Anti-Inflammation Diet May Help Reduce Symptoms That Lead to Disease

Some saturated fats are necessary, and some in small quantities are good for us, like Omega 3’s. Mary Toscano, has a wonderful nutritional DVD that explains the benefits of fats, titled Fabulous Fats! that is a must see. This fun for all ages nutritional DVD explains the role of fats in our diet.

Mary does a excellent job sharing how to add healthy fats and what quantity and types are best for good nutritional balance. She also explains which saturated fats are good for us, and when we introduce excess saturated fat into our diet we also introduce fatty acids that may not be that great. One that comes from excess saturated fat is called arachidonic acid and in excess this substance can increase inflammation in the body.

Syndrome X

Other foods that kick in inflammation issues are sugars, as described in Syndrome X, which is called one of the hidden deadly diseases. Of course the biggest sources of unhealthy sugars are found in refined foods. Fast foods are the worst culprits and include sodas, candy, cereals, pastries. Also many of the grab and go foods are very addictive for far to many reasons to include in this article.

When we eliminate foods high in sugar and ones that contain refined and processed ingredients, and begin choosing foods with healthy amounts of fat, then diseases like diabetes and heart disease have much less of a chance of taking hold in the body. Also, Syndrome X symptoms are less likely to show up.

Pain Associated with Inflammatory Symptoms

Once a person has developed a reasonable amount of inflammation in the body some foods may actually increase the pain associated with inflammatory symptoms. Even though some of these foods have proven to have nutritional value, researchers suspect they could be potential irritants.

The nightshade family of foods are wise to avoid when on an anti-inflammatory diet, until you get your symptoms under control.<

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