What foods prevent inflammation and chronic illness?
Eat more whole grains: brown rice and bulgur wheat (in which the grain is intact).
Use healthy oils: extra-virgin olive oil as a main cooking oil.
For neutral tasting oil, use expeller-pressed, organic canola oil.
Organic, high-oleic, expeller pressed versions of sunflower and safflower oil are also acceptable.
Avocados. Nuts (and nut butters): walnuts, cashews, and almonds.
Salmon (preferably fresh or frozen wild or canned sockeye), sardines packed in water or olive oil, herring, and black cod; hemp seeds and flaxseeds (preferably freshly ground); or take a fish oil supplement (look for products that provide both EPA and DHA, in a convenient daily dosage of two to three grams).
• Eat 40 grams of fiber a day (increase your consumption of fruit, especially berries, vegetables, beans, and whole grains.)
• Choose the most colorful fruits and vegetables, especially cruciferous vegetables.
• Drink tea instead of coffee, especially white, green or oolong tea.
• If you drink alcohol, use red wine preferentially.
• Enjoy plain dark chocolate in moderation (with a minimum cocoa content of 70 percent.)
• Drink pure water, or drinks that are mostly water (tea, very diluted fruit juice, sparkling water with lemon) throughout the day.
For a great pictorial summary of what I just went over, take a look at this unique food pyramid, the Anti-Inflammatory Food Pyramid.
There you have it… the map to preventing chronic illness and enjoying great health!
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