Anti-Inflammatory Foods

[Chad]

Most Comprehensive list of Anti-Inflammatory Foods and Why You Should Be Eating Them

Foods like garlic, parsley, salmon, hot sauce, caviar, flaxseed, cinnamon, turmeric, sardines, and avocados... might just save your life and reduce your wrinkles!




A Time Magazine article entitled, "The Secret Killer," suggests inflammation may be the engine that drives many of the most feared illnesses of middle and old age including cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's. If your health is not a good enough reason to add some anti-inflammatory foods to your diet... How about for vanity sake... inflammation seems to also be at the root of aging. I created a list of foods with the highest anti-inflammatory ratings. You can click on each food item of the list, as well as the anti-inflammatory recipes to see full nutritional information.

Think your safe? Go to nutritiondata.com and record 1 day of everything you eat see what your IF number is. Let me know if you were surprised.

What is the IF (INFLAMMATION FACTOR) RATING™

The IF (Inflammation Factor) Rating™ is a tool nutritional data came up with to estimates the inflammatory or anti-inflammatory potential of individual foods or combinations of foods by calculating the net effect of different nutritional factors, such as fatty acids, antioxidants, and glycemic impact. How to interpret the values: Foods with positive IF Ratings are considered anti-inflammatory, and those with negative IF Ratings are considered inflammatory. (The higher the number, the stronger the effect) The goal is to balance negative foods with positive foods so that the combined rating for all foods eaten in a single day is positive.

BEST ANTI-INFLAMMATORY SPICES: *(Click on each one to see its full nutritional data)

Hot Chile
Peppers: IF Rating 50155
Garlic Powder: IF Rating 31176
Cayenne Pepper: IF Rating 28152
Ginger: IF Rating 27551
Turmeric: IF Rating 22564
Onion Powder: If Rating 11293
Ginger Root: IF Rating 27551
Curry: IF Rating 5901
Fresh Garlic: If Rating 3570

BEST ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FIN FISH AND SHELLFISH:

Caviar, Blackor Red: IF Rating 2593
Mackerel: IF Rating 1957
Roe: IF Rating 1230
Shad: IF Rating 1085
Anchovy, canned in oil: IF Rating 1024
Atlantic Herring: If Rating 1007
Atlantic Salmon: IF Rating 907
Halibut: IF Rating 585
Fresh Bluefin Tuna: IF Rating 546
Oysters: IF rating 533
Rainbow Trout: IF Rating 516
Atlantic Sardines IF Rating 512

BEST ANTI-INFLAMMATORY VEGETABLES:

Parsley, raw IF Rating: 502
Carrot, dehydrated IF Rating: 49
Chives, raw IF Rating: 378
Peppers, jalapeno, raw IF Rating: 379
Grape leaves, raw IF Rating: 359
Pumpkin, IF Rating 334
Onions, IF Rating: 303
Collards IF Rating 273
Spinach, IF Rating 259


BEST ANTI-INFLAMMATORY NUTS AND SEEDS

Seeds, flaxseed IF Rating: 490
Macadamia IF Rating: 481
Hazelnuts or filberts, blanched IF Rating: 417
Mixed nuts, without peanuts, oil roasted, with salt added IF Rating: 368
Seeds, chia seeds, dried IF Rating: 277
Almond butter, plain, with salt added IF Rating: 254
Mixed nuts, with peanuts, oil roasted, with salt added IF Rating: 254
Pecans, dry roasted, without salt added IF Rating: 228 IF Rating: 200
Almonds IF Rating: 200
Walnuts, IF Rating 158
Brazilnuts, dried, unblanched IF Rating 110
Cashew butter, plain, without salt added IF Rating 81

BEST ANTI-INFLAMMATORY LEGUMES

Peanut butter with omega-3, creamy
Peanut butter, chunky, vitamin and mineral fortified IF Rating: 160
Peanut butter, smooth, vitamin and mineral fortified F Rating: 159
Peanuts, all types, raw IF Rating: 87
Tofu, extra firm, prepared with nigari IF Rating: 44
Soy flour, defatted, crude protein basis (N x 6.25) IF Rating: 43
Soy protein isolate, potassium type, crude protein basis IF Rating: 42


ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POULTRY

Goose liver IF Rating: 152
Goose, IF Rating: 72
Turkey IF Rating: 68
Goose, roasted IF Rating: 45
Chicken, canned, no broth IF Rating: 44
Pheasant IF Rating: 40
Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, IF Rating: 26

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DAIRY
Egg, white, dried, powder, glucose reduced IF Rating: 93
Egg, white, dried, flakes, glucose reduced IF Rating: 85
Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, IF Rating: 77
Egg, white, dried IF Rating: 69
Cream substitute soy protein IF Rating: 23
Cheese, mozzarella, nonfat IF Rating: 20
Egg substitute, liquid IF Rating: 20

BEST ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FATS AND OILS:
Fish oil, salmon IF Rating: 13892
Fish oil, menhaden IF Rating: 8861
Fish oil, sardine IF Rating: 7916
Fish oil, cod liver IF Rating: 7587
Fish oil, herring IF Rating: 4919
Flaxseed oil IF Rating: 1054
Sunflower Oil IF Rating: 723
Hazelnut Oil IF Rating: 623
Canola Oil IF Rating: 569
Safflower OilIF Rating: 555
Olive Oil IF Rating: 526

BEST ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FRUITS

Acerola, raw IF Rating: 696
Olives IF Rating: 87
Avocados, raw, California IF Rating: 79
Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties IF Rating: 78
Guavas, common, raw IF Rating: 77
Melons, cantaloupe, raw IF Rating: 41
Lemon peel, raw IF Rating: 36
Pineapple, ra
w, all varieties IF Rating: 36
Currants, black, raw IF Rating: 26
Papayas, raw IF Rating: 21
Avocados, raw, Florida IF Rating: 21


BEST ANTI-INFLAMMATORY SAUCES AND SOUPS

Hot Red Pepper Sauce
Fish broth IF Rating: 70
Adobo fresco F Rating: 64
Salsa IF Rating: 59


original article: link

 

[Fragrant Grace]

Excellent informative article @Chad :thumbs_up

The links for each food stuff are full of interesting facts too....will take me a day or two to go through them all.

 

[AbbysAunt]

Brother Chad,

Thank you for posting this. As fragrant grace said it will take me awhile to go through them all, but I find this most interesting because my dad has problems with arthritus, he is just getting over bursitis, and gout.
My mom and myself have tried to make him see that some of what he eats and drinks is responsible for what he is going through. It is my hope that through what you have posted God will open my dad's eyes
and my dad will start to take better care of himself.

Thank you again.
AA

 

[sintheticg]

white willow bark and fever few are good anti inflammatories. i stay away from soy as it can be a digestive inhibitor, it also turns you feminine. and canola oil is what makes magazine pages glossy, i dont want glossy insides