Foods that combat inflammation

Include plenty of these anti-inflammatory foods in your diet:

•tomatoes
•olive oil
•green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale, and collards
•nuts like almonds and walnuts
•fatty fish like salmon, mackerel, tuna, and sardines
•fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, cherries, and oranges

Foods that cause inflammation

Try to avoid or limit these foods as much as possible:
•refined carbohydrates, such as white bread and pastries
•French fries and other fried foods
•soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages
•red meat (burgers, steaks) and processed meat (hot dogs, sausage)
•margarine, shortening, and lard

•Cut out all sugar, including natural sugars like honey and maple syrup.

•Cut out all processed foods. (I don’t eat a lot of them, but I wasn’t 100%
processed food free, either)

•Cut out most flour.

•Cut out gluten.

•Drastically reduce the amount of animal products I’m eating, except eggs.

•Increase fatty fish consumption.

•Decrease use of all oils. Cut out grape seed oil. Only use extra-virgin olive
oil in strict moderation, and not for cooking to avoid hitting its smoke point
(too hard for me to control, so I’d just rather not cook with it for now.)

•Decrease coffee consumption and increase green tea consumption.

•Eat foods and herbs that are anti-inflammatory everyday, including ginger
and turmeric.