and sugared drinks. Insufficient consumption of fish, fruit and vegetables is as bad for human health as smoking.A diet that reduces inflammation consists mostly of vegetables and fish. In my opinion, the foods that cause the least inflammation and are the most anti-inflammatory are fish such as halibut and salmon, and all kinds of vegetables. Make changes slowly and accept the fact that there may be times when you binge on unhealthy snacks and foods.
There are many other herbs and nutrients that could be taken to reduce inflammation. For instance using curry and cinnamon when cooking is great. Use a variety of herbs and spices. Many of them have antioxidants and other beneficial compounds. For instance, curry has curcumin, rosemary has rosmarinic acid and ginger has vanillin and zingerone. All of these compounds have health benefits. Basil, bay leaves, cumin, chili powder, coriander, dill, fennel, garlic, ginger, oregano, pepper, rosemary, sage, thyme, and garlic appears to protect against fungal and bacterial infections, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, blood clots and even cancer. Bee pollen, pomegranate, goji, mangosteen, graviola, green tea extract, and spirulina, are great herbs and additions to add to the body. A calcium supplement is recommended for postmenopausal women.
Cutting down or cutting out your sugar intake is a must to cut down on inflammation. Stevia, a no calorie natural herbal sweetener, is available in liquid or powder in health food stores. Reduce your intake of artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharin also.
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3-28-2007 @ 5:45PM
Warnetta Mays said...
Hello everyone, this is a general comment to the various suggestions, opinions about proper diets, foods that prevent inflamation, etc, etc. I have read numerous similar type articles and have personally tried out many of these recommendations. ie, I follow the eating of certain vegetables, use of various spices, etc, etc. and simply want to offer my opinions which are based upon my own personal experiences since I've been dealing with "MY CANCER"!
My nightmare started in March 2004, when I was diagnosed with having colon cancer, at stage 4, meaning it had already mestasized and my doctors were straight out with me because it demanded that! At that time they thought I would have at best a couple of more years to live once I had the surgery necessary, which was removal of the colon.
History to date following the initial discovery, surgery to remove colon; tumors moved into liver (three times)-and had two liver surgeries (resections) and now with return this time -Chemotherapy will be the primary treatment because my last Petscan results showed signs of malignacy at the site of the colon (again) in addition to the returned two lesions in the liver. Prior treatments have been radiation treatments, chemo-therapy (twice). Then while going through all these returns to the live, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in (2006) and had a left breast masectomy. Now I will begin my third regiment of chemo therapy next week.
In the interim over these past years, I have watched my diet, etc, etc, but the MONSTER continues to return..and so the point that I am making right here at this writing is that these helpful suggestions work for some and not others, whatever is written for us WILL BE, and all we patients and friends of patients can realistically do is do a lot of praying, and summoning up as much strength as possible to continue in our battles for as long as we need to.
To bring this to an end, I don't know about the reactions of anyone else, but the response by Bush and his white house cronies to the annoucement that the White Houses advisor Tony Snow's cancer had returned has being "a shock"...what the hell does that kind of a verbal comment mean in light that Elizabeth Edwards has just too been widely publicized..."a shock"!! Once we cancer patients find out we have cancer...are there any more shocks to us and our loved ones. I don't think we live in a bubble, do we?
To all my fellow cancer patients, stay strong, fight it fight it if you want to, choose whatever fight makes you feel comfortable with or don't fight at all, it is your choice.
Take care and my prayers and best wishes to all of you (if you want them).
Caio,
Warnetta
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