If there were one thing that every person could do to promote
health and prevent all forms of disease it would be to “deflame”. Nearly all experts agree that the common
denominator of every disease is inflammation in the body. Chronic inflammation will cause everything
from pain and arthritis to cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. In the next few weeks, I will be discussing
how to decrease inflammation in the body.
Most of the process of reducing and avoiding inflammation in
the body will start with diet. Stated
simply, we need to increase the foods that decrease inflammation and decrease
the foods that promote inflammation. One
food that promotes inflammation may surprise you is grains. But whole grains are supposed to be good for
us, right? The nutrients and fiber in
whole grains certainly are beneficial and whole grains are much better than
white bread and products made from white flour.
However, all grains are inflammatory.
Most grains contain two ingredients that are the source of
the problem. You’ve likely heard of
gluten. This protein will often cause a
type of allergic reaction in the body that begins in the bowel.
Grains also contain a substance called phytic
acid that will reduce the absorption of calcium, magnesium and zinc. Likewise, all grains will cause the pH of our
body to become more acidic which is known to cause inflammation.
Limiting the intake of grains is a great solution for
reducing inflammation. In the next few
weeks I’ll discuss other strategies.
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