One of the most important findings from medical research in the last 10 years is that \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcchronic sub-clinical inflammation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 is a key cause of most<\/u> disabling diseases.
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\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 inflammation is associated with everything from heart disease and diabetes to Alzheimer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and arthritis, and may even be the cause of most chronic diseases.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
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\nIndeed inflammation may well be an underlying cause of ageing itself:
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\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 we can now seriously start thinking about inflammation as a potential driver of accelerated ageing and how we might be able to delay it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Institutes for Ageing and Cellular Medicine at Newcastle University The key elements of an anti-inflammatory diet<\/strong><\/p>\n The first priority<\/strong> is to increase the amount of anti-inflammatory foods in your diet. These include fruits, vegetables and omega-3-rich oily fish. Fish high in omega 3 fatty acids include wild salmon, mackerel, herring, tuna, sardines and pilchards.<\/strong><\/p>\n Fruits with high anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant scores include blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cherries and blackcurrants.<\/strong> High scoring vegetables include<\/p>\n Fruits and vegetables are good sources of flavonoids<\/a>, and carotenoids with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Generally the more (natural) colours there are on your plate, the higher the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory content of your diet.<\/p>\n The second priority<\/strong> is to reduce the amount of pro-inflammatory foods (and cooking methods) in your diet.<\/p>\n Your body uses fatty acids from the food you eat to make certain important hormones. Omega 6<\/strong> fatty acids \u00e2\u20ac\u201c found in polyunsaturated plant oils like safflower, sunflower and corn oil \u00e2\u20ac\u201c are used by the body to produce hormones that promote<\/strong> inflammation. Omega 3<\/strong> fatty acids (from oily fish) have the opposite effect \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they are used to produce hormones that reduce<\/strong> inflammation.<\/p>\n Today we consume foods containing far too much Omega 6 fatty acids \u00e2\u20ac\u201c partly as they used extensively in processed foods, because they are cheap. As a result, the body is forced to use too many omega 6 fatty acids to build cells, tissues and hormones \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and the balance in the body becomes pro-inflammatory.<\/p>\n Other pro-inflammatory foods include sausages, burgers and processed meats, sugar, and refined white flour baked goods and potatoes – which are metabolised like sugar.<\/p>\n The third priority<\/strong> is to choose an anti-inflammatory supplement. JointShield is specifically formulated to combat the progression and pain of arthritis.<\/p>\n But there is even more you can do to ensure your body has a nutritional status that is highly hostile to inflammation.<\/p>\n The American Cancer Institute now recommends 9 portions of fruit and vegetables a day \u00e2\u20ac\u201cbecause they recognise that such an intake provides you with a significant level of anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory compounds.<\/p>\n If this is too much for you, we suggest you switch to a nutritional supplement like NutriShield www.nutrishield.com<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0Nutrishield includes, not just the conventional vitamins and minerals, but also potent anti-inflammatory compounds such as Omega 3 fish oil, curcumin, green tea and grapeseed flavonoids.<\/p>\n A conventional daily A-Z vitamin and mineral tablet will provide a baseline of the essential micro-nutrients for which there are Recommended Daily Amounts (RDAs), but will do little or nothing to reduce chronic inflammation. This is one reason why studies on simple vitamin and mineral supplements generally show no reduction in age-related disease.<\/p>\n Use fewer Omega-6 polyunsaturated plant oils; switch to (mono-unsaturated) olive oil. Cut down on foods cooked at high temperatures, whether grilled, fried, barbecued or roasted, because such cooking creates pro-inflammatory compounds.<\/p>\n Rub joints for roasting with thyme and\/or oregano which helps counteract these compounds. Meats are best slow cooked, stir fried or saut\u00c3\u00a9ed quickly in thinner cuts. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best to steam or microwave vegetables.<\/p>\n A lower weight<\/strong><\/p>\n Several studies have shown a clear link between “wear and tear” osteoarthritis and a high body mass index (BMI). Since this link appears to include joints which are not weight-bearing, it is probable that the extra fat-tissue may be a contributory cause of arthritis, probably because fat \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and especially fat around the stomach – releases inflammatory toxic chemicals.<\/p>\n Exercise These recommendations will all contribute to your overall health \u00e2\u20ac\u201c unlike the Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) which can cause diarrhoea and sometimes even ulcers and bleeding from the gut. And certainly try to avoid the Cox-2 inhibitors that may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and elevated blood pressure.<\/p>\n Act now!<\/strong><\/p>\n For more information on how an anti-inflammatory diet can not only counteract the progression of arthritis \u00e2\u20ac\u201c but improve every aspect of your health, get this short but eye-opening book now.<\/p>\n
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\nArthritis is defined as inflammation of the joints [any disease ending in ‘\u00e2\u20ac\u201citis’<\/em> is an inflammatory disease]. Reduce inflammation and you slow the progression of arthritis and reduce the typical pain in shoulders, knees and joints generally.<\/p>\n![\"JS11\"](\"http:\/\/uni-vite.com\/jointshield\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/JS11.png\")
\u00c2\u00a0broccoli, asparagus, beets, mushrooms, chard, spinach and cabbage<\/strong>. To these anti-inflammatory foods add spices like turmeric (curcumin), ginger, basil and chilli<\/strong>.<\/p>\nCooking<\/h4>\n
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\n<\/strong>Physical activity protects joints by keeping the muscles strong and keeping you mobile. It is also helps manage pain and stress and maintain a healthy weight.<\/p>\n
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