People Suffering From Various Diseases Due to Chronic Inflammation

17 Ways to Naturally Prevent and Reverse Inflammation

It is crucial to regulate your body’s levels of inflammation in order to reduce the risk of, or prevent the development of any other dangerous diseases.

Exercise Regularly

Research conducted on individuals over 10 years has shown that, regardless of their weight or BMI, those who engaged in at least 2.5 hours of exercise weekly decreased their inflammation markers by at least 12%. Exercise can take many forms, whether aerobic, cardio, lifting weights, or doing yoga. The point is to do it regularly and consistently to keep your body in great shape.

Do Yoga

By doing yoga poses such as the child’s pose, triangle pose, forward fold, etc., you will help encourage fresh, oxygenated blood flow to your organs, muscles, and joints to reduce anxiety and stress, and reduce overall inflammation within the body.

Lose Weight

Individuals who are overweight tend to have more inflammation. Losing weight through dieting and exercise may help decrease the level of inflammation within their body.

Manage Your Stress Levels

Chronic stress has a positive correlation to inflammation. You can do yoga, set time aside for meditation, use biofeedback or guided imagery, or some other method to help manage your stress throughout the day. The key is to remember that, although you cannot avoid stress in life, you can change how you perceive and respond to stress by learning how to manage it better.

Break Bad Habits

You must break bad habits of overconsumption of alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, marijuana, etc., because they burden and tax your body quite heavily. You should eliminate them, or at least reduce your intake. You should do so gradually in order to help your body better get used to this change. You can also find professional help and/or a support group to help make the transition easier for you and your health.

Consider Fasting

We know that fasting isn’t for everyone. However, research has shown that intermittent fasting is beneficial in part due to the anti-inflammatory effects that this pattern induces. The first step to take is with a 12-hour fast, and seeing how you feel afterwards. This fast means that you can only drink water or black coffee during those 12 hours. Studies have shown that regular intermittent fasting may also improve symptoms of inflammatory bowel syndrome.

Meditation

Due to the important role that stress plays in inflammation, you may want to consider practicing mindful meditation. The mindfulness part is especially important because it plays into affecting your perception of your experiences and how you respond to them.

Control Blood Sugar

It goes without saying that you should avoid alcohol, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, refined sugar, and trans fats in your diet. An easy rule to follow is to stay away from simple carbs, which come from white flour, bread, rice, sugar, etc. You should instead eat more lean proteins and fiber-rich whole foods and grains, such as whole wheat. Be sure that a whole grain is listed as the first ingredient on the nutrition label.

Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Add

One of the best ways that you can fight inflammation is through your diet. It’s important that you eat as organically as possible to avoid artificial foods, colors, flavors, or other additives that may contribute to your body’s levels of inflammation.