There are many ways to treat and manage chronic pain. One of the most exciting approaches, however — because it is all natural — is adopting an anti-inflammatory diet. The other options for pain don’t always work. Many patients don’t benefit from neural (nerve) blocks, and medication therapy often leads to undesired side effects.

An anti-inflammatory diet, however, often eliminates the unpleasant side effects of some medications that cause fogginess, memory loss and sleepiness.

I believe that following an anti-inflammatory diet is powerful therapy for pain control with many beneficial side effects and the anti-inflammatory diet is considered an integrative approach to pain management, along with exercise and stress management!

The 3 Diet Basics You Need To Know

Here are three basic diet guidelines:

1. Eat the rainbow: Consume eight to nine servings of vegetables each day — make a couple of those servings fruit, if you like. Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower are best.

2. Restrict dairy and grains: Eat dairy products in limited quantities. When choosing grains, stay away from simple carbohydrates with refined sugar. Opt for whole grains, including barley, buckwheat, oats, quinoa, brown rice, rye, spelt and wheat.

3. Avoid red meat: Eat red meat the way most of us eat turkey right now —Every now and then. Have it on very special occasions, very infrequently. Instead, include fish as the “meat” or eat vegetarian main dishes. Chicken is neutral — not harmful but not beneficial in the anti-inflammatory sense.

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Simply, what you need to know is that inflammation comes from a biochemical reaction initiated by your immune system or wound-healing coagulation system. Specific foods can promote or shut down the inflammatory cycle. For instance, simple carbohydrates promote it, while vegetables shut it down.

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Nutrition that supports a diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods is the key to anti-inflammation and pain management. Although there are no “magic” foods, putting the right combination of foods into your diet can produce remarkable results.

An anti-inflammatory diet should include these foods:

• tomatoes

• olive oil

• green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale, and collards

• nuts like almonds and walnuts

• fatty fish like salmon, mackerel, tuna, and sardines

• fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, cherries, and oranges

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