There are actually lots of inflammation fighting foods. And, as you may have expected, all fruits and veggies contain healthy phytochemicals that benefit the body.
However, science has identified several whose phytochemical properties are geared toward fighting our big enemy- uncontrolled or chronic inflammation.
So, since your going to eat those fruits and veggies anyway, why not eat the ones that will get to health faster?
Top 25 Inflammation Fighting Foods
- broccoli
- cabbage
- cauliflower
- really green lettuce
- spinach
- black beans
- chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans)
- kidney beans
- navy beans
- peas
- pinto beans
- grapefruit
- lemon
- lime
- oranges
- blackberries
- blueberries
- rasberries
- strawberries
- apricots
- cantaloupe
- carrots
- mango
- pumpkin
- sweet potato
P.S. Don’t forget that if you (pardon the word) “pervert” these natural foods by drenching them with sugar, salad dressing or loads of good ol’ butter in a frying pan, then you can’t count on those phytochemicals to survive the trip from the store to your mouth. I know sweet potato pie is GOOD but try to eat just the sweet potato sometimes.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Jordan // May 6, 2011 at 11:46 am
May I suggest fresh coconut milk with the lime?
2 cathy // Dec 8, 2011 at 11:35 pm
Thanks for the nice list w/o being wordy like so many of these articles. This is what I need! 68 yr female with lots of osteo-joints.
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