Anti-Inflammatory Diet Menu

Inflammation is a body process, in which various chemicals and WBC (white blood cells), protect the body against infections by harmful viruses and bacteria. So, inflammation can be beneficial, but it becomes a cause for worry, when in certain diseases the immune system of the body unsuitably triggers inflammation, even when there are no foreign substances present in the body. In order to prevent the occurrence of such a condition, many people around the world have started following anti inflammatory diet menus.

Benefits of Anti-Inflammatory Diet
There is a misconception, that anti-inflammatory diet, is aimed at weight loss. A side effect or rather a bonus of the anti-inflammatory diet plan is weight loss. There are many chronic diseases caused due to inflammation, for example, asthma, Crohn's disease, arthritis and heart diseases. It is widely acknowledged that a change in the diet plan helps in the prevention of such diseases. An anti-inflammation diet, which is similar to the GERD diet, helps reduce inflammation and provides the body with steady energy and lots of nutrients, thus restoring the body to its optimum health.

Anti-Inflammatory Diet Tips
Listed below, are the important anti-inflammatory foods you should include in your diet plans and certain foodstuffs you should avoid.

• Try to eat only organically grown foodstuffs. At least for the first two weeks, stick to organic foods for maximum results.
• Avoid dairy products, fried foods, processed foods, alcohol, citrus fruits and red meat, when following an anti-inflammatory diet.
• Eat a lot of raw foods like fresh fruits to provide the body with essential fibers.
• If you want to use oil for cooking, stick to extra virgin olive oil.
• Eat 1 - 2 cups of cooked grains daily. Some of the grains allowed in an anti-inflammatory diet menu are brown rice, basmati, barley and millet.
• Try to eat a lot of steamed vegetables as eating steamed vegetables will help reduce the irritating matter present in the gut.
• Try to eat a variety of deep sea fish, like salmon, cod and tuna. To cook the fish either broil, steam, bake or poach it.
• Eat white meat, mainly chicken and avoid eating the skin. You can either broil, steam or bake the chicken.
• Eat a lot of nuts, but avoid peanuts, and eat as much variety of legumes, as you can. Legumes include kidney beans, soybeans, mung beans, split peas, lentils, aduki and azuki beans.
• No sugar or sweeteners are allowed, only small quantities of rice or maple syrup can be consumed.
• Drink plenty of water (around 3 liters), on a daily basis. Herbal tea is a good source of antioxidants, so drink 2 cups of herbal tea everyday.
• Try to eat dark chocolate, which contains around 70% of cocoa.

Anti-Inflammatory Diet Menu
There are certain food items which help in the prevention of inflammation, and certain foods which cause inflammation. An anti-inflammatory diet is a healthy diet that ensures prevention of serious conditions. Here is a sample anti inflammatory diet menu.

Breakfast	Lunch	Snack	Dinner
Oat meal with dry fruits	Salad and chicken with steamed vegetables	A small bowl of peaches	Rice with steamed beans
Banana smoothie mixed with protein powder	Apple with spinach sandwich	Cashews	A small salad and baked salmon fish
Scrambled eggs with a bowl of mixed fruits	Carrot salad with tuna sandwich	Pink grapefruit	Soybean and grilled shrimps
Rice toast with almond butter spread	Salad, broiled halibut and two kiwis	Mixed nuts like walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts	Brown rice with stir fried vegetables and tofu

Follow, the above anti inflammatory diet menu and the tips, and soon you will see the benefits of this diet. To get the maximum benefits of this diet, indulge in some sort of physical activity for at least 45 minutes daily, and get enough sleep.