50 Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods

[Kelli Combs (admin)]

Fifty top anti-inflammatory foods:

Herbs
We sometimes forget that a natural diet includes plenty of herbs and spices to calm irritated tissues and relieve swelling.

• Basil
• Chamomile
• Cinnamon
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Nutmeg
• Parsley
• Rosemary
• Thyme
• Turmeric

Fruits and Vegetables:
Anti-inflammatory foods are often found among produce, where more color means a higher vitamin content.

Fruits:
• Blueberries
• Blood Oranges
• Cherries
• Cranberries
• Papaya
• Pineapple
• Purple Plums
• Purple Grapes
• Red Pears
• Strawberries

Vegetables:
• Broccoli Florets
• Brussels Sprouts
• Eggplant
• Purple Cabbage
• Purple Potatoes
• Purple Peppers
• Radicchio
• Radishes
• Red Peppers
• Rhubarb

Omega-3 Rich Foods:
The anti-inflammatory foods found in this category are rich in Omega-3:

• Flaxseed Oil
• Grape seed Oil
• Linseed Oil
• Olive Oil
• Walnut Oil
• Almonds
• Pumpkin Seeds
• Soybeans
• Sunflower Seeds
• Wheat Germ

These fatty fish provide anti-inflammatory food protein:

• Anchovies
• Blue Fin Tuna
• Bluefish
• Herring
• Mackerel
• Salmon (wild)
• Sardines
• Sturgeon (Atlantic)
• Trout (lake)
• Whitefish (lake)

Beverages:
The easiest way to get your daily supply of anti-inflammatory foods is through raw-juice beverages such as the anti-oxidant rich choices below:

• Acai/Blueberry Juice
• Apple Juice
• Grava Juice
• Green Tea
• Noni Juice
• Pomegranate Juice

 

[Lisa Booker]

Thanks for the info.  I watched Fat Sick and Nearly Dead and Forks Over Knives this year and I TiVo Dr. Oz.  Sometimes I get so overwhelmed by all the information on the show and get a little paranoid about eating anything but I try to eat a lot of the items mentioned above!

[Kelli Combs (admin)]

It's all baby steps. "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" changed my life.  I am a new person after watching that documentary.  Another on of my favorites is "Food Matters."

[Maureen Robinson]

This is an area that really interests me.  I was very surprised when my M.D. recently told me to

get Tumeric capsules for relief of my arthritis and knee pain.  I think that physicians and health

care providers are looking back at what could be causing all the health problems.  It is a little

more time consuming but in the long run if we investigate what we are eating and try to change

our ways, we will be happy and healthier.

[Kelli Combs (admin)]

Did the Tumeric help for your pain Maureen?

[Marge Teilhaber (TILE hobber)]

I'm big on antiinflammatory foods, too.  First heard about it from Dr. Andrew Weil.  Basically if we eat by Michael Pollan's adage, "If it's a plant, eat it.  If it was made in a plant, don't," we can't go wrong.

[Kelli Combs (admin)]

Marge, wish there was a "like" button for your statement and I'd for sure hit it.

[Marge Teilhaber (TILE hobber)]

Yep!  Food Rules by Michael Pollan, that's where that line comes from.  A worthwhile read for everyone.