If you haven’t heard of inflammation yet, you’ll want to read on. Let me preface by saying, however, that we’re not doctors. We do have an interest in health and how what we eat can affect our health. Much is being discovered and written about these days by doctors and nutritionists concerning what we eat and how it affects us. We have found this fascinating and therefore have tried to keep up with this flow of information.

Many health care professionals have come to believe that inflammation is linked to chronic conditions like arthritis, diabetes, lupus, celiac disease and multiple sclerosis. Much research is being done into foods that can cause inflammation and therefore, by limiting these foods, inflammation can be lessened and this in turn makes people feel better and in many cases, drastically better. Some of the foods that contribute to inflammation are:

• Hydrogenated oils and trans fats
• Meat
• Sugars and sweeteners
• Dairy products
• Wheat products
• Alcohol
• In general, processed foods as they contain many of the items above