Inflammation is your body’s natural reaction to an injury. If you injure yourself, say you twisted an ankle, it will swell. This is external inflammation. You can also experience inflammation internally. For example your arteries can become inflamed. Inflammation can be dangerous. If your arteries are inflamed and stay inflamed then you can suffer a heart attack. I have RSD. RSD causes me to have both internal and external inflammation without injury. It causes my pain levels to rise significantly.
There are many medications that help fight inflammation, but I can not just pop more pills all day everyday. It isn’t me and it isn’t good for your body if you choose it as an ongoing treatment. Most people will take an NSAID to reduce the swelling. Aspirin, Ibuprofen and Naproxen are all over the counter NSAID medications. NSAIDs can cause liver damage, especially with prolonged use. Thankfully there are ways to help fight inflammation naturally.
Five Ways to Fight Inflammation Naturally
- Omega threes. Omega three fatty acids help reduce inflammation in your body naturally. You can find omega threes in many whole grains, fish and nuts. However, most people don’t get enough omega threes in their diet. A simple solution is to take a fish oil or omega three supplement. Additionally, decrease the amount of saturated and trans fats you’re eating. These types of fats contribute to inflammation in your body.
- Decrease sugar content. Sugar is a prime source of inflammation. It causes free radical damage to your cells. This damage is an “injury” which causes inflammation. Take a look at how much sugar you consume and create a plan to cut back. You’ll notice a drastic difference. If you’re not so careful on your sugar intake, you could always take a regular dose of this cats claw for sale to help with any inflammatory issues within the body.
- Tumeric. Turmeric is an herb. It’s commonly used in mustard and many curries. It’s a great natural inflammatory. If you don’t eat a lot of curry or mustard consider taking a Turmeric
supplement.
- Exercise. Exercise actually helps your body reduce inflammation. It doesn’t have to be vigorous exercise, you could just walk for thirty minutes a day. Or try yoga!
- Sleep. Good sleep is imperative for good health. Studies have shown that people who do not get enough quality sleep suffer from inflammation. Take a look at your sleep habits. What can you do to improve them? Sleep is a huge issue for me. My pain keeps me awake, but my neurologist is trying to help me get more sleep.
There are other simple steps you can take to reduce inflammation naturally. Reduce alcohol intake. Stop smoking if you smoke (working on this again!). Lose weight (working on this too!). If you have an injury, like a sprained ankle, consider using Arnica Gel
Things I do
I take Curamin
I also exercise by skating with a Roller Derby Rec team. I do not do any of the contact drills, but the exercise has been very important to my health and keeping me out of a wheel chair. I am trying to discipline myself to do yoga on a regular basis. I like the DDPYOGA. I am also transitioning back to an 80% RAW diet.
Simple steps to fight inflammation naturally. Take a look at your habits (I do this all the time). How do they support inflammation? What can you do to change your lifestyle and fight inflammation naturally?
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Thank you for sharing all of these. I have been going to a lot of doctors lately, they think I have inflammation internally.
Great post!! I learned a lot! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
My dcotor also recommended getting rid of carbs.
I would never would have guessed exercise. I automatically would have assumed that would aggravate the problem. I learned something new today!
Turmeric is really good – thanks for all of the wonderful advice!
Great information!! I didn’t know tumeric helped with inflammation. I’m going to keep that in mind. We already lowered a lot of our sugars, and it’s amazing how your tastes change!
I am very impressed that you are taking other alternatives to medication. Despite the fact that I am an RN, I always prefer the natural method over medication. Thanks for sharing this list and I hope it helps other people with their pain, naturally.
Ohh this is good timing. I have taken up CrossFit – “inflammation” is my middle name right now LOL
These are great tips that I need to share with my husband for his knees.
I love Turmeric so much and I take it daily! Woot! Already fighting inflammation, awesome!
Thank you for sharing these tips!
Walking for 1 hr a day always had me feeling at my best. Add to that a good night’s sleep and THAT is what I am trying to get back to. Great list!
Love these tips. I always forget to weed out sugar to help with inflammation and I’m almost positive that’s what is keeping mine going.
Great natural healing tips. Thanks for sharing.
I am fascinated that there are benefits to turmeric besides the taste!!
I like to help things with natural alternatives. These are great tips!
Oh man I don’t even want to think about how much inflammation I probably have, I eat way too much sugar and don’t exercise enough or sleep enough so I’m sure I’m not doing myself any favors!
It’s interesting that sugar contributes to inflammation.