Choosing an ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐™๐™„-๐™„๐™‰๐™๐™‡๐˜ผ๐™ˆ๐™ˆ๐˜ผ๐™๐™Š๐™๐™” ๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™€๐™ is key๐Ÿ”‘ for battling chronic stress, autoimmune

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Choosing an ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐™๐™„-๐™„๐™‰๐™๐™‡๐˜ผ๐™ˆ๐™ˆ๐˜ผ๐™๐™Š๐™๐™” ๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™€๐™ is key๐Ÿ”‘ for battling chronic stress, autoimmune diseases like arthritis, and inflammatory conditions like asthma... but literally benefits EVERYONE ๐Ÿ™Œ . Two weeks ago, I shared the top ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ foods to limit or avoidโ€ผ๏ธ Now, here are the top ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช-๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ foods to include daily along with their benefits โœ… . 1๏ธโƒฃ: ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ & ๐™Š๐™ข๐™š๐™œ๐™–-3 ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™จ Choosing more ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ fats (avocado, olive oil and nuts) in place of saturated fats (dairy and meats) has been shown to lower inflammation and the risk for obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer [2]. ๐˜–๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข-3 ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ด from fatty fish, flaxseed and walnuts reduce whole body inflammation, improve insulin sensitivity, and protect against numerous chronic diseases [3]. . 2๏ธโƒฃ: ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ญ๐™ž๐™™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ-๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™๐™ง๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™จ While too much fructose is inflammatory, iอŸtอŸ wอŸoอŸuอŸlอŸdอŸ tอŸaอŸkอŸeอŸ 8อŸ bอŸaอŸnอŸaอŸnอŸaอŸsอŸ tอŸoอŸ eอŸqอŸuอŸaอŸlอŸ tอŸhอŸeอŸ fอŸrอŸuอŸcอŸtอŸoอŸsอŸeอŸ iอŸnอŸ oอŸnอŸeอŸ 1อŸ6อŸ oอŸzอŸ. cอŸaอŸnอŸ oอŸfอŸ sอŸoอŸdอŸaอŸ [4].๐Ÿ˜ฑ Besides, fruits are rich in antioxidants which fight inflammation! Berries and grapes contain anthocyanins and resveratol which lower inflammatory markers and boost the fat loss hormone adiponectin [5,6]. Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, which inhibits inflammatory compounds related to cancer [7]. Cherries (and green tea) contain catechins to help reduce inflammation and belly fat [8,9]! . 3๏ธโƒฃ: ๐™‰๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ-๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™‘๐™š๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š๐™จ Most vegetables are rich in vitamins and antioxidants with powerful anti-inflammatory effects: Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables help protect against heart disease [10] and cancer [11]. Peppers are particularly high in quercetin and other antioxidants that fight oxidative damage and aging [12]. Mushrooms provide phenols and other antioxidants that also reduce inflammation [13]. . 4๏ธโƒฃ ๐˜พ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ Some of the most effective include: Fish oil, Alpha-lipoic acid, Green tea extract, Curcumin, Ginger, Resveratrol, Spirulina, and CBD [14,15]. As always, check with your doctor before adding any supplements ๐Ÿ˜‰ SOURCES๐Ÿ‘‡ #NENtopics