July
2007
Now That’s Just Inflammatory!
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Inflammation is a very normal and healthy bodily response to stress, infection, or injury. Unfortunately, prolonged inflammation brought on by an unhealthy lifestyle is a destructive force that affects your musculoskeletal health, gastrointestinal health, cardiovascular health, vision, and hormone regulation. It’s important to control inflammation (there are medications, of course) but it’s even wiser to prevent inflammation. You can do this through daily exercise, effective stress management, and avoidance of smoking and drinking. But there are many foods that help control inflammation, too. (Chicken nuggets - or rings - do not.) These foods are known as vegetables. Yes - vegetables can help your inflammation just like drugs can. But don’t tell anyone.
Here are the smartest vegetables for your pursuit of reducing your inflammation without popping pills nice things:
Garlic
Lady Phoenixx 1999 Flickr Photo (CC)
Broccoli
Spinach
A Culinary Photo Journal Flickr Photo (CC)
Kale
Bok choy
Ulterior Epicure Flickr Photo (CC)
Cauliflower
Lucy Crosbie Flickr Photo (CC)
Cabbage
Rachel Andrew Flickr Photo (CC)
Onions
Harris Graber Flickr Photo (CC)
Peppers
Aim to eat one of these vegetables daily!
Anti-Inflammatory Foods: Le Source
Further reading:
Healthy Tastes Great: Popular Recipes from Yours Truly
Health Benefits of Peppers (10 Peppers You Need to Try!)
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I like how you did this with all pictures instead of text. I’m printing it out.
How great to have pictures here. Sometimes I go to the farmer’s market looking for something I’ve read about … but have no idea what it looks like. So having pictures is helpful. Very helpful.
Cheers!
Broccoli I know is a very effective route to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I have heard that steamed vegetables, including broccoli, reduces the vitality of the nutrients… Anyone have an answer for this… Buehler… Buehler???
A.V. - thanks for stopping by!
Phil - ha, nice to see a fellow Ferris fan. Cooking any vegetable will reduce nutritional content, but generally if you cook anything (including broc) for fewer than 3 minutes, you’re good to go!
Another great inflammatory that works well, although not a vegetable, is krill oil. Mrs. Fat’s life has changed because of krill oil. She dropped all pain medication as a result of a serious car accident and now just takes krill. It has also significantly reduced the pain and swelling due to her arthritis.
the Fats
Fish oil is great as well.
I’m curious about the environmental impact of krill oil. Anyone know?