From pain management specialist Dr. Garry Gordon comes a list of foods that may help fight inflammation and the chronic pain that results from it. Included are:
Apples
Avocados
Blueberries
Pineapple
Lemons
Papaya
Bell peppers
Bok choy
Broccoli
Cabbage
Green beans
Onions
Garlic
Spinach
Sweet potatoes
On the more unusual side, ocean products such as kelp, kombu, and nori have also been found to be beneficial, as well as increasing your intake of wild-caught, cold-water fish such as cod, halibut, salmon, and sardines.
And start stocking your spice cabinet with turmeric, an herb that is rich in curcumin and has long been used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine to treat pain and inflammation without the added risk of gastrointestinal or liver damage that accompanies some NSAIDs.
So for pain management, head for your spice cabinet instead of your medicine cabinet, and be a regular in your grocery store's produce aisles.
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