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Around This Joint, We Fight Inflammation

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Inflammation is a natural bodily response to stress, infection, or injury. However, prolonged inflammation caused by a self-destructive lifestyle is a harmful response that affects your musculoskeletal system, gastrointestinal function, cardiovascular system, vision, and hormone balance. It’s crucial to control inflammation (there are medications, of course) but it’s even smarter to prevent inflammation. You can do this through daily exercise, 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.

Garlic

Broccoli

Spinach

Kale

Bok choy

Cauliflower

Cabbage

Onions

Peppers

Aim to eat one of these vegetables daily!

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3. Sue:
   
4. October 18th, 2007 at 6:56 pm

   If you’ve got any joint issues - vitamin D is very beneficial. Good old cod-liver oil is one of the best joint foods.
   Inflammation in the body is a response to injury. If it didn’t happen you would just further injure yourself. Inflammation tells you that there is a problem - the swelling is beneficial because it stops you from moving your leg and further damaging it. If you are damaging your joints from too much exercise then its probably time to slow down.

5. Cheryl:
   
6. October 22nd, 2007 at 4:20 pm

   Beautiful pics of beautiful things. Sometimes we forget that the greens rule!!! If we fell in love with the greens, and ate our fill (instead of sugars and processed foods) our cravings would naturally switch to more green things. Yum!

7. Sara:
   
8. October 22nd, 2007 at 5:43 pm

   Thanks, Cheryl. You’re right - cut out sweets and soon you no longer crave them.

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21. Koren:
    
22. July 13th, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    This all sounds great but what on earth do I do with Kale or Bok choy? Any recipes or serving ideas? Nor does my family like spicy hot things like peppers.

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