Living with chronic inflammation, can be depressing. You wake up in pain, go throughout your day, trying to ignore everything that aches, and as you lay your weary bones to rest at night, you can’t wait to drift off and forget about everything that hurts.
The usual course of action for those living with chronic inflammation is to go to the doctor to find out what’s happening to cause this. But what often happens is the doctor isn’t sure, and they can only guess at the many different scenarios if there is no specific showing up in your bloodwork.
This lead you to a spiral of frustration, and the only way to improve things is to take back control of your health and empower yourself with knowledge. Below, you are going to find many different natural solutions that can contribute to lessening inflation in your body.
Does that mean it will all go away overnight? Probably not. However, these are things many use to alleviate the inflammation and accompany pain that tends to get better over time the more you are consistent with these efforts.
You may want to do some trial and error to see what works best for you and definitely consult your doctor to make sure there are no underlying conditions he or she can address.
Sometimes, what works for you might be a nutritional tip and other times it might be some sort of other actionable tip that works best for your situation. You won’t know until you try and hopefully, you’ll find the relief you’ve been searching for.
Limit or Nix the Obvious Inflammation Foods and Make Replacements
It’s time to start sizing up your diet, because inflammation often stems from what you’re fueling your body with. If it’s processed foods, a high dose of sugar and everything typically considered bad for you, then lowering your dose of these can diminish inflammation significantly.
In addition to what you need to stop consuming, let’s look at what you need to start adding to your diet as a beneficial replacement. Instead of cooking with unhealthy ingredients, flavor it with inflammation-fighting spices and herbs.
Turmeric, ginger, chili peppers and cinnamon are all great for reducing inflammation markers. You want to cook with these and replace the seed oils you may have used with olive oil, too.
If you can tolerate them, seek ways to start adding mushrooms to your meals. Broccoli is another good addition that lowers cytokines, which drive inflammation in your body. While you’re at is, add garlic, too – it reduces chronic inflammation when taken regularly.
Other nutritional changes that will help reduce inflammation include drinking green tea, eating foods with omega-3 fatty acids (like salmon), eating nuts and adding leafy greens, tomatoes, cherries, and avocadoes to your meals.
For dessert, make a swap to consume more dark chocolate and snack on berries and cherries, which all help to combat inflammation that’s rising in your body. This is much better for you than highly processed desserts.
You can also add certain supplements to your day to help with delivering anti-inflammatory measures to support your body. Two of the most popular ones are Devil’s Claw, which helps manage inflammation and Boswellia Serrate, which can inhibit inflammatory pathways in your body that signal the increased production of inflammatory markers.
It goes without saying that all of this should be paired with good hydration. Water helps flush out toxins in your body, which often cause a rise in pain associated with the inflammation you’re experiencing.
