Believe it or not, so-called “Healing foods” rich in antioxidants like garlic, blueberries, pineapples, and bell peppers or healthy fats like avocados and coconuts are hidden inflammatory triggers for some.
Our bodies are unique, so food that one person tolerates could damage someone else's health.
Adverse food reactions are often never pinpointed, and you may not even realize how bad you feel until the foods that triggered your health issues are eliminated from your diet. If you’re eating the same reactive foods every day for your meals and on-the-go snacks, it can do a number on a leaky gut. This is especially true when these irritating foods feed the nasty bugs in your microbiome and end up leaving you deficient in vital nutrients.
If the inflammation within the body goes unchecked, it can be the root cause of many health conditions. Eliminating troublesome foods alone can significantly decrease inflammation related to joint pain, weight gain, hormone imbalances, autoimmune, and other health conditions.
However, discovering adverse food reactions is only one top strategy. To help calm the fire and get to the root causes of chronic inflammation, you also need to implement other techniques such as identifying specific nutrient deficiencies and balancing your microbiome (the ratio of good vs. bad bacteria in your gut).
quality sleep
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nutrients
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Combining these modalities with lifestyle changes while addressing adverse food triggers is the ultimate strategy to healing your body. The good news is that these triggers CAN be identified, symptoms CAN be managed and food CAN be fun again
Calm the fire within.
“Inflammatory symptoms related to chronic health conditions can be the result of adverse foods reactions, nutrient deficiencies, and microbiome imbalances”
The choices you make daily can build a healthy gut-mind connection or quickly tear it down. This reactions quiz is a great place to start to help determine if food is at the root of your symptoms – and what the best avenue is to getting back to a vibrant, symptom-free life.
- Your gut check in 60 seconds or less