KTK-Nutrition

So many people complain about inflammation.    Many don’t realize that making some dietary changes can help your body fight inflammation.    What are some of those dietary habits? What are some symptoms of inflammation?  Some inflammation is temporary like acute inflammation due to an injury, infection or being bit like a bee sting.   Long term inflammation  can result from diseases such as “diabetes, cardiovascular issues, and autoimmune disorders”.  Some symptoms include: Body aches/muscle pain: Hips, knees, backs are common aches. Migraine headaches can be caused by inflammation. Fatigue: Who would think that being tired might be linked to inflammation? What are some treatments for inflammation? Anti-inflammatory  drugs  are often prescribed to help with symptoms but drugs won’t “treat the root cause of the problem…”  Diet: What are some anti-inflammatory Diet Habits You Can Adopt to fight inflammation?  Registered...

So many commercials on TV advertise how one can ease their chronic pain and inflammation with one product after another.   But rarely is there anything about nutrition and chronic pain.   My daughter gave me an interesting article she found in the Cooperative Living magazine, Slowing Pain.   A nutritional approach for easing chronic pain .   While medications and therapies are common treatments, nutrition also plays a crucial role in managing these conditions.   How can you use nutrition to help ease chronic pain and inflammation?   What causes inflammation?   According to the Cleveland Clinic , “Inflammation is the body’s immune response to toxins as it works to “purify” itself.   The resulting inflammation not only causes pain in the body.   Over time, it also can trigger chronic diseases, such as heart disease and strokes, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and even depression.”   How can food help fight inflammation? The good news...