Anti-Inflammatory Foods

I'm still unclear how I got on Martha Stewart's email list, but it's articles like this one that keep me from unsubscribing from the 81 year old SI cover girl.  

I typically try to eat an anti-inflammatory diet.  Not only is it important for your overall health, but it's imperative to keeping our endometriosis in check.  According to the article, the 6 best anti-inflammatory foods are:

• Berries (strawberries, blueberries, etc. - I'm personally a big blackberry fan)

• Fatty Fish (my favorite salmon recipe)

• Olive Oil 

• Turmeric

• Avocado (I swear by guac and avo toast when I have a flare up)

• Nuts (almonds, pistachios, macadamia nuts, pine nuts, etc.)

In addition to diet, lifestyle habits such as exercise and stress management are key to keeping inflammation at bay.  

I am currently twelve years sober (yay for me!), but when I used to drink, my body would have a heinous reaction to alcohol, which I now know is due to it being highly inflammatory so limiting your intake is also a very effective tactic if you're sober curious.

Hankerings for certain treats are bound to pop up - especially during certain times of the month - and since food restriction is not on the menu here at House of Endo, I'm a big proponent of caving to the crave. With a well rounded diet of anti-inflammatory foods in your system, everything should balance out in the end.