Importance of Anti-Inflammatory Foods
January 18, 2021by Tulshi Varsani
Inflammation is targeted to aid the body to fight illness & protects it from harm.
It is used in Ayurveda healing. Students of CAM therapy believe that everything in the universe is connected (dead or alive). Your mind, body, and spirit are to be in harmony with the universe, which leads to good health. Should something disrupts this balance, say for example, you get sick, this disrupts the balance (they maybe genetic or from birth), other imbalances are caused from physical injuries, climate and seasonal change, age, as well as your emotions.
Ayurvedic medicine (“Ayurveda” for short) is one of the world’s oldest holistic (“whole-body”) healing systems. It was developed more than 3,000 years ago in India. It’s based on the belief that health and wellness depend on a delicate balance between the mind, body, and spirit and its main goal is to promote good health. However, treatments may be geared toward specific health problems. Chronic inflammation occurs with various diseases, such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and asthma. Evidence has presented findings that dietary choices may help manage those symptoms.
An anti-inflammatory ‘diet’ favours fruits and vegetables, also foods containing omega-3 fatty acids, whole grains, lean protein, healthful fats, and spices also are included to have anti-inflammatory properties. Some foods trigger or worsen inflammation, such as sugary or processed foods. However, fresh and whole foods are unlikely to have such an effect.
Plant-based food focuses on fruits and vegetables, they also are good sources of antioxidants. These are molecules in food that help remove free radicals (food fried in repeatedly heated cooking oil is one example). Free radicals are natural by-products of some bodily responses, such as metabolism. External stress, including smoking and stress increases the number of free radicals. This leads to cellular damage, risking your chances of inflammation that can contribute to a range of diseases. Although the body produces antioxidants to rid itself of these toxic substances, diet can most certainly help.
This type of food discourages or limits the consumption of processed foods, red meats, & alcohol. It is not so much a diet per-say but more like a specific style of eating. Styles of this nature are included in The Mediterranean diet and the DASH, those are examples of anti-inflammatory diets.
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Tulshi Varsani
Tulshi is a highly experienced coach with a passion for supporting both corporate and sporting clients to enhance their wellbeing and performance. She applies research led practices to monitor and test, enabling her clients to achieve long-term growth and development. Tulshi was the first Performance Manager and Coach for the 8x World Championship winning Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Her responsibilities included managing the race team performance-testing and training programs. Including factory wide health & wellbeing initiatives. Tulshi is also a part of the Board of Advisors for a company LTAD. LTAD is a training pathway for young athletes within strength and conditioning.