08/05/2022
Chronic inflammation can trigger your immune system to attack healthy tissue and organs in your body. When left untreated, prolonged chronic inflammation can increase your risk for diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
Here are some foods which will help you deal with inflammation and pain:
📌Papaya- The papaya fruit contains two enzymes, papain and chymopapain. Both enzymes digest proteins, meaning they can help with digestion and reduce inflammation.
📌Avocado- As an added bonus, California Avocados also contain carotenoids, an antioxidant that helps lower inflammation. Finally, having a healthy gut may also play a role in fighting inflammation. Omega-3 fatty acids also can help lower inflammation
📌Cranberries- Cranberries have anti-inflammatory effects that have high amounts of antioxidants, especially anthocyanins and flavanols, which give cranberries their dark hue.
📌Broccoli- Broccoli is rich in sulforaphane, an antioxidant that decreases inflammation by reducing your levels of cytokines and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB).
📌Fish- Fish is rich in omega-3 fatty acids thus lower are the level of markers of inflammation in the bloodstream.
📌Flax seeds- The omega-3 fatty acids in flaxseed oil offer a major health benefit to the heart and circulatory system which helps to reduce inflammation
📌Salmon- Salmon is high in omega-3 fatty acids, which lowers the level of inflammation markers in the bloodstream.
📌Chia seeds- Caffeic acid, an antioxidant found in chia seeds, can help to fight inflammation in the body.
📌Ginger- The health-promoting perspectives of ginger are well known. It can treat a wide range of diseases.
📌Walnuts- High in ALA, walnuts have the highest omega-3 content, and researchers studying their effects have found they lower C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and arthritis.
📌Turmeric- Turmeric's main active component — curcumin — is what gives the spice its yellow colour. Curcumin has anti-inflammatory properties.
📌Celery- Celery and celery seeds have approximately 25 anti-inflammatory compounds that can offer protection against inflammation in the body.
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