Some simple advices about diet to reduce rheumatism
Inflammation is a major component in most Rheumatic pain
conditions or rheumatic diseases, therefore it is adviceable to
eat a good amount of food that reduces inflammation and reduce
the consumption of food that contains inflammatory agents. Here
are some simple dietary advices that may help reduce rheumatic
conditions:
Things you should eat to reduce inflammation and rheumatism:
Fish, espesially fat fish, fish oil, olive oil, walnut oil and
raps oil should be a part of your diet. The fat in these types
of food, omega-3-poly-unsaturated fat or
omega-9-poly-unsaturated fat, reduces inflammation. However, if
you add these type of oils to your diet, you should reduce the
intake of other types of fat, so that you do not get too much
fat.
You should also eat much vegetables, since also these make a
body chemistry that reduce inflammation.
Things you should not eat too much of:
Do not consume much soya oil and corn oil, since these types of
fat increase inflammation. Most food you buy that is ready to
eat from the factory or restaurant contain these types of fat.
You should therefore reduce the consumption of food you do not
cook yourself.
Bread, cereals and products made of corn or cereals also
increase the inflammation responce, especially if they contain
wheat. Wheat causes a special type of inflammation in the
intestines called celiac disease in some individuals, but may
also trigger inflammation of non-celiac type. However, full-corn
cereals and full-corn bread are valuable types of food, so you
should not stop eating them. But if you eat bread or corn
products at every meal, you should reduce your intake of these
and eat more potatos, beans and peas.
Things you should ideally not eat at all:
You should absolutely not consume fat that has been chemically
altered to give it another consistence. This type of fat has a
very negative effect on the health and may be very potent
inflamatory agents. Margarine, snacks, fast food and ready made
cakes or cookies often contain this kind of fat. Unfortunately
this type of fat is also often added to bread. A good idea could
be to bake your bread yourself.