Foods to Avoid to Fight Inflammation and Pain

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Last week we talked about food to add to our diet to improve inflammation and pain.  This week we are focused on the foods to avoid or eliminate completely to decrease pain and inflammtion.

Foods to Avoid

Processed foods:  Processed food amps up your body’s pain system by inducing inflammation. The typical Western-style diet is heavy on foods that promote inflammation, including highly processed foods, rancid oils, trans-fats and refined carbs.  Focus on avoiding foods that come in a package and try to eat foods that are as close to their natural state as possible.

Omega- 6 fatty acids:  Omega 6’s are an essential fatty acid our body needs but cannot make on its own.  Ideally, Omega 6’s and Omega-3’s would be consumed in a perfect 1 to 1 balance.  Unfortunately, most Americans consuming the Standard American Diet (SAD) eat a ratio of 25-1, Omega 6’s to Omega-3’s.  Research shows that a diet high in omega 6 compared to omega 3 leads to chronic inflammation.   Omega-6 acids are found in vegetable and corn oils, processed foods and animal fats.

Nightshades:  Nightshade vegetables like peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplant may trigger arthritis and pain conditions in some people.

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