According to this book, The Inflammation Syndrome, most diseases start with inflammation. We all have different triggers--pollens, foods, injuries, infections, etc.
The good news is that once we identify our triggers, we can reverse some if not all of the inflammation. While there's no one dietary recommendation that fits for everyone, the author suggests drinking lots of water and green tea, eating five servings of fruit a day, cold water wild salmon rather than farmed salmon, grass-fed instead of grain-fed meats. I'm on it!
We also have to avoid neurotoxins--sugar for most people, artificial sweeteners, gluten for some. Natural Grocery has a person on staff who's giving me a one-on-one nutritional consult in the morning and I'm working at the moment on cultivating a taste for kefir with blueberries and almonds, resolving to break the Diet Coke habit.
Pain is a wake-up call. For all who haven't hit the chronic inflammation stage, it's never too early to start taking preventative measures to put out the fire before it manifests in aches and pains.
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