One of the easiest ways to fight inflammation is first to look at the foods we eat. Inflammation isn’t always a bad thing in a healthy body, since it’s the normal immune response that facilitates healing when the body defends itself. It has an important role to play when the body is injured so the immune system can respond and heal effectively. However, health issues often arise when the inflammation is low grade and long term. Chronic inflammation can be detrimental to the body and is linked to many diseases including heart disease, Alzheimer’s, type-2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, autoimmune disorders, irritable bowel syndrome and some cancers.
An anti-inflammatory diet is more of a style of eating, similar to the Mediterranean diet, and favours unprocessed foods, lean proteins, fresh fruit and vegetables, fatty fish and oils, nuts, seeds and spices. Inflammatory foods include refined carbohydrates such as white bread and rice, fried
