An anti-inflammatory diet
to help you with your MS

Adopting an anti-inflammatory diet could be greatly beneficial for you and your MS. But first let’s review what is and what causes inflammation in our bodies. Inflammation is the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation. We’re all familiar with the classic signs of inflammation that occur when we hurt ourselves or have some kind of infection:

• Swelling
• Redness and
• Pain

Whenever we, MSers, start experiencing a relapse, we are victims to the nerve damage that is caused by inflammation when the myelin is destroyed. Inflammation occurs when the body's own immune cells attack the nervous system. Repeated episodes of inflammation can occur along any area of the brain, optic nerve, and spinal cord.

Recent research has shown that eating the wrong foods can cause inflammation within our bodies. Inflammation can be provoked by diets high in refined or hydrogenated vegetable oils such as those found in margarines, potato chips and baked goods and by diets high in sugars.

You should look at adding anti-inflammatory diet foods which will not only help your Multiple Sclerosis symptoms but food can also be part of the solution to the problem of inflammation.

A diet with the right elements, if eaten regularly, can reduce inflammation in the body and besides helping your MS can bring problems like weight gain under control. This page contains a list of anti-inflammatory foods that if incorporated into your regular diet will help bring a balance to inflammation in your body. Try and feature the right food into every meal that you eat, and eliminate pro-inflammatory foods from your diet all together. People who have done this often describe noticeable relief from previous discomforts and a greater ability to control their weight.

Try and feature some kind of anti-inflammatory food into every meal that you eat, and eliminate pro-inflammatory foods from your diet all together. People who have done this often describe noticeable relief from previous discomforts and a greater ability to control their weight.

FOODS FOR AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET

To begin changes in your diet, you should start adding plenty of fruits to your breakfast and daily snacks. Some of the types of fruits you can consider are:

• Apples

• Avocados

• Blueberries

• Pineapple
• Guayabas
• Kiwifruit

• Lemons

• Mulberries

• Oranges
• Papaya
• Raspberries

• Strawberries

• Tomatoes

Then you should add some of the following VEGETABLES to your daily diet efforts:

• Bell Peppers
• Brussels Sprouts
• Broccoli

• Cabbage

• Cauliflower

• Garlic

• Green Beans
• Green Onions
• Kale
• Leeks
• Olives
• Spinach
• Sweet potatoes

Also something you should keep in mind when preparing your meals in an anti-inflammatory diet are the effects that certain Herbs & Spices can have so try cooking with some of these ingredients:

• Basil
• Cayenne Peppers or Chilli Peppers

• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Mint
• Oregano
• Parsley
• Rosemary
• Thyme
• Cod
• Halibut
• Herring
• Oysters
• Rainbow Trout
• Salmon
• Sardines
• Snapper Fish
• Striped Bass
• Tuna
• Almonds
• Flaxseed or Linseed
• Hazelnuts
• Sunflower Seeds
• Walnuts

To Summarize: It is to your advantage and benefit to give more attention to the type of food you’re putting into your body. This is a pretty basic and simple list of those elements MSers should consider when thinking on starting an anti-inflammatory diet or expanding the existing one.

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