Have You Tried an Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan? Has It Helped?

neanderthin

SafariGalNYC wrote: »

neanderthin wrote: »

springlering62 wrote: »

pS: got curious about that transfat.

The only transfat I’ve logged in months has been the occasional Cookout burger (“Bye Bye Eat” is a huge treat for the dog, because he gets to sit on their patio, act like he’s got some sense, and gets a burger to himself).

But the bulk has been tortilla chips, which I make nachos with every month or two.

I eat no fried foods at all other than a large apple fritter every Sunday morning. That’s probably got some transfers that aren’t reported, but finding an entry for one is ridiculous.

I’m not too worried about fiber. I feel like that’s one of those that has a lot of erroneous database entries. As long as I’m over, I figure I’m probably getting even more than that IRL.

Ditto with transfats. Even if they’re a gram or two above, due to database errors, it’s still a heckuva a lot better than it used to be.

Although, if I want to try anti inflammatory or elimination, I’ll need to get over that line of thought. 🧐

I worry about the continuously high sodium, but otoh I sweat a TON, so I figure it’s just visiting for the most part.

Pretty much all Doctors that have left mainstream medicine and opened their own clinic dealing with metabolic disease use dietary interventions as the medicine and pretty much all of them use a very low and/or ketogenic diet, coincidence, I don't thinks so. It really isn't rocket science. IMO of course.

@neanderthin @springlering62

To Neanderthin’s point in bold - I found this timely as my endocrinologist from Mount Sinai NY - left to start a metabolic holistic practice with a few other doctors of varying medical fields. One thing she/they stress with inflammatory conditions is avoidance of AGE’s - advanced glycation end products. (Mount Sinai NY did a landmark research study on its effects in the body)

Interestingly enough - I rarely see any conversation about AGE’s on MFP forums and it’s critical to diet and health.

Yeah, I've described AGE's in quite a few posts in the last few years here. Actually I mentioned it 2 days ago in the Glycemic Index thread. Basically it's the breakdown of sugar and how it reacts to proteins and lipids thereafter. Sugars which extend to mostly processed and ultra processed foods. The Maillard reaction in the respect to food works on the same principles. Reducing AGE is one of the basic cornerstones for metabolic clinics, and a diet that has fewer sugars in them has fewer opportunity for creating AGE's and of course it's why almost all of these clinics have either a lower/very low/ketogenic diet and whole food diet as the dietary interventions, it just makes sense.

neanderthin

springlering62 wrote: »

(lifted from Healthline.com:)

Some modern foods contain relatively high amounts of AGEs.

This is mostly due to popular methods of cooking that expose food to dry heat.

These include barbecuing, grilling, roasting, baking, frying, sautéing, broiling, searing, and toasting

Good grief. What’s left? 😭

Yeah Healthline really didn't describe or explain it properly. All of those cooking methods are describing the "Maillard reaction" which I mention in that Glycemic Index thread as, saying it's a similar situation but the similarity is that glycation is actually the body cooking itself from the inside, that's what glycation does and the Maillard reaction and producing AGE's is cooking from the outside. If we're talking say a steak and cooking it on the BBQ it will use the little amount of carbohydrates found in protein, mostly from glycogen and create AGE's but what most authorities talk about with the Maillard reaction are the carcinogens that are generated and not the AGE's basically simply because there's only a few grams of carbs in most meat. Bottom line the lions share of reducing AGE's will be managing carb consumption and not cooking meats or vegetables for that matter.

avatiach

I think trying an elimination diet is a good idea. You might find that dairy, wheat, soy or some thing else triggers your pain.