Dietary Tips: Anti-Infammatory Diet It is becoming increasingly clear that chronic in!ammation is the root cause of many serious illnesses – including heart disease, many cancers, and Alzheimer’s disease.
We all know infammation on the surface of the body as local redness, heat, swelling and pain. It is the cornerstone of the body’s healing response, bringing more nourishment and more immune activity to a site of injury or infection. But when infammation persists or serves no purpose, it damages the body and causes illness.
Stress, lack of exercise, genetic predisposition, and exposure to toxins (like second-hand tobacco smoke) can all contribute to such chronic infammation, but dietary choices play a big role as well.
Learning how specifc foods infuence the infammatory process is the best strategy for containing it and reducing long-term disease risks.
