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30 Anti-Inflammatory Foods You Should Be Eating
Inflammation is linked with nearly every major disease, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease.
In fact, chronic inflammatory diseases are the most significant cause of death in the world.
We would therefore be smart to keep inflammation in check. But the Standard American Diet (SAD) — full of refined sugars and carbs, unhealthy oils, and processed food —promotes the excessive inflammation we’re trying to avoid.
It is hard to stay away from the toxic food that is all around us, but our health depends on it. This article is intended as a guide to the foods you should avoid — and more importantly to the great foods you can eat — to reduce inflammation in the body.
Although it can be very challenging, here are a few key principles for foods to avoid:
- Avoid foods with high fructose corn syrup and trans fats
- Avoid foods with added sugar and flour
- Minimize high heat cooking (above 375 degrees F) and avoid fried foods
- Stay away from unhealthy vegetable and seed oils, including corn oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, and sesame seed oil.
And now here is a list of 30 anti-inflammatory foods, herbs & spices, and supplements to enjoy:
