9 Anti-inflammatory Foods To Save Your Body
“A healthy life starts with eating healthy.”
This fact is an unchanging truth that everyone knows. However, not many people are well aware of which foods are good for health and what is wrong with our eating habits. Most of them rely on fragmentary information posted on the Internet or SNS, but there are also many cases where the contents are contradictory.
For example, one person tells you to drink three cups a day because coffee is beneficial to your health, and the other person tells you to drink as little as possible because coffee is not good for your health. It's the same food, but the content is different depending on the person talking, so readers are only confused.
Most of these results come out because the evaluation differs depending on the criteria viewed from which one side is not wrong. Coffee is good for preventing type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease, but it also slows the flow of blood to the brain. That's why you need a choice that suits you.
Turmeric
Turmeric is one of the best anti-inflammatory herbs in existence. One of the most potent genes that cause inflammation is the COX-2 gene, and scientists have been working for decades to find drugs that can suppress it. All drugs that can fight COX-2 so far found have too many side effects. However, it turns out that turmeric is a very potent and non-toxic COX-2 inhibitor.
Neobiotics
It was said that it was good to add good bacteria to your diet in the form of probiotics or synbiotics. Most people today eat too much potato chips and insufficient broccoli, so the gut flora is very weak.
Many people have heard of probiotics, but neobiotics are unfamiliar. Neobiotics are supplements that contain good bacteria (probiotics) and dietary fiber together. Dietary fiber helps the bacteria reach the colon, and once it reaches the colon, it becomes food for the bacteria, helping bacteria grow and reproduce. In short, they also pack a lunch box for probiotics. It is now very natural to consume good bacteria and dietary fiber daily in supplement form.
Cloves
Clove is a spice used in Indonesia, dried flowers of the clove tree. It's the most powerful antioxidant in the world. Cloves have been used as medicine in Asia for thousands of years. It's a waste to use these precious materials just once a year for Christmas snowman decorations. Grind the cloves in a mortar and eat them in smoothies, soups, coffee, tea, etc.
Cloves have a pungent and irritating taste, so it is recommended to mix them with anti-inflammatory spices such as cinnamon or ginger. Cloves are famous for their strong anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, anesthetic, redness (warm and soften), and anti-bloating properties. )
Green banana
Unlike yellow bananas, green bananas are rich in pectin. It is a heavenly ingredient in the gut flora. Our ancestors ate raw green fruit, and so were the wild apes. Bananas are rich in vitamins and minerals as well as dietary fiber. Now if you see a child on the bus trying to peel a green banana, don't look weird.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps maintain health by strengthening the immune system and reducing inflammation in the body. So we made the habit of taking vitamin D supplements all the time. The recommended dose of vitamin D is 15 micrograms per day for both children and adults, or 600IUIU=International Unit. If you are over 75 years old, the daily dose is increased to 20 micrograms/800 IU. There have been articles about being addicted to taking too much vitamin D, but if you stick to the recommended amount, you don't risk getting addicted.
Kale is believed to reduce inflammation, strengthen the immune system, and activate metabolism. It contains iron, omega-3, dietary fiber, vitamins A, C, K, and minerals and antioxidants that are good for the body.
Kale is also a great source of calcium. So, when I want to replenish calcium, I decide to put a few handfuls of kale in the soup instead of milk (but I don't want to put kale in the coffee instead of milk!
Avocado
Avocado is one of the most nutrient-dense fruits. It's also worth noting that it's full of healthy fats and protein and high in dietary fiber. Go let's go as far as the people are to eat seeds. Seeds contain most of the antioxidants found in avocados, as well as water-soluble dietary fiber and a significant portion of healthy oils. If you want to give it a try, divide the seeds into quarters and add a piece to your soup or smoothie.
How do I know if I used too much? No need to worry. The taste will tell.
Sorghum can come in black, red, or brown. And the richer the color grain, the more antioxidants it contains. Last year, we mostly used sorghum as the flour for baking bread, but recently, when we went to a dinner party, the owner gave the children sorghum instead of rice. They are really smart people.
Thanks for such a useful tip!
Of course, I don't mean to add competition, but sorghum contains more antioxidants than blueberries, strawberries, plums, broccoli, carrots, and onions.
Cinnamon
Let me tell you about a man named Hugo Cinnamon. Hugo Cinnamon is Lina's grandfather. His real last name is Lindgren, but when he had something to eat, he started sprinkling with cinnamon unconditionally, and after all, Roh forgot his real last name and called it cinnamon (cinnamon). Grandpa Hugo Cinnamon really liked cinnamon. At the time, people thought of him as a slightly weird person. Fish, meat, and eggs were also sprinkled with cinnamon. But if you think about it now, he was doing the very right thing. Cinnamon has the most excellent anti-inflammatory effect among seasonings.
It also lowers blood fat, increases insulin sensitivity, and promotes cardiovascular health.
We also like cinnamon. However, I found out that the cinnamon product of the most popular brand on the market contains a compound called Coumadin. This ingredient is bad for the liver in large amounts. Normal cinnamon is not very harmful when consumed in small amounts, but Ceylon cinnamon is a better choice for people who like us to try cinnamon without ever trying. It's always on our spice racks. It is full of antioxidants that are good for the gut flora.
