The anti-inflammatory lifestyle recommended here will help to protect you from heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, auto-immune diseases and the many other debilitating conditions that are linked to inflammation.<\/p>\n
Many types of arthritis are believed to be caused by inflammation<\/a>, where a person\u2019s own immune system attacks and damages joints and other tissues in the body. An anti-inflammatory diet may help to control arthritis What is inflammation?<\/strong> Harmful Colon Bacteria Can Cause Inflammation<\/strong> How to Follow an Anti-Inflammatory Diet<\/strong> Other Lifestyle Habits That Increase Inflammation<\/strong> Other sources of chronic inflammation include: The Importance of Maintaining a Healthful Weight<\/strong> My Recommendations for an Anti-Inflammatory Lifestyle<\/strong> Many types of arthritis are believed to be caused by inflammation, where a person\u2019s own immune system attacks and damages joints and other tissues in the body. An anti-inflammatory diet may help to control arthritis ) as well as giving its well-established benefit of helping to prevent heart attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[325,29,116,88,44,278,277],"class_list":["post-4515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-joints","tag-anti-inflammatory","tag-arthritis","tag-colon-bacteria","tag-inflammation","tag-rheumatoid-arthritis","tag-scfas","tag-short-chain-fatty-acids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8254,"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4515\/revisions\/8254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/drmirkin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWhen germs try to enter your cells, your immune system produces certain cells, antibodies and cytokine chemicals that attack and kill them. As soon as the germs are gone, your immune system is supposed to dampen down and stop making large amounts of these cells, antibodies and chemicals. If your immune system does not stop making excessive amounts of cells and proteins to kill germs, these same cells and proteins can attack you to cause “auto-immune” diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, dermatomyositis or scleroderma. Your overactive immune system can also attack other organ systems to cause heart attacks, cancers, strokes, diabetes and many other diseases.<\/p>\n
\nAbout 40 trillion bacteria live in your colon
\nThe best way to grow healthful bacteria in your colon is to follow an anti-inflammatory diet, which means eating primarily anti-inflammatory foods and avoiding pro-inflammatory foods<\/a>.
\n\u2022 Eat lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and other seeds. They are high in fiber that fosters healthful colon bacteria
\n\u2022 Restrict meat from mammals
\n\u2022 Restrict refined carbohydrates<\/a>
\n\u2022 Restrict fried foods
\n\u2022 There is growing evidence that artificial sweeteners<\/a> may stimulate the growth of unhealthful colon bacteria
\nFor most people, correcting a faulty diet is the most important lifestyle change to reduce inflammation, but other unhealthful lifestyle habits can also promote chronic inflammation. Scientists have not worked out all of the mechanisms, but it appears that any infection, anything that damages cells in your body, or anything that promotes high blood sugar levels can cause inflammation, such as:
\n\u2022 smoking
\n\u2022 drinking too much alcohol
\n\u2022 being overweight
\n\u2022 lack of exercise
\n\u2022 vitamin D deficiency<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 exposure to X rays and other radiation, including excessive sunlight
\n\u2022 exposure to harmful chemicals such as certain insecticides, herbicides or industrial chemicals
\n\u2022 a chronic infection anywhere in the body<\/p>\n
\nObesity is associated with increased joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis
\nRheumatoid arthritis and many other types of arthritis are worsened by an overactive immune system and improved by reducing the inflammation it causes. If you already have any form of arthritis or would like to reduce your risk for suffering joint pains in the future, I recommend following an anti-inflammatory diet and eliminating all of the known sources of inflammation that you can control with your lifestyle. You will also be helping to protect yourself from heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and the many other debilitating diseases and conditions that are linked to inflammation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"