#066 Anti inflammatory food diet for chronic inflammation, chronic pain and arthritis

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Is it possible to reduce  inflammation by changing our diet?  The answer is yes. There are many scientific  studies showing that certain foods cause   inflammation while others reduce inflammation. Some people have chronic inflammatory diseases   like rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis,  ulcerative colitis and they report improvements in   their symptoms when changing their eating habits. Today I’ll answer some questions:  What is the anti-inflammatory diet? Is it healthy?  For how long do I have to  try until I see the benefits?  So, let’s talk about anti-inflammatory diet today First, I need to explain what inflammation is,   so you understand why the anti-inflammatory  diet is so important. And maybe that will help   you to adhere to this diet for the rest  of your life, not only for a few months.  Inflammation is a normal reaction of  the body to any threat, insult, trauma,   attack or infection. Your immune system reacts by  sending white blood cells to combat the insult,   for example to kill the bacteria or eliminate  the cancer cells. However, in auto-immune   diseases there will be chronic inflammation  that is not normal. Auto-immune diseases occur   when your immune system recognize your own cells  as something that is threatening, and then,   it will start attacking the normal cells. This is what happens in rheumatoid arthritis,   psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis,  inflammatory bowel diseases,   some types of thyroiditis, diabetes type 1,  multiple sclerosis and many other diseases.  We don’t know if fibromyalgia, a chronic pain  condition is an auto-immune disease or not, but   there are some recent indications that people with  fibromyalgia have some chronic inflammation going   on, because there are some inflammatory markers  that are higher in people with fibromyalgia.  Now, if you are overweight pay attention to this.  Fat tissue releases pro-inflammatory molecules,   such as leptin and cytokines. So, even  if you adhere to an anti-inflammatory   diet, your levels of inflammation may not go  down because your body is constantly releasing   these pro-inflammatory substances from the  excess fat that you are carrying around.  Before I continue, remember that this video is  for educational purposes only. If you have a   condition that needs medical advice, please talk  to your doctor. And if there is an emergency,   go to the nearest emergency department. I usually do not recommend my patients   to do a radical diet for a few months and after  that they can come back to their regular diet.   I think that doesn’t work. My approach is  to incorporate healthy eating habits in your   life for good. If this diet is overwhelming  to you, try changing one thing at a time.   It is better to go slow and stick to it, than  to abandon it because you could not persevere.  Remember, you are what you eat. So, what is an anti-inflammatory diet?   I’m sure you will NOT be surprised by it, as  there are a lot of common sense in this diet.  If you know someone who need to see this video  press the “share” button below and send to them.  1. Avoid white bread, white flour and gluten. Replace by gluten free flour like almond flour,   oat flour, brown rice flour, corn  flour, tapioca or cassava flour.  2. Avoid white sugar any kind of  sugar or artificial sweeteners.  Replace by home made sugar-free jams or just  plain fruit that already contains sugars.  It takes time to retrain your taste buds to sense  natural sugars in fruits, vegetables or milk.   Once you train your taste buds  without any added sugar or sweetener   you will be surprised how awful it tastes when  you add anything to sweeten your drinks or food.  3. Avoid soda, pops and any  kind of carbonated drinks.  Replace by water, home made teas, freshly squeezed  citrus fruits like oranges, lemons and limes. Or   berry smoothies, like strawberry,  blackberry, raspberry or blueberries.  4. Avoid processed foods. Replace by fresh, raw vegetables and fruits.   Replace processed meat by buying raw meat,  poultry or fish, and you cooked yourself at home,   then it is very different from boxed meat or fish. I find that very few people understands what   processed food is. Just look at the package  food that you have in front of you. Is it in   the original state that you would find in nature?  So, if the food that you have has been cooked,   canned, frozen, packaged or changed with  fortifying substances or preservatives,   then, this is processed food. Even the healthiest  ingredient can be processed and then you lose all   the benefits. For example, fish is very  healthy, we will talk about that later,   but if you buy a box where the fish has been  prepared in a factory, fried in unhealthy oil,   and added preservatives to last longer in  the shelves, then it is processed fish.  5. Avoid unhealthy fats like  trans fats or hydrogenated oils.   Just read the labels and you will find these  unhealthy fats in a lot of ingredients,   including margarine, shortening,  packaged meats, hot dogs, cookies,   muffins, cupcakes, frozen pizza,  microwave popcorn, and many more.  Replace by healthy fats,  like extra virgin olive oil,   canola oil, and nuts like walnuts and almonds.  Check my other video about omega-3 fatty acids.  Well, if you like this video so far,  give a thumbs up here. Let’s continue  6. Reduce red meat. There is no need to  eliminate all red meat from your diet if   you want to follow an anti-inflammatory diet.  Watch my video about vitamin B12 to hear more   about deficiency of this vitamin, especially in  people who restrict red meats from their diet.   But it is good to limit the amount of  red meat to one or two meals per week.  Replace red meat by beans, lentils, chickpeas and  whole grans like kernels, quinoa, bulgur, brown   rice or oatmeal. Also green leaf vegetables like  spinach, kale and brocolis are highly recommended.  7. Limit the amount of alcohol. There is  no need to eliminate alcohol completely,   but it is important to reduce the amount for  a number of reasons, to avoid intoxication,   alcohol use disorder and also obesity,  as alcohol contains a lot of calories.  Replace sweetened cocktails, beer, spirits  by red wine. One glass of red wine a day   is safe and it is rich in antioxidants. 8. Limit the amount of coffee. There is   no need to eliminate coffee as there  are benefits, but drink too much   is not healthy. Also, you may be adding too much  cream, milk, sugars or sweetener to your diet.  Replace some coffee by green tea. Green tea  contains antioxidants and many healthy compounds.  9. Avoid packaged snacks, especially when  you are in a rush, hungry, and tired.   You know when you get home, after a long day,  when you want to grab a quick bite, sit and relax   for a while. That is the dangerous hour. Have some containers with healthy snacks   ready to grab. Keep an individual portion of  nuts or fruits. Keep the leafy greens in your   fridge clean and ready to eat, toss some  olive oil and vinegar and eat a big salad.   Leafy greens like spinach, kale and collards  are excellent anti-inflammatory ingredients,   you may use and abuse them. Toss them  in smoothies, meat or bean dishes.  The anti-inflammatory diet is a healthy  diet. So, even people who do not have   chronic inflammation or chronic pain,  they may benefit from adopting this diet.  In order to stick to this diet,  I recommend the PSCE approach:  PLAN Plan your meals before you go to the grocery   store, including the recipes and ingredients,  and make a list of what you need to buy  SHOP Only buy the ingredients in your list.   Well, of course, if you see a similar ingredient  that is on sale, or in season, and you can easily   replace that in your meal plan, then go for  it. But avoid the isles of processed foods,   sweets, artificial drinks, and canned foods. Spend  more time in the vegetables and fruit sections.   Explore and be adventurous. COOK  Try to cook all your meals at home. Limit  the amount of take-outs and restaurant to   very few special occasions, like birthdays  and anniversaries. Invest in a nice pan set,   maybe a slow cooker, a good blender, and  measurement tools. If finding time to   cook is a problem, then try to cook large  batches for the whole week and freezing.  EAT mindfully Take your time to enjoy the meal, eat mindfully   observing the aroma, colours, texture and taste.  Eat slowly and if possible, make it an occasion to   socialize with family, neighbours or friends. At my home, this is how I practice PSCE:   I kind of memorized almost all recipes that I make  regularly, so I don’t need to make a list anymore.   Only when I want to try a new recipe, then  I bring the list of ingredients with me   to the grocery shop. I shop only once a week.  I avoid going to the grocery store more often   because I always end up buying some  unhealthy stuff that I see and can’t resist.   Then, I cook dinner every evening,  and I always calculate 8 portions.   That is because we are a family of 4 people, and  we always eat the leftovers the next day at lunch.   If there are more than 8 portions, then I freeze  them in single portions for an emergency day   that I am super busy or lazy. I also prepare  a healthy breakfast every morning. We eat   dinner most of the days together as a family.  Lunch is not always the case as each one of us   we are usually working or in school, but we  always bring our lunch boxes to school or work   to warm up and eat there. Remember WE ARE WHAT WE EAT!  Watch my next video here. I talk about vitamins,  nutrients and diet a lot in my channel. This is a   topic that I think is extremely important and not  a lot of doctors reinforce this to their patients.  And don’t forget to subscribe to this channel. Goodbye
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Channel: Dr. Andrea Furlan
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Keywords: chronic pain, fibromyalgia diet, arthritis diet, rheumatoid arthritis diet, psoriasis diet, low back pain relief, autoimmune diet, anti inflammatory diet, inflammation diet, processed food, omega 3, healthy dinner ideas, healthy diet, nutrition facts, obesity, western diet, anti inflammatory diet for arthritis, anti inflammatory smoothie, anti inflammatory food, anti inflammatory meals, fruits and vegetables for arthritis, chronic inflammation
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Length: 12min 49sec (769 seconds)
Published: Sun Oct 17 2021
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