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Plates not pills - Anti-inflammatory diet

Source There are many amazingly wonderful nutritional properties found in real food. Sadly, much of our society overlooks the power of food as medicine and in return, abuses anti-inflammatory meds to reduce pain, aches and niggles (and athletes are not immune to this statement). Certainly, there are times when medications are necessary but with so many people following restrictive diets these days to "be healthy", I do worry that many people are missing out on the many amazing nutritional benefits of a varied, wholesome, real food diet. To get you started with an improved anti-inflammatory diet, consider adding the following food items, rich in antioxidants, to your diet: -Ginger -Cloves -Oregano  -Cayenne pepper  -Pineapple  -Rosemary  -Turmeric  -Sesame Seeds  -Omega-3 fatty acids - fatty fish, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, flax  -Whole grains -Dark leafy greens -Celery -Pineapple -Fermented food - kefir, sauerkraut, tempeh...