Foods That Inflame - A Pattern You Can Change.

In the latest handout of the week, I have been giving practice members information on the Pattern Wheel of Wellness.  

You can pick up your handout at your next visit. 

We know we can only change a problem by changing our patterns. 

One of the patterns includes the types of of macro-nutrients we are consuming. 

To reduce systemic inflammation, which causes metabolic syndrome, you eat the foods that do not inflame. 

Check out The Deflame Diet, by David Seaman.  I like his make it easy approach to meeting your health goals with food. 

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What Can I Eat?

Read the Deflame Diet (2016) Deflame.com

These foods will not inflame your body:

grass fed meat, wild game tubers/roots (potato, yam, sweet pot.)

meats nuts (raw or dry roasted)

wild caught fish omega-3 seeds (hemp, flax, chia)

shellfish spices of all kinds

chicken olive oil,

omega-3 eggs avocado

cheese dark chocolate

vegetables bacon

salads (leafy greens) red wine, stout beer

fruit coffee, tea (green tea is best)

coconut oil butter, cream

These foods INFLAME:

refined sugar

refined grains

grain flour products, including whole grain flours

refined omega-6 seed oils: soy, corn, safflower, sunflower, peanut etc.

trans-fats

*legumes/beans (unless they are soaked for 3 days and pressure cooked)

*whole grains (unless they are soaked for 3 days and pressure cooked)

(* Read Chapter 16)

The Heart of the Matter: You're Only Getting Half the Story (Part 4)

Sorry.  I procrastinated on providing part 4.  (You can go back to Part 1 here.)

I promised to write about the poly-pill study, which seems to me to have faded away over time.   It is an approach that pretty much insults the patient.  Let's put 5 or so meds into one pill to improve compliance.  

First of all, we're already too lazy to look at the dietary aspect of health, so might as well dump all the so-called medicines into one pill so we don't have to take responsibility for our own health.  

That's me being sarcastic.  We already know these drugs make the heart less healthy, so I  won't be considering this with a fair and balanced eye.   

The researchers admit the volunteers had a reduction in blood pressure and cholesterol, but we need to look deeper to see if health is improved.  (Blood pressure went down 3 points, and cholesterol 4 points.  See the Deflame Diet, Chapter 16)

It's still a "one size fits all" approach. If you have a bad reaction to a medication, how do you figure out which one is affecting you?

If you take a pill and keep eating your damaging diet, you will still have inflammation attacking your organs.

Oh, and nevermind that the authors of this proposal have applied for a patent in the polypill.  I am all for entrepreneurship, but, I won't be a buyer. 

See you at the table.

The adjusting table.

--Dr. Lisa