Why Foods Can Lead To Increased Inflammation
It’s surprising to hear that the food you eat can actually help to alleviate {inflammation} in the body. But there’s a lot of evidence to support the claim that the food you eat has either {a pro} {inflammatory} or an {anti inflammatory} effect on your body and that the majority of the food in the Standard American Diet have a pro {inflammatory} effect. Why in the world would that be?
The main reason researchers think that foods may cause {inflammation} is thanks to the enormous amount of artificial compounds now found in foods. Foods are commonly stuffed with things like artificial colors and sweeteners, preservatives, and leftover pesticides. These may cause the body to go on the alert, so to speak.
When that occurs, inflammation is one of the reactions. The body thinks it has to defend itself and so it kicks off the inflammation {response}. Refined sugar and white flour can also have this effect on the body. When you eat foods that are rich in white sugar, they make your blood sugar spike, which can kick off the body’s inflammation response also.
Inflammation is a response that comes from the body thinking that it has to defend itself. When you get an injury or stung from a poisonous bug, your body inflames the area in an attempt to close off the region so that repairs can be done. Sadly for us, the inflammation response also can have negative effects. What are a few examples of these?
Pain is the largest one. Inflammation generally comes with rather a lot of pain. Not just that but many inflammatory ailments are heightened, conditions like arthritis which can sometimes be really painful. Having a heightened inflammation response can also negatively effect the immune system. Since the immune system is responsible for inflammation in the body, when it’s consistently on the watch and in a heightened state of readiness, it decreases its capability to perform some place else.
Foods that reduce inflammation can be an excellent idea, as are anti-inflammatory herbs and spices.