What is Inflammation?

Do You Have Inflammation in Your Body?

So what causes inflammation and how do I get rid of it?7

Basically inflammation can be caused by certain foods or oils, certain drinks or exposure to chemicals in the environment

Inflammation in the body can cause symptoms for illnesses such as pre-diabetes, diabetes, iron deficiency, joint pain and many more

For some people dairy can cause inflammation particularly cows dairy as some people are allergic to the proteins in dairy 

Also it is common for the body to reject some vegetables due to the chemicals in plants

Be careful of oils as they are likely to cause inflammation, in particular vegetable oil, canola oil, nut oils, sunflower oil etc. The best oils to use are olive, avocado, ghee, butter or coconut

Alcohol can cause inflammation particularly high sugary drinks such as beer as certain wines

Sugar is a high factor for inflammation so we need to be careful of our daily intake and watch out for sugary drinks, did you know there is more sugar in a litre of apple juice compared to a litre of cola

Certain medications can also cause inflammation, check with your doctor if you are unsure

Eating low carb can definitely help with inflammation and joint pain and help with our metabolic system 

The low carb way of eating is becoming more popular as research is showing that it works to lower our inflammation

Alison

alisoncormack.com

Which Oil Should I Use?

 Which Oils Should You Cook With?

Did you know that if you cook with the 'wrong' oils then it could lead to weight gain, make you age quicker, inflammation and other substantial poor health outcomes

You should be using oils with good saturated fats such as butter, ghee, lard, avocado oil, coconut oil and good quality olive oil, these oils are good for the body and good for the brain and research shows they won't raise your cholesterol level

We need good fats in our body

So which oils should you avoid at all costs?

Avoid all seed oils which are not natural  e.g. safflower, cottonseed, canola, rapeseed, margarine or vegetable oils  - the oil is not from vegetables, they come from seeds and beans and found in most if  not all processed foods

Also in the 'Ketoworld' some people save up their bacon grease after cooking bacon as this is one of the best fats you can use

Alison

alisoncormack.com