BENEFITS OF AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET

Inflammation is a process by which our body’s white blood cells and the things they protect us from infection from outside invaders, such as bacteria and viruses. Inflammation is natural and necessary for healing and preventing illnesses. Long-lasting (chronic) inflammation is where the issues arise.

Chronic inflammation can last months or even years and can lead to conditions, such as:

• diabetes

• Alzheimer’s

• cancer

• heart disease

• arthritis

HOW CAN WE REDCUE & PREVENT CHRONIC INFLAMMATION?

A few of the key actions we can take ourselves to reduce and/or prevent chronic inflammation within the body are:

• stress management

• improve sleep

• exercise

• diet

As a nation, we’ve become accustomed to a calorie-rich, low fiber, and nutrient-starved diet. In today’s industrialized food production processes, it has altered our animal products, such as chicken, beef, and fish, from its original state our ancestors ate. Foods have become factory-farmed and are fed an unnatural diet consisting high amounts of corn, soy, and hormones (to name a few). If choosing to consume animal proteins, select from high-quality sources (when possible) that are:

• organic

• grass-fed

• pasture-raised

• wild-caught

• free from hormones & pesticides

• ethically-sourced

TOP ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FOODS

• Cacao

• Leafy greens: kale, collard greens, mustard greens

• Acai berry & blueberries

• Turmeric

• Maca

• Ginger

• Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acids

Many issues can quite often relate back to the digestive system working overtime right before bed, making it hard for your body to completely wind down and settle in for restful sleep.

This turmeric mixture can help ease your digestive system in preparation for a better night’s sleep, while working as a powerful anti-inflammatory. Sipping on a warming turmeric mixture in the evening can help settle your digestive system, calm the nervous system, begin the anti-inflammatory process, and prepare you for a restful sleep.