Jane Ardana - The Essential Anti-Inflammatory Diet Plan: 10 Day Meal Plan to Complete Immune Restoration

THE ESSENTIAL

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET PLAN

10 DAY MEAL PLAN TO COMPLETE IMMUNE RESTORATION

JANE ARDANA

Introduction

C ongratulations on downloading The Big Book of Anti-Inflammatory Diet Plans. Many scientists and the medical community have been studying the linkage between inflammation and chronic health problems for years. Perhaps you or your loved one has recently been diagnosed with an inflammatory condition, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriasis, and you are seeking help. Well, this is a great place to start. This book will discuss what inflammation is and some of the conditions it causes or complicates.

You may be thinking that the only solution to inflammation is the latest medication. While that may be a place to start, medication is not the whole solution. In addition to medications, there are lifestyle and dietary changes a person can do to help reduce inflammation and consequently see benefits such as reduced pain and stiffness along with some weight loss.

This book will describe several of today's anti-inflammatory diet plans. You will learn about the different types of food that have anti-inflammatory properties such as ginger and onions. Plus, there are some sample recipes included to give you a great start to an anti-inflammatory lifestyle. Finally, the suggested resources are great places to learn more about inflammation and anti-inflammatory diets.

Inflammation and inflammatory conditions are gaining more and more attention each day. Therefore, there are plenty of books on this subject on the market and we are glad you chose this one! Every effort was made to ensure it is full of as much useful information as possible. Please enjoy!

Chapter 1: What is Inflammation Anyway?

D id you know that inflammation is actually a good thing as long as it is limited in duration? Inflammation is the body's natural response to infection or injury. As the immune system begins working, minor inflammation is evidenced by the five universal signs: redness, warmth, swelling, pain in the injured area and unable to function. When inflammation becomes excessive, it begins to work against the healthy cells erroneously, which can lead to disease and pain.

Most people are familiar with inflammation after an injury. For example, a ballet dancer loses her balance and sprains her ankle. She notices the injured limb swelling and turning red. Upon touching the skin, it is warm to touch and there is quite a bit of noticeable pain. Finally, the dancer is unable to complete her routine because she is unable to continue to use her ankle and must have assistance with walking. This is inflammation in its normal state. This is what inflammation is supposed to do. Unfortunately, it doesn't always function properly. That's when inflammation becomes a problem.

W hen the body's tissue experiences bad stimuli, it responds in a complicated fashion with several parts including pathogens, irritants, or damaged cells and inflammation. Inflammation is the protector of the group and gets the help of immune cells, molecular mediators, and blood vessels. Inflammation's job is to eradicate the original reason for cell injury, eliminate neurotic cells and tissues that were damaged by the cause of the stimuli and subsequent inflammatory process, and begin fixing the tissue.

Inflammation is categorized into 2 types: acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is what we mentioned before: the initial response of the body towards the damaging stimuli. It is achieved by plasma and leukocytes moving around more from the blood to the damaged tissues. Chronic inflammation is basically just prolonged inflammation. That is the inflammation that causes problems for the overall health of the person.

Chapter 2: Inflammation causes what?

A s mentioned before , inflammation is the normal process in which the body creates and sends out white blood cells to cleanse and annihilate alien matter in the bloodstream. When constant stress from external conditions or dwelling on past stressful events for extended periods of time, the levels of c-reactive protein elevates and creates chronic inflammation.

Chronic inflammation is detrimental to the body and can be the cause or the agitator of many chronic health conditions and it affects all areas of the body. In the gut, inflammation can cause Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) which comes in a couple forms: Ulcerative Colitis and Chrons Disease.

I nflammatory Bowel Disease is a broad term that describes the disorders that require chronic inflammation of the digestive tract and can be crippling and can have potentially deadly complications. Ulcerative colitis is the cause for chronic inflammation and ulcers in the innermost lining of the colon (large intestine) and rectum. Chrons disease is the inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract and it frequently spreads will into affected tissues. IBD symptoms are varied depending on the location and the severity of the inflammation and may range from mild to severe. Symptoms common to both Chrons disease and ulcerative colitis include: