Living Without Inflammation

Do you want to protect yourself from the full range of lifestyle diseases – all the same time? Here’s the solution you’ve been waiting for! This series is the guide to an anti-inflammatory lifestyle. It will help you to avoid injuries and illness and to live a longer healthier life. You’ll get good advice on exercise, sleep, stress, and other lifestyle factors that will either protect you against harmful inflammation or increase the risk. All the powerful ingredients and how to use them. There are lots of beneficial anti-inflammatory foods you can eat. Use them in delicious healthy meals.

Welcome to the anti-inflammatory diet

Chapter 1 Getting started

Getting started with an anti-inflammatory diet • Are you passionate about boosting your immune system through a nourishing diet? Then the anti-inflammatory diet is for you. Behind the mysterious-sounding name lies a fantastic dietary regime that’s proven to contribute towards better health. However, the results only come if you get it right. Our guide teaches you everything you need to know about anti-inflammatory diets and their physical benefits.

The beginner’s guide to Foods that fight inflammation (and ones that don’t…) • Is it OK to drink milk? Is coconut anti-inflammatory? And what about that coffee you love so much? There are loads of questions when it comes to working out what is anti-inflammatory and what is not.

The beginner’s guide to the anti-inflammatory diet • When you embark on an anti-inflammatory lifestyle, it can raise many questions. Here are the experts’ answers to some of the most common.

Chapter 2 Anti-inflammatory superfoods

AVOCADO • Avocado is a fruit, but unlike bananas, oranges and grapes, it contains almost no sugar. In contrast, it is packed with healthy fatty acids, proteins, vitamins, antioxidants and minerals.

BLUEBERRIES • The taste is mild and sweet. The texture is delicate and the colour is... ooh la la! Read more about the little berry with the big health benefits, and become as passionate about blueberries as we are!

CHILLI • This little super spice will heat up your winter dishes, warm you up on even the coldest day and pep up your overall health.

GINGER • With its aromatic scent and fresh flavour, ginger is known for being peppery, sour and sweet. The coarse tuber has also been used since ancient times to treat all sorts of ailments, from colds and aches to asthma and digestive issues. Today it is incredibly popular.

TURMERIC • This yellow root, which can be enjoyed fresh and powdered, is a clear winner because it’s full of the colourant curcumin, which has anti-bacterial properties and is a powerful antioxidant.

SALMON • Great for all meals, this fatty fish is packed full of vitamins and healthy fatty acids. Salmon can make a big difference to your health.

ORANGES • They can be a pain in the neck to peel. On the other hand, oranges are packed with healthy vitamin C, and at this time of year, they’re also heavenly sweet and full of juice.

PECAN NUTS • The nuts have a gentle and almost caramel-like sweetness that goes perfectly with winter’s root vegetables, and they’re great for your digestion, your heart and your sleep too.

PRAWNS • Delicious prawns have so many good nutritional qualities that they should be a staple in the healthy kitchen all year round.

CHIA SEEDS • Chia is the Mayan word for strength. And it’s a fitting name for the small round seeds that, despite their tiny size, provide significant health benefits.

KALE • Kale is one of the healthiest things you can sink your teeth into. The crisp leaves are bursting with healing nutrients and they taste heavenly.

OLIVE OIL • If you want to make a big difference to your health, stock up on olive oil. It tastes great, can be used...