Foods that are good anti-inflammatories?

The olive oil thread got me thinking. What else can we eat/drink that is supposed to naturally have anti-inflammatory properties?

With my being almost off of prednisone, I wouldn't mind adding more things like that to my diet. Couldn't hurt right?

Hi Jen,

I have a book called the anti-inflammatory diet, but I have really read or tried it yet.  It gives you a list of foods and their inflammatory rating.

I dont eat much fruit but I do eat cherries and berries which I heard were sooo good for you and I think anti-inflammatory. I cook with herbs like Rosemary, garlic, Mint and many more (not all at once) and drink green tea

My exPCPs PA told me to eat english walnuts with the skin on. I did and it really seemed to help. Of cource that assumes you can tolerate the nuts to begin with. (I also love raw almonds and they too have an anti inflamitory effect).
Sj

The book that I was talking about is called the Inflammation Free Diet Plan by Monica Reinagel. It provides you with the inflammatory rating as well as carb and fat content a couple of thousand different types of foods. It also gives you recipes. It seems like a good diet plan I just don't have the discipline for a diet.

Jen :)

Here's a link that has a list of anti-inflammatory foods, they're basically fruits and veggies and of course, EVOO is on the list for oils...

http://www.metabolismadvice.com/anti_inflammatory_food/

 Here's another...but you'll have to copy and paste it into your search engine...

http://nutrition.about.com/od/dietsformedicaldisorders/a/antiinflamfood_2.htm

One more...

http://www.wegenersgranulomatosis.net/Anti-Inflammatory_Foods.html

:)

Yes and exercise also aids with normal bowel function which is another reason I've been sticking with it for 6 yrs now.

:)

You can try enteric coated fish oil. It is supposed to survive the stomach and dissolve in the intestiles and does not usually give you the fishy tasting burps.

I have seen some research that says that Omega-3's are not effective for treating Crohn's. It did not say that it did no good, just that it was not an effective treatment. I have also seen some research that cites anti-inflammatory effects from certain probiotics. You have to be a bit careful here, because some of the more effective ones worked by suppressing the immune response and I personally think that localized bacterial suppression of the immune response is a large part of the problem. That said, there are some Lactobacillus species that produce a large protein (MW ~ 3000) that survives the gut enzymes and penetrates the gut wall and reduces inflammation.