I just found there is a list with inflammation factor of foods.
Kind of interesting. Pre-PMR I was drinking a cappuccino atleast 4-5 times a week and had food poisoning on either pork or stuffed mushrooms from grocery store and was in highly, highly stressful situation when PMR hit, and yes, other stress two years.
I'm wondering how much do inflammatory food play role.
But I wonder if the inflammation causing by foods is over long period of time. Or does it just increase inflammation if already have our wonderful inflammation condition. And do anti-inflammatory foods really bring it down.
Anyone see any studies or have experience with the foods?
Search inflammation factor to find list if you want.
Love this topic...we all have to eat!! Every visit to the rheumy...no carbs no sugar. Well, I frequently sin, go off the reservation since I have a terrible sweet tooth. ANY help will be appreciated! Ann11195
I've found that wheat does have an effect on me. I've started having a very small helping of wheat-containing food every day just to keep my body able to handle wheat (organic or low gluten). Yesterday I cooked something I thought was red rice. When it became apparent it was wheat berries I ate a helping anyway, and that was a bit of an overload and it certainly upset my digestion. I will hold off wheat for a couple of days now, and carry on my careful ways after I've recovered fully from this careless mistake.
That's a good idea Anhaga, to have a little wheat sometimes, I do fear my body not handling it well. And yes, if I eat a dessert type sweet thing with flour and sugar, my fingers will ache next day. Lately I bought some seed covered whole grain organic bread, I cut off skinny slice and toast it for breakfast, it's heavenly, but I hope it doesn't hurt me. I've missed it so much.
today I was tired of eggs (which in that list they are somewhat inflammatory), so I made organic steal oats (this its same as porage in UK?) and added Hemp protein powder. Heard it's very anti inflammatory and 12 G protein. It was pretty good. I added some minced ginger too since it is anti inflammatory.
That's tough Ann. Try more natural sweeteners verses processed, bleached sugar maybe? Lots of fiber and healthy fat with sweets might help you not east as many and be satisfied???
Sweets just make me want more and I have low blood sugar with them, so that sort of keeps me away, but when my OH (other half I learned from Eileen) orders desert I have one spoon full and savor the moment!!!
I have bought jars of ginger in syrup for many years and I think this has helped me enormously without knowing why. I eat ginger jam as well, plus onions are anti inflammatory as well but you should never eat one that has been left cut up in the fridge in a raw state because they absorb germs. I read a story some years ago about a family who were living amidst Cholera victims but didn't get the disease because they placed raw onions around their home.
Sorry to digress but it is amazing the amount of info. one can pick up
Layne, I've been good with rice but I buy non-gmo lundberg rice from California, organic when I can get it. There is a subsititute for breakfast cereal made by nature's path called qia which is just seeds - chia, h**p and buckwheat. I add a bit more h**p and have it with a little organic 2% milk as a bedtime snack. No more wheat-laden flakes, even organic, for me! Also I like rolled oats and sometimes have that instead of the seeds. It seems to be only the wheat that has such an immediate effect. We've been eating a lot more fermented foods lately - sauerkraut, kimchi, curtido, other krauts made with other vegetables, kefir as well as unflavoured yoghurt.
I have a cup of tea made with fresh grated ginger root nearly every day. Important in chinese medicine and I know it does no harm. Good for the digestion, too. I don't add any sweetener as I'm pretty sure that would negate its good effects.
Oh I used to love Lundberg rice!!!!!! I'm afraid to eat rice now. Glad you do ok with it.
Bet you could add Tumeric to your rice for anti inflammation, I've been adding to my eggs. Heard you should include some black pepper with Tumeric for better absorption.
I'll look for that qia. Almond milk has been pretty darn good for milk substitute! Unsweetened for sure.
I try sourkraut, but so darn sour!!! Just bought miso, found salad dressing recipie I'll modify and try. Isn't miso also fermented? Or maybe I'm thinking of something else.
Maureen, interesting about the onion, wow didn't know that. I always cover with Saran Wrap, hope that helps!
I now have acid reflux, so have to cut out onions and garlic, darn it! That list said those are both anti-infl.
ha, ha, I too bought ginger preserves yesterday, even though it has sugar in it, I was just curious. Added a tiny bit to my oatmeal.
Anhaga, for ginger tea, does it work to heat water in microwave then add ginger slices? Or does ginger have to be boiled in the water? I bought some ginger tea bags yesterday too, wonder if it has the right kind of ginger to help.
I just grate ginger, about a teaspoon, and pour boiling water over it, let it steep for at least ten minutes, and drink as is. I expect the package for your ginger tea will tell you what's in it. I sometimes get a nice blend called three ginger which contains ginger, turmeric, galangal and licorice. But I bet the fresh ginger is better! I know some people just put in sliced ginger, or chopped pieces, but I feel the grating would mean I'm getting more of the ginger juices that are supposed to be good for me. I also add ginger to a lot of my cooking. I've learned to like ginger almost as much as dark chocolate. Ginger is the new chocolate! Can now buy ginger grown in the Americas, including Canada.
Layne, I discovered that a few tiny tomatoes have enough sweetness to cut the sourness of kraut. The thing I haven't quite mastered are the hot krauts I buy - jalapeno added to kraut can quite take the breath away, so I tend to just mix a little in with a green salad.
How did "they" determine what was inflammatory and what wasn't? It seems that some things we *know* are good for us, like blueberries, are considered inflammatory.
You know, Layne, I've been looking up the Inflammation factor thing and it seems like one of those things that seems like a good idea on the surface, but all we really need is common sense. I know blueberries are good for me. I know deep fried food is bad. So I'll eat my blueberries and forego the fries and not worry if someone has deemed that blueberries are slightly inflammatory no matter what complicated formula they've used to determine that.
The same as you, Layne I am quite interested on inflammation x food.
Sometimes I am so crazy about it that I become too drastic at the point to loose the common sense.
Time ago I spent one month on salads for the three daily meals with few proteins and ended up with anemia, fatigue, etc
The results of a blood test requested by my Internist brought me back to my senses.
Started eating sensibly and taking some Iron supplement in one week I could turn things around. Looking at the mirror checking on the lid under the eye they were red instead of almost white.
Going back to your question I will follow this discussion with a great interest.
Thank you for bringing it here.
Stay well and keep posting on food x inflammation.
I agree with you Anhaga.. besides, we are all different, so what might be upsetting one person, does not mean it will be the same for the other. I voced my opinion on carbs. I am strongly opose of eliminating them from our foof, because more then 50% of our energy usually comes from carbs. Besides caloric intake, it is not easy to find alternate source for vitamin complex B, which is plentiful in whole weat. The reason for (potential) weight gain is inactivity, not carbs.
I have not changed my food at all... apart from eating more yogurt to help my stomach recover from all these medications...