A life without cheesecake?

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).