Everybody who is in the journey to stay fit and healthy has heard from some source or another about the importance of eating right.

Experts after experts have even narrowed it down and discouraged the eating of foods that are loaded with sugar, harmful preservatives and saturated fats because they can cause chronic inflammation in our bodies and set you up for other conditions like diabetes, arthritis, heart disease and obesity.

What Is Inflammation?

Believe it or not, inflammation is a natural immune response from our bodies.

The immune system uses several tools to fight off viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders that enter our bodies to do harm.

One tool is the Innate immunity. The Innate immunity is the immune system that you inherit and it’s active as soon as you’re born. The main feature of the innate immune system is to respond quickly, by causing inflammation in certain parts of your body and of course by raising your body temperature, also known as a fever.

When you are sick or injured your body activates your immune system which sends out inflammatory cells to protect your body. These cells attack viruses and bacteria and helps starts the healing process.

However, when your immune system is activated even thought you are not sick or injured is when you can experience chronic inflammation in your body.

Chronic inflammation overtime can damage healthy cells, tissues, organs and can lead to serious medical conditions like diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease.

What can cause your body to activate your immune system even thought you are not sick or injured? Harmful ingredients in the foods we eat can activate your immune system and cause chronic inflammation.

Ingredients That Can Cause Inflammation In Your Body

Huge amount of sugars, preservatives, harmful chemicals and saturated fats over time can cause your immune system to go hay wire and cause chronic inflammation.

Below is a list of some of these harmful ingredients:

*sugar
*trans fats
*saturated fats
*omega 6 fatty acids
*MSG
*Gluten
*aspartame
*refined carbohydrates
*salt

Below is also a list of foods that contain many of these harmful ingredients:

•Corn chips
•Sodas
•milk
•Processed foods
•excessive Liquor consumption
•Fried foods soaked in oil with omega 6 fatty acids
•cured meats (hot dogs, ham, beef jerky, bacon, etc.)
•white bread

Side Effects From Inflammation In Your Body

In addition to chronic inflammation in your body, some other negative effects from the above mentioned ingredients are; mood swings, pain in the joints, headaches, fatigue, problems breathing, and even weight gain.

The way some people normally react to some of these conditions is to go to the doctor who will most likely prescribe you certain medications to relief those conditions.

But the truth is that if you don’t change your eating habits and avoid foods that are high in sugar, contain preservatives and fatty acids that can cause chronic inflammation, the relief from these conditions will only be temporary.

Foods That Can Reduce Inflammation In Your Body

Now that we talked about harmful ingredients and foods that are bad for your body, let’s talk about some foods that are full of nutrients and good for your body.

Foods that are full of nutrients are great for helping your body heal, great for reducing inflammation, great for helping you lose weight and even great for reversing the negative effects caused by the harmful ingredients in the foods we eat.

Below is a small list of foods that are good for our bodies and you can immediately add to your diet:

*fresh fruits
*leafy green vegetables (kale, spinach)
*garlic
*oily fish
*ginger
*raw honey
*berries
*vegetable(broccoli,celery)
*turmeric
*whole grains

One of the simplest ways to start feeding your body with healthy foods that can help reduce inflammation is to introduce green smoothies combined with fruits to your diet.

When prepared correctly, a smoothie can give your body the valuable nutrients it needs and can also replace an entire meal that can help you lose weight if that’s in your plans.

Watch the video below to learn more about how to make these delicious smoothies, their health benefits and how they are helping people make changes to their body weight.

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References
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21660-inflammation
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/gastrointestinal-articles/what-foods-cause-or-reduce-inflammation
https://www.pfizer.com/news/articles/how_the_immune_system_protects_you_from_infection