Natural Treatments For Chronic Inflammation

Are you experiencing chronic pain and inflammation? Before popping a pill, you might like to try a natural remedy instead. There are many natural chronic inflammation treatments on offer ? the trick is finding the one that works best for you.

What is chronic inflammation?

Science says inflammation is connected to almost all chronic illnesses. But what exactly is inflammation?

In a nutshell, it is an immune response to illness or infection in the body. Chronic inflammation can flare up and cause serious damage to your internal systems. In this way, inflammation can pop up anywhere in your body and prompt disease.

Incredibly, around 80% of GP visits in the United States are prompted by chronic inflammation. It?s a statistic that is simply far too high.

So what can you do? Your first step is to seek help from a health professional. You might also like to try ? with their OK ? these popular natural treatments for chronic pain and inflammation:

1. Feast on fish oil

Fish oil works wonders for so many niggling things in our body, including inflammation. It?s able to reduce pain rather quickly, thanks to omega-3 fatty acids. And while you could take a fish oil supplement (i.e. a tablet), upping your intake of oily fish like tuna and salmon as part of a balanced diet might do the trick.

2. Taste turmeric

It sounds simple, and it is: incorporate more turmeric into your diet to reduce inflammation. Turmeric contains curcumin, which helps with a huge range of problems such as Alzheimer?s disease, Chron?s disease and even osteoarthritis.

3. Sample spirulina

Spirulina has been renowned for a while now as a proven anti-inflammatory microalgae. A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition discovered that the ?superfood? contains powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

4. Powerful probiotics

If you have inflammation, your health professional will probably recommend a daily dose of probiotics. Why? Because probiotics (dubbed ?good bacteria?) balance bacteria levels in our gut; and an imbalance in the digestive system can cause inflammation.

5. Avoid omega-6

Eating anything in excess can cause harm to our bodies. But if you?re battling inflammation, you may want to reduce your intake of omega-6 foods. These are things like dairy products, breads and grains, as well as meat and processed foods.

While we do need some omega-6 fatty acids to help the body protect itself when faced with illness, too much can cause chronic inflammation.