Single best diet to follow for slashing cancer, dementia and heart disease risk
Single best diet to follow for slashing cancer, dementia and heart disease risk
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An expert has dished out advice on the ultimate diet for a healthy life - and it's not about cutting calories or shrinking portions. Dr Bhavini Shah from LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor has highlighted the benefits of an anti-inflammatory diet, which can significantly enhance your wellbeing and stave off future health woes. She explained: "The anti-inflammatory diet is a powerful, natural diet that doesn't involve calorie counting or limiting your portions.
"Unlike many common diets, an anti-inflammatory diet does not dictate the number of calories you must eat, your portion size, or the times you're allowed to eat. Instead, the diet focuses on eating healthier foods, high in fibre and antioxidants. "Inflammation is a natural immune response to something that is wrong in our body, resulting in pain and swelling to alert us to an injury, or coughing and sneezing to force allergens out of the body.".
"Inflammation can also be caused by stress, low activity levels and certain foods. Poor dietary choices can make inflammation worse.". "This becomes a problem when highly processed unhealthy foods trigger inflammation, causing swelling and damage," Dr Shah said. "This can result in persistent inflammation, called metaflammation, which can have serious health consequences.". Dr Shah highlighted the importance of an anti-inflammatory diet for preventing these issues, adding: "Anti-inflammatory foods contain antioxidants, polyphenols, and fibre which naturally combat inflammation.".
She then explained that these compounds help prevent blood sugar spikes and stop inflammation signals from the immune system, reports the Express. Wondering how to embrace such a diet?. Dr Shah recommends the Mediterranean diet, noting it's rich in anti-inflammatory foods including healthy fats, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, and seeds, while limiting processed items and meats. Dr Shah also outlined the best anti-inflammatory foods to include and stressed what inflammatory foods to avoid.
