It is a widely known fact that Alaskan Eskimos belong to the world’s wealthiest individuals. Their diets are composed of nutritious seafood. However, it is quite puzzling because they also eat a lot of foods containing fats yet they don’t suffer from common diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, asthma, ulcer, and so on. What is their secret then for having such a luscious lifestyle without complaining about illnesses? The close guess that can be derived is that they are probably on the best and effective anti-inflammation diet.
Apart from Alaskan Eskimos, Southern Europeans also take pride in having a reduced rate of diseases that are common for Westerners. These disease-free South Europeans mainly include French, Greeks, and Italians. As a matter of fact, one anti-inflammation diet is named the Mediterranean. Anti-inflammation diets vary in several countries. Meaning, each country offers its own unique composition of the diet but despite the differences, all the diets still promote more green vegetables, nuts, fish, eggs, white and red meat in the diet.
Anti-inflammation diets immediately spawned the interest of a lot of people that is why some researchers took the step to evaluate the effectiveness of the diet. The researchers conducted a study using 600 people who once survived the dread of a heart attack. The people were asked to use the anti inflammation diet and after four years, the researchers came to a conclusion that the risk or frequency of recurrent heart disease was lessened by 50 to 75 percent.
Amazing, isn’t it? The American Heart Association, on the other hand, did not completely support the claim that the diet is effective yet it did say that omega-3 fatty acids can really help the cardio system of an individual. Since then, more and more studies have confirmed that an anti-inflammation diet isn’t just for trimming weight, but also for reducing the risks of fatal illnesses.
How does an anti-inflammation diet actually work?
Whenever your body is injured, its natural response is inflammation. The inflammation response is what gives you pain.
One thing that can reduce the inflammation is by having an equal proportion between two body substances named omega-3 and omega-6. Unfortunately, this equal proportion is very rare that’s why the to unbalance leads to an overly aggressive immune system. The more aggressive your immune system is, the more susceptible your organs and joints become to pain.
What must we do to have a balanced immune system?
This is an easy task but it will require you to become more responsible and controlled. By simply lessening or removing your intake of processed foods, baked goods, or vegetable oils and by adding omega-3 fatty acids (commonly found on fish oil), you will surely lessen the risk of inflaming your body and acquiring illnesses.
