Dr. Levin’s Anti-Inflammatory Diet and
Supplementation Regimen
With so many patient’s and friends asking me about aches and pains in their neck, back, shoulders, knees, etc… I decided to offer some guidelines, which will help you to maintain healthier inflammation levels throughout your body. And remember…
More Inflammation = More Pain
Less Inflammation = Less Pain
Research is showing that many common diseasesof aging including Cancer, Heart disease, Joint pain and Alzheimer disease are associated with elevated inflammation levels.
With the above in mind, the pursuit of healthier inflammation levels seems to be a worthy goal.
Keep in mind that some inflammation can be normal and good. For instance, I recently sprained my ankle playing basketball. It blew up, turned red, got hot, and then turned various shades of black, blue, purple and green. This was a normal appropriate healing response. The inflammation subsided over the course of a few months as my ankle healed.
When we have inflammation at appropriate times, that subsides after the injury or infirmity is resolved, it is normal. However, when we have ongoing inflammation, for prolonged periods of time, in an area or throughout our bodies, this is an abnormal state, and can lead to pain and disease.
We can control inflammation by using non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID’s), however they have serious side effects. On the other hand, we can effectively control inflammation in our bodies by making better nutritional choices and utilizing healthy supplements.