The Anti-Inflammatory Action Plan: Incorporate Omega-3 Rich Foods into Your Diet to Fight Arthritis, Cancer, Heart Disease, and More

by Barbara Rowe, Lisa Davis

The Anti-Inflammatory Action Plan  is your guide to understanding inflammation and how you can incorporate anti-inflammatory foods into your everyday diet. Cut your finger accidentally and the area will swell, redden, and heat up. This type of acute inflammatory response is the body's reaction to trauma, and it's an essential part of the healing process. But inflammation can be harmful when it hangs around too long and refuses to leave. When the inflammation switch refuses to turn off, the body operates as if it is always under attack (the older we get, the more likely this is to happen). White blood cells flood the system for weeks, months, and even years. Researchers are now linking low-grade, persistent inflammation to premature aging, heart disease, M.S., diabetes, Alzheimer's, psoriasis, arthritis, and cancer. While anti-inflammatory drugs do exist, they can injure the stomach or suppress the immune system. Fortunately, the situation can be remedied by a change in diet, specifically by altering the kinds of fats you eat. Omega-3 fatty acids tend to decrease inflammation while omega-6 fats and trans-fats increase inflammation. While many foods in the standard American diet (unrefined white flour, sugar, red meat, dairy, fast food, and food additives) exacerbate inflammation, a healthy diet made up of fish, nuts, seeds, oils, lean grass-fed meats, and fruits and vegetables can help lessen or prevent inflammation. Likewise, certain spices such as turmeric, cloves, and ginger have proven anti-inflammatory properties.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Cookbooks

192 pages, Hardcover

Published November 19, 2019

Reviews

[Rosemary Dinsdale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good and easy to read information. Lots of recipes to look at ways to change the way you eat.

[Dee Renee Chesnut · Rating 4 out of 5]

I borrowed from a friend. I find the recipes more complicated than I want for my style of meal preparation.

[Bella]

There is a granola recipe hidden among the fish recipes. I made the sweet potato latkes, but with whole eggs rather than just the whites, they were tasty.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great recipes, I keep this cookbook with my other cookbooks in my kitchen.