Anti-Inflammation Diet For Dummies
Language: English
Pages: 384
ISBN: 1118023811
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Trusted information and healthy, delicious recipes to fight inflammation
Low-grade inflammation is a condition inside the body, directly related to diet, that slowly wears on the body, facilitating chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Also, the latest research has detected a correlation between inflammation and conditions like severe allergies, asthma, and even cancer.
Anti-Inflammation Diet For Dummies takes a preventative dietary approach to fighting inflammation by stimulating natural healing with anti-inflammatory foods and supplements. It reveals the causes of inflammation and provides a how-to prescription for eliminating it through diet changes, stress reduction, and healthy weight loss.
- Defines what inflammation is, how it develops, and its associated risks
- Outlines foods and supplements rich in natural inflammation-fighting agents
- 100 healthy and delicious recipes loaded with anti-inflammatory agents
Anti-Inflammation For Dummies is an invaluable resource to help you make smart diet choices by avoiding problematic foods that instigate the inflammatory process, and arms you with knowledge and delicious recipes to get on the road to a healthier you.
anti-inflammatory. Most edible mushrooms are full of proteins, beneficial vitamins and minerals, and antioxidants and amino acids. They also contain polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates) that are good for the immune system. The most beneficial edible mushrooms are the Asian, maitake, oyster, and shiitake mushrooms. These mushrooms should be eaten cooked, not raw. Chapter 4: Filling Your Plate to Fight Inflammation Mushrooms have a small negative IF rating — maitake mushrooms, for example,
fresh is best. But when fresh isn’t possible, choose frozen. Be sure to check the labels to see how the food was frozen and whether it contains chemicals or other preservatives. Although whole fruits and vegetables are great choices, often the fruit juices or fruit juice concentrates have too much concentrated fructose — the natural sugars in fruit — or added sugars and can be considered a bad carbohydrate. 83 84 Part II: Understanding Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition Eating locally and in season
the avocados. 3 Finely chop the onion and serrano chile. Add the onions, serrano chile, cilantro, and parsley to the avocado and chickpea mixture. Mix in the lemon juice and sea salt. 4 Serve with celery sticks or rice crackers. ⁄4 cup chickpeas 1 1 small onion 1 small serrano chile, or to taste 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley Juice of 1 lemon Sea salt to taste Celery sticks or rice crackers for serving Per serving: Calories 148 (From Fat 113); Fat
2g); Protein 1g 153 154 Part III: Enjoying Recipes for Less Inflammation and Better Health Stuffed Dates with Coconut Prep time: 10 min • Cook time: None • Yield: 6 servings Ingredients 6 Medjool dates 6 raw almonds Directions 1 Slice each date down the middle and sprinkle it with coconut. Add one almond per date. 2 tablespoons shredded coconut Per serving: Calories 79 (From Fat 7); Fat 1g (Saturated 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 1mg; Carbohydrate 19g (Dietary Fiber 2g); Protein 0g
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