Anti-Inflammatory Foods With Healing Powers

By: ِYassmine ElSayed

CAIRO, Feb. 17 (SEE) - Inflammation can be very annoying but studies, thankfully, found in nature ways reducing inflammation. In a recent piece by foodprevent.con, certain foods were proved to help with reducing inflammation.

1. Dark Chocolate

Dark Chocolate is filled with antioxidants antioxidants, particularly polyphenols that reduce inflammation. A study found that cocoa polyphenols found in dark chocolate can protect against cardiovascular disease through reducing inflammation. The Flavonoids in dark chocolate also play a role in reducing inflammation around arteries, keeping them healthy.

When choosing your dark chocolate treat, however, make sure to some that t have at least 70 percent cocoa because the cocoa plane is where the antioxidants are derived from.

2. Berries

Berries like blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries — even banana (berries) are full of anti inflammatory properties including antioxidants. The antioxidants in berries are called, and have been found in several studies to reduce inflammation that can potentially lead to harmful diseases.

In a study conducted by the Department of Internal Medicine gave overweight men and women strawberries for six weeks. Following the study, the subjects were found to have lower levels of inflammation associated with heart disease.

3. Oranges

Oranges are an excellent source of Vitamin C that acts as an antioxidant to boost your immune system and fight off harmful free radicals that can cause inflammation. They also contain potassium, fiber, calcium and folate and are known to help boost collagen to help build and maintain strong connective tissue.

If you struggle eating oranges with all the pulp, you can still get many of the benefits (minus the fiber) from a nice, tall glass of OJ.

4. Mushrooms

Mushrooms — not to be confused with the psychedelic kind and the other thousands of non-edible varieties — actually have really awesome antiinflammatory properties. Commercially grown, aka, edible mushrooms like truffles, oyster, shiitake and portobello mushrooms are rich in potassium, selenium, copper, magnesium and iron. They also include B vitamins, riboflavin, niacin, and are the only vegetable or fruit that is a natural source of Vitamin D.

All these things are unbelievably healthy, but it’s the phenols and other antioxidants that offer anti-inflammatory properties. A study on oyster mushrooms found that due to its antioxidant components such as flavonoids, phenolics and polysaccharides.

5. Almonds

When blood vessels get clogged, arteries get inflamed and visa versa. This leads to high blood pressure and heart disease. Almonds have been proven several times over to have heart healthy benefits including. This is largely due to the omega 3 fatty acids (healthy fats) that improve the fatty acid profile in your blood.

Research has also linked almonds to reducing inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes.

6. Dry Beans

Dry beans are all excellent plant-based foods with anti-inflammatory properties such as minerals, B vitamins, and vitamin K. They’re also chock-full of fiber, antioxidant rich polyphenols and magnesium. In recent studies, magnesium has been shown to help reduce inflammation. One study published in the Journal of Inflammation Research in particular found that a deficiency in magnesium was associated with an increase in inflammation, leading researchers to conclude that a diet rich in magnesium would reverse these effects.

Some varieties of beans include navy beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, and black beans — all waiting for you to eat them and make steps toward a healthful life without damaging inflammation.