ITIS aka Inflammation

Anti-Inflammatory Foods:

PROTEIN: Chicken Breast Turkey Breast Salmon Albacore Tuna Shrimp Crab Cod Clams Filet of Sole Swordfish Plain Yogurt Sour Cream Feta Cheese Parmesan Cheese Romano Cheese Egg Whites Lowfat Cottage Cheese Hazelnuts Walnuts Pecans Almonds
Vegetables: Arugula Asparagus Avocado Bean Sprouts Bell Peppers Brussel Sprouts Cauliflower Celery Cucumbers Eggplant Endive Escarole Garlic Ginger Kale Mushrooms Onions Radishes Romaine Lettuce Spinach Summer Squash Soy (Edamame) Tomatoes Zucchini Snow Peas Swiss Chard ALL Dark Leafy Greens
FRUITS: Apples Blackberries Blueberries Raspberries Strawberries Cantaloupe Honeydew Melon Citrus fruit (except oranges) Peaches Pears Plums Kiwi Nectarines
Beans & Grains: Barley Black Beans Oatmeal Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans) Kidney beans Lima beans Lentils Navy Beans Pinto beans
Canned Foods: Alaskan Wild Salmon (in water) Sardines (in oil) Tuna (in water) Beans Olives No-Salt Chicken Broth
Condiments: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Mustard (w/out honey)
Frozen Foods: Flash frozen fruits/vegetables w/NO additives
Beverages: Green Tea WATER
Herbs & Spices: Basil Bay Leaf Dill Mint Parsley Rosemary Thyme Cinnamon Coriander Cumin Ginger Paprika Red Pepper flakes Turmeric

Inflammatory Dis-Eases: Inflammation in bones, joints, blood vessels, kidneys, skin, eyes, brain and immune response OR Arthritis, Auto-immune disorders, Skin eruptions/rashes, etc...

INFLAMMATORY Foods to AVOID!!!

Alcoholic Beverages Bacon Bananas Breads Beef Butter Carrots Cream Cheese Candy Chocolate Coffee Cake Cookies Cereals Cornstarch Corn Corn Syrup Croissants Dried Fruit Duck Doughnuts Fruit Juice Fried Foods Flour Grapes Granola Half&Half Honey Hard Cheese Heavy Cream Ice Cream Hot Dogs Jams & Jellies Mango Margarine Molasses Muffins Noodles Oranges Pancakes Papaya Pastry Peas Pie Pizza Pasta Pickles Popcorn Potatoes Pudding Pumpkins Raisins Relish Rice (instant) Sherbet Soda Scones SUGAR Tacos Waflles Watermelon Whole Milk

Inflammation
Any injury, including an invasion by microorganisms, causes a complex reaction called inflammation in the affected area. Inflammation occurs as a result of many different conditions. Through the release of different substances from the damaged tissue, inflammation directs the body's defenses to wall off the area, attack and kill any invaders, dispose of dead and damaged tissue, and begin the process of repair. However, inflammation may not be able to overcome large numbers of microorganisms.
During inflammation, the blood supply increases. An infected area near the surface of the body becomes red and warm. The walls of blood vessels become more porous, allowing fluid and white blood cells to pass into the affected tissue. The increase in fluid causes the inflamed tissue to swell. The white blood cells attack the invading microorganisms and release substances that continue the process of inflammation. Other substances trigger clotting in the tiny vessels (capillaries) in the inflamed area, which delays the spread of the infected microorganisms and their toxins. Many of the substances produced during inflammation stimulate the nerves, producing pain. Reactions to the substances released during inflammation include the chills, fever and muscle aches that commonly accompany infection or injury.

*most dis-eases that include "itis" are inflammatory.

Environmental Hormone Effects

MEN:

Low testosterone affects an astounding 1,000,000 American men!
Many men are in the dark about how hormone imbalances affect their health. Men’s hormone changes have been much less publicized and researched than women’s, but hormone
disruption is as much a part of a man’s life as it is a woman’s.
Some men are more attuned to their hormonal fluctuations than others’. Some report clear monthly changes in their energy levels, mood, work and sports performances that they attribute to their equivalent of a ‘period’ or cyclic change.
Blood levels of testosterone fluctuate dramatically at different times from 250 to 1,200 nanograms, and these changes affect a man’s performance, mood and sexuality. While a man’s hormone fluctuations are less dramatic than women’s, testosterone levels start to
decline around age 40, falling up to 10% each decade. This phenomenon called “andropause” is now recognized by almost 8 in 10 family physicians as a real condition that affects quality of life in men.
The most common symptoms of hormonal imbalance among men are: prostate pain and inflammation; lack of abdominal tone; poor urinary and sexual function.
The most common causes for hormonal imbalances among men are: a vasectomy; adrenal exhaustion due to stress; severe dieting or body building; surgery or long illness; protein , iodine, calcium, B-complex or EFA deficiencies.

WOMEN:

A healthy female system works in an incredibly beautiful, complex balance. It is an individual model of the creative universe. A woman is usually an incredible thing to be, but the intricacies of her body are delicately tuned and can become unbalanced or obstructed easily, causing pain and poor function. From child-bearing age, to premenopause, to menopause, to post-menopause, many women are affected by imbalances and fluctuations with their hormones that rattle their lives. Female hormone imbalances are involved in a myriad of health problems for women, including fibroids, endometriosis, headaches, PMS, depression, low libido and infertility.

WATER

Your body goes down fast without water, second only to oxygen in importance for health and just a few short days without it can be fatal. Every cell is regulated, monitored and dependent on an efficient flow of water, making up almost 3/4 of our body. Messages in our brain cells are transported on waterways to the nerve endings. Water transports minerals, vitamins, proteins and sugars around the body for assimilation. Water maintains your body’s equilibrium and temperature, it lubricates tissues, flushes waste and toxins, hydrates the skin, acts as a shock absorber for joints, bones and muscles, and adds needed minerals. When your body gets enough water, it works at its peak. Fluid retention decreases, gland and hormone functions improve, the liver breaks down and releases more fat, hunger is curtailed.

Dehydration plays a role in elimination ailments like chronic constipation and urinary tract infections, peripheral vascular problems like hemorrhoids and varicose veins, kidney stones, even many degenerative diseases like arthritis.

Should you drink more Water?

Here’s how your body uses it up every day. Your kidneys receive and filter your entire blood supply 15 times each hour! If you become overheated, your 2 million sweat glands perspire to cool your skin and keep your internal organs at a constant temperature, using 99% water. You use a small amount of water during breathing and through tear ducts that lubricate the upper eyelids 25 times per minute. Crying and hearty laughter release water from your eyes and nose. Even. Even normal activity uses up at least 3 quarts of replacement water each day. Strenuous activity, a hot climate or a high salt diet increases this requirement.

When you don’t get enough… A chain reaction begins...A water shortage message is sent from your brain, your kidneys conserve water by urinating less (constipation and bloating occur), at 4% water depletion, muscle endurance diminishes and you start to get dizzy; at 5% water loss, headaches from mild to quite severe begin and you get drowsy, lose the ability to concentrate and get unreasonably impatient; at 6% water loss, body temperature is impaired, your heart begins to race; at 7% water depletion, there is a good possibility of collapse! Dehydration Symptoms: headaches, dizziness, irritability, impatience, restlessness, difficulty sleeping, dry skin, chapped lips, appetite loss, constipation, swollen hands/feet (water retention), dull back pain and weight gain. Urine should be pale straw yellow-colored, if dark—drink more water!


Thirst is not a reliable signal that your body needs water-by the time you feel thirsty, you are probably already suffering from some degree of dehydration. Thirst is an evolutionary development, controlled by a part of the fore-brain called the hypothalamus (controls sleep, appetite, satiety & sexual response) designed to alert us to severe dehydration. You can easily lose a quart of water during activity before thirst is even recognized.

Remember:

· Alcohol is diuretic,
increasing urine flow

· Caffeinated Beverages are
Diuretic

· Sweetened Juices increase water needs

· Milk increases water needs

· Sodas leach several important minerals from your body & compromise your immune response for 12 hours!

Your digestive processes alone, yield as much as a pint of water a day for metabolism. Replace electrolytes with Alacer’s Emergen-C or Bragg’s liquid aminos.

Plain cool water is the best way to replace body fluids, but other healthy liquids besides water count as replenishment. Unsweetened Juices; Fresh fruits & vegetables are 90% water; whole grains are 35% water; LIVE food!

RULE of thumb: Drink 1/2 of your body weight in water ounces daily!