Try these natural ways to combat inflammation.

Most of us have searched for the ‘diet’ that will help us age with grace, prevent disease, lose weight, and optimize our overall health and wellness. But there could be a hidden problem that we are not addressing. A problem that could be causing whatever it is we are trying to fix. I’m talking about something that naturally occurs in our body — a part of our body’s immune response. When managed, we live in comfort — moving easily without pain, stiffness, redness, and swelling. Sometimes it comes and goes, and for other’s it’s a chronic condition.

Inflammation is now a part of mainstream conversation when it comes to certain disease states. If you do an Amazon search using the keywords “anti-inflammatory” in books, you will find more than 1,400 titles. The most natural remedy, of course, comes from our diets. As Hippocrates says: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” With a healthy diet and lifestyle, you can begin to remedy or offset the burden placed on your body and allow it to start healing more efficiently, increasing your body’s immunity and preventing diseases such as obesity, heart problems, cancer, and other degenerative issues.