Another Healthful Diet

I never really make New Years' resolutions, but this year I did. I resolved to return to two things I formally participated in that I let fall by the wayside. One is recycling, and the other is healthy, nutritous eating.

To return to healthy eating I looked up some diets that I have formally used or researched. One is The Anti-Inflammation Diet. In the past, I read a book by Barry Sears called, The Anti-Inflammation Diet, but when I went to the library, it was checked out. The book I ended up with is, The Complete Idiot's Guide to The Anti-Inflammation Diet by Christopher P. Cannon, MD and Elizabeth Vierak, and it is quite good. I think I'll buy it to have as a resource.

Inflammation is the common thread that runs through many common diseases, such as: heart disease, cancer, stroke, Diabetes, Alzheimer's, arthritis, autoimmune diseases, hundreds of diseases that end in "itis", acne, allergies, asthma, psoriasis, etc. I have many of these diseases in my family.

Well, the good news is that these diseases can be preventable with a healthy diet. That is:
-eat a well-balanced variety of wholesome foods
-eat only unsaturated fats
-eat omega 3 fatty acid rich foods
-eat only whole grains
-eat healthy sources of protein
-eat plenty of fruits and vegetables
-eliminate refined or processed foods.

And, of course , and added benefit is weight loss. When you eat lots of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and not any butter, fried foods or very little red meat, you lose weight; easily and naturally.