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Reduce Inflammation

in General, Nutrition, Wellness

9 Tips to Reduce Inflammation

Inflammation is essential to help our bodies start the healing process from an injury, bacteria, or a virus. Still, chronic inflammation in the body can be one of the leading causes of premature aging and affects many Americans. Inflammation can lead to several health defects. These simple tips on reducing inflammation only require minor changes in habit and diet.

Stay Lean

It probably comes as no surprise that a lean body is a healthier body. Unfortunately, Americans are some of the fattest people in the world. Fat cells produce wear-and-tear chemicals that slow your body down and divert its attention away from keeping you healthy. Remember to move. Studies show that exercise is an essential habit for reducing inflammation. It helps clean up that sticky stuff that accumulates in your brain, vessels, and joints.

Eat Fish

The Omega-3 oils found in fish (particularly cold-water fish such as salmon and tuna) are the most healthful foods you can eat to reduce inflammation. They keep the vessels clear and unobstructed, so your body doesn’t have to work so hard.

Change Your Oils

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Like many prime timers, your body needs an oil change from time to time. While Omega-3 oils are great for your body, some oils, such as factory-processed vegetable oils, have many pro-inflammatory traits. To balance this, try to keep your Omega-3 to Omega-6 oils in balance (as close to a 1:1 ratio as possible).

Don’t Forget Your Phytos

As you age, your body rusts. Enter phytonutrients, the antirust nutrients found in plant-based foods. If oxidation is the rust in your body, then phytonutrients are the antioxidants you are seeking. The antioxidants in foods often work better in the body than in vitamin pills because of the biochemical activity called synergy.

Change Your Carbohydrates to Stabilize Your Insulin

A high level of insulin promotes a heightened inflammatory state—more wear and tear, less repair. Here are a few tips to reduce inflammation:

    • Graze on good foods. Grazing reduces swings in blood sugar, thus keeping insulin stable.
    • Eat a high-fiber diet. Fiber slows the release of carbs into the bloodstream, stabilizing the blood sugar level and insulin levels.
    • Eat a right-carb diet. Carbohydrates partnered with protein and fibers are slowly released into the bloodstream and keep insulin from spiking. Junk carbs do the exact opposite.

Move

People who exercise vigorously at least 3 times a week have lower blood levels of inflammatory chemicals than those who sit too much. Exercise stabilizes insulin, burns fat, and blocks the body’s production of pro-inflammatory substances.

Exercise

Breathe Clean Air

What you put into your body isn’t limited to food; studies show that the blood level of inflammatory substances increases after people breathe polluted air.

Stay Calm

Joy and laughter have the ability to keep your immune system in balance. Excessive and unresolved stress causes the body to produce excess stress hormones such as cortisol. Studies have shown that people practicing relaxation techniques had higher blood levels of nitric oxide, the total-body health elixir.

Take Care of Your Gums

Dental health is very important to reduce inflammation in the body. Gingivitis is a common source of inflammation.

More on Inflammation

To learn more about inflammation and how excess inflammation can harm the immune system, continue reading here.


The opportunity to lead the way to a healthier future begins with getting the right education, tools, and ongoing support that will set you up for a lifetime of success. As a Certified Health Coach through the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute, you will have the knowledge and tools to help others make lifestyle changes they need to improve their overall health and wellbeing. Learn more about becoming a Certified Health Coach.

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