Statistics paint a worrying picture. Over 25 million adults in the US alone suffer from inflammation and related diseases. This number multiplies exponentially if you look at it on a global scale.
Inflammation is one of the underlying causes for many diseases because it compromises the body’s immune system. One of the best ways to treat inflammation will be to clean up your diet.
While people with chronic inflammation will need more than a clean diet, it does help to greatly reduce the symptoms and effects of the problem.
Diabetes, heart disease and many other health problems are attributed to inflammation. Even obesity is affected by inflammation. If you’re suffering from any of these health issues, the first thing you need to do is cut out all inflammatory foods from your diet.
Foods containing sugar, hydrogenated oils, saturated fats, artificial sweeteners and additives, refined flour, and dairy are all inflammatory. Just removing these foods from your diet will be extremely effective. Patients who cleaned up their diet and introduced more alkaline foods into their system have reported feeling much better within a week.
When your body is less inflamed, your cholesterol level will drop too. Very often, people focus on their cholesterol levels without realizing that it’s more important to remedy the inflammation first.
Doctors have already linked inflammation to cardiovascular disease. This is a serious matter and you can prevent this problem by taking steps to reduce your inflammation in the early stages.
Besides an anti-inflammatory diet, exercise will help too. You should get active and burn calories so that you lose the excess pounds. Reducing your excess weight has a positive effect on most health issues. When you’re obese, you’ll constantly having low-grade inflammation.
You may not feel it, but it’s there. The fat cells beneath your skin will release chemical signals that cause inflammation throughout your body. The more weight you gain, the more pronounced your inflammation becomes.
When you clean up your diet and focus on anti-inflammatory foods, your body will not be triggered. Usually, when your body is suffering from inflammation, it releases a stress hormone known as cortisol. This hormone will cause you to gain weight around the belly, and the fat in this area is often very stubborn.
Once you cut out sugar and simple carbs from your diet, your blood sugar levels will stop spiking and be more stable. You can greatly reduce inflammation just by keeping your blood sugar levels stable. There is a relationship between your blood sugar and inflammation and it’s a vicious cycle.
When your blood sugar is high, the body releases chemicals to restore balance. However, your immune system is compromised and your body gets inflammation. This in turn raises your blood sugar and the cycle continues. The best way to remedy this situation is to remove carbs and sugar from your diet.
If you don’t take remedial action, you may become insulin insensitive and even get type 2 diabetes, which is the leading cause of blindness and amputations. It’s clearly evident that inflammation invites many serious diseases to invade your body. The best way to combat the problem is to fix your diet.
It’s a simple way… but not an easy one. Breaking bad habits is always difficult. Take small steps progressively and slowly eliminate all the different inflammatory foods and in a month or two, your diet will be clean and you will feel much better.
You’ll only know the difference once you give it a try… and once you start, you’ll never look back. Start making changes today and your body will thank you for it in future.
Committed to Your Success,
Valarie
Valarie's Wellness 