10 Best Ways To Reduce Inflammation from Autoimmune Diseases

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1. Eat More Anti-Inflammatory Foods:

Yup, I’m starting with diet. I truly believe, through my own personal experience with it and that of people close to me, that food can be a big part of our healing. It can also be the most difficult part of our lives to change. I understand.

2. Take Supplements:

Fact is, we are unlikely to get everything we need from food alone, unless we are prepping and eating perfectly all day. So, this is where supplements come in and help bolster our bodies with the nutrients we really need to heal. For me, I also need to supplement for things I am not going to eat – such as fish and seafood – due to an allergy. Also, many of us are super deficient in nutrients like magnesium and vitamin D.

3. Drain your Lymphatic System:

Those of us with inflammation are not draining toxins through our lymphatic system as efficiently as we should. In fact, most people don’t, because we are just taking in more toxins and chemicals through everyday life and food than any generation before us. Help your body get these toxins out, so you can heal, by draining your lymphatic system. 

4. Do Castor Oil Packs:

Castor oil packs are a powerful ayurvedic natural remedy used for thousands of years. They not only help detox the body, organs and whatever you put them on, but they also offer so many amazing health benefits. Plus, they’re really relaxing!

5. Reduce Sugar:

This is a really important one. It’s also the biggest struggle for me, personally. I just prefer things to be on the sweeter side. But, sugar can really wreak havoc on our health, particularly if we are already creating too much inflammation in our bodies.

6. Eliminate Dairy:

Removing dairy has been my big goal this year. I thought I had almost eliminated dairy, but I was wrong. It was sneaking in to my diet in so many ways that I wasn’t even paying attention. Then, I started struggling with something new that I had never had before – major inflammation in my esophagus and throat to the point that it sometimes made it difficult to eat and I wasn’t able to even take my supplements every day.

7. Do Gentle Exercise:

Maybe you used to love long, heart pumping runs with music blaring in your ears, but chances are likely that if you’re reading this post – those days are over. It’s okay, friends, you still can, and should, do daily gentle exercise to help your body stay healthy. I personally love Pilates, barre, and yoga.

8. Use Ice:

Here’s another new thing I have learned in the past year – if you’re feeling inflamed, put down the heat pad and pick up the ice pad. Heat can actually cause inflammation to get worse, so while it’s comforting, it’s not actually going to help you feel better.

9. Reduce Chemicals:

This is a broad subject, but it needs to be addressed. We are taking in chemicals all around us, all the time, from the indoor air to the water in our showers. 

10. Reduce Stress:

Are you laughing at this one? I used to laugh at it, too. My life has always been stressful. From my childhood straight through careers I have chosen for myself as an adult. It has just been the way things are for me. I understand if this one seems impossible for you.

 

Borrowed from ispyfabulous.com