In the past 8 months, I’ve become incredibly aware of what I’m putting into my body and how it makes me feel. About 2 weeks ago, I put myself on an anti-inflammatory nutrition plan. I really like the word “plan” versus “diet” because it makes me feel more in control. The word “diet” seems too temporary. The anti-inflammatory plan is really the way I should be eating all of the time. Fresh foods over processed foods. Organic where I can. Less full fat dairy. Cutting down on red meat & sugar. Wheat over white grains. Fresh fruits and vegetables. There’s quite a few lists on the web about the top foods to incorporate into an anti-inflammatory plan.
Below are a few of the top foods that were appearing over and over:
- Salmon
- Turmeric (spice)
- Green tea
- Blueberries
- Cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kale)
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Sweet potato
- Kelp
- Papaya
- Ginger
- Garlic
It’s still too soon to tell how it’ll affect my skin, but I have a really good feeling about it. Whether or not it ends up clearing up my spots, eating fresh and organic foods can’t hurt!
I’m a junk food addict, so following a strict plan is a challenge for me. So even though I know how important nutrition is, I totally encourage cheating! If you don’t cheat once in a while, it becomes really easy to give in to ALL temptations and really hard to get back on track. A life without cheesecake is not one that I’m interesting in! (If I put blueberries on the cheesecake, does it count as cheating?)
Photo Credit
Many thanks for allowing their photo to be used under a creative commons license:
brx0 for their photo of blueberries at Portland Farmers Market (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Sounds interesting. May have to give it a go as Im an arthritis sufferer…it may be of benefit. Best of luck
Keep up the good work!!!
On this topic, I just started a poll to see how people are combating their itchy spots. Whether it’s diet, exercise, meds, or any combination. I have a feeling us spotted folks are basically willing to try anything!!!
All the best…
http://waronpsoriasis.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/poll-keeping-psoriasis-in-check/
I look forward to hearing how this affects your spots. Positive thoughts, positive actions, positive relationships, positive changes…