10 Foods That Cause Inflammation (Avoid These)

hey there and leafy hear the sweet pea shaft so we've been hearing for the past several years about inflammation how it's the cause of a lot of pain and discomfort and how it's actually part of the root of so many illnesses and diseases while inflammation can be a good thing since it's your body's natural response to trying to protect itself the bottom line is inflammation and bloating can be very uncomfortable especially if you're not injured or sick and it can keep you from enjoying a happy healthy lifestyle so today I'm going to share with you 10 types of foods that can actually cause inflammation within your body so that you can avoid those and don't risk having those triggered within your diet so let's get started so with all of these you're gonna want to pay attention to your body's response to them and see if certain foods do cause more inflammation for you typically all of these foods are gonna cause some level of inflammation anyway but some of them might affect you more than others so if you followed me for a while this one probably isn't coming as a shock to you table sugar also called sucrose and high fructose corn syrups are very highly associated with causing inflammation in your body which can ultimately lead to disease so sugar is made up of 50% glucose and 50% fructose and high fructose corn syrup is made up of 60% fructose and 40% glucose the reason why we're paying attention to this is because fructose and excess levels of fructose in your body have been linked to a lot of issues like fatty liver disease diabetes insulin resistance weight gain obesity cancer chronic kidney disease heart disease and many more so to avoid foods that are high in fructose you're gonna want to avoid things like candy sodas pastries cake cookies donuts and a lot of breakfast cereals and if you want to check out my video on sneaky hidden sugars there's a lot of examples on more types of specific brands so you want to be looking out for [Music] so trans-fats are some of the unhealthiest foods that you can eat unlike naturally occurring fats that come from plants and foods trans fats are artificially created and essentially your body does not like them studies have actually shown that increased levels of trans fats in your diet caused inflammation within your adipose tissue which is your fat tissues so that's going to cause a lot of issues for heart disease and arthritis is gonna really flare up that inflammation so trans fats allow pastries and baked goods to be able to stay on the shelves longer and not go bad so if you think about a freshly baked muffin that you've just made it's probably not gonna last on your counter for more than a couple days but what about those little Debbie's and those pre baked muffins that are out at the grocery store those are gonna last for weeks if not months just sitting there on the shelf foods to avoid that are high in trans fats are things like french fries margarine pretty much any prepackaged pastry like cakes and muffins and cookies and donuts and anything that says partially hydrogenated oils on the label is going to have a trans fat in there so a refined carb essentially takes a nutrient-rich food and strips it of all of its nutrients and then takes that other piece that's been stripped and gives that to you and that's what a refined carb is so you're basically getting a food that's been stripped of all minerals and vitamins and fiber and all the good stuff that food is supposed to provide to you they also have a higher glycemic index score so that means that refined foods are going to cause your blood sugar levels to increase more than other food and with higher glycemic index foods that you're going to have increased inflammation so foods that are high in refined carbs are breads pastas chips pizza candy breakfast cereals cookies sodas and other foods that contain a lot of processed sugar or processed flour instead you're gonna want to look for foods that have whole grains that aren't processed you're gonna want to have fruits and vegetables so that you get those minerals and those vitamins and the fiber that's so essential to our diet process meats are highly associated with heart disease obesity and cancers like in your stomach and in your colon because of how they're processed and how these foods are cooked at higher temperatures they definitely cause inflammation in our body foods that are in this category would include bacon sausage smoked meat deli meat ham and jerky but not all of those are bad for you so you want to look for foods that contain no nitrates or nitrites and avoid foods that are smoked monosodium glutamate also known as MSG is a flavor enhancing additive that is added to food it basically is a food additive that easily triggers two different types of inflammation and can cause issues in your liver foods that are high in MSG include prepackaged soups salad dressing fast-food and deli meats so oftentimes when you're dining out you kind of have to ask or look for signs that show you that no MSG is added and you can also always take a look at the labels to avoid foods that contain added msg [Music] so gluten is something that it's particularly difficult for people who are sensitive to joint pain you can also set off an autoimmune response for people with celiac disease in which it really causes a lot of pain and discomfort and can actually damage small intestines and cause a lot of joint pain fortunately there are a ton of gluten-free products out there for you on the market just make sure that they don't include wheat barley or rye and also make sure that they don't fall into any of the ten types of foods categories that we're talking about today because just because it says gluten-free doesn't mean it's not going to cause inflammation aspartame is an added sweetener that contains no nutritional value or calories so it's often used in foods that are sugar-free but one of the problems with aspartame is that a lot of people's bodies react very negatively to it and treat it like it's a foreign substance and they try to attack it with their autoimmune system and when that happens that causes an inflammatory response so foods that are marketed as sugar-free as a healthy option like diet sodas or sugar-free candies or sugar-free drinks can actually cause a pretty big inflammatory response and a lot of individuals so to avoid that you can just look for foods that contain no added sweeteners or no artificial sugars some recent studies have actually shown that casein which is prevalent in milk and dairy products can actually cause an inflammatory response and a gastrointestinal issue in a lot of people that means it can cause a lot of bloating and discomfort in your stomach so if after consuming casein you find that you actually have that type of response instead try looking for foods that contain no casings that aren't dairy related that are actually plant-based alternatives [Music] while our bodies do require certain levels of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids which are contained in vegetable oils and seed oils having too much omega-6 fatty acids can actually cause an inflammatory response and a lot of people foods that are high in vegetable oils and seed oils are gonna be pretty obvious they're gonna be your vegetable oils plus mayonnaise and oftentimes store-bought salads contain a lot of these oils instead foods that contain avocado oil olive oil and coconut oil are all much better options if you have an inflammatory responses of those types of oil [Music] while moderate amounts of alcohol consumption does have some actual health benefits having too much alcohol especially on a regular basis can cause a lot of inflammatory issues so higher alcohol consumption would be for men who have more than two drinks a day or for women who have more than one drink every day the problem with excessive alcohol is that it causes your liver to have difficulty of removing those toxins from your body and your liver is responsible for removing all different types of toxins so the more you stress it for the alcohol the more it's going to be stressed for other things and it's not going to do as good of a job of removing all of those toxins from your body which is then going to cause that inflammation so the easy way to reduce that is just to reduce your alcohol consumption to help you reduce your inflammation I created a five-day anti-inflammatory meal plan that's optimized with all sorts of recipes to help you reduce inflammation so go ahead and check out that video and I will see you in the next video

Channel: Lacey Baier

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Length: 8min 52sec (532 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 05 2020