I would love to know this as well. I suffer from psoriatic arthritis. It's worse in the winter time and the last two days have been unbearable. The pain is out of control. The humidity as well as the cold affects my joints so I know the pain is tied to this. I signed up for Track and React on my phone through the Arthritis Foundation but have not a clue how to use it.

I did read that Tart Cherry Juice (in 12oz per day doses) is supposed to be good. Trader Joe's sells it at $3.99 a bottle. I also heard celery root seed help (you can pick up at Whole Foods) and obviously glucoasamine and chondroitin. I stopped drinking anything with caffeine because that's an aggravator.

Sorry, I do MFP by phone which doesn't have the community section. But yes, it's an app for Android and IPhone. I'm still trying to figure it all out. It's a bit time consuming.

How do you track the inflammatory properties of what you eat? Is there a chart or rating you use? I'd love to do this too.

One of the reasons I've completely eliminated animal flesh and virtually eliminated sugar and dairy from my diet is because of their inflammatory properties. I'd still like to track the rest of what I eat because I'm sure there's other things that contribute inflammation.

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Thanks for the topic and thanks for sharing everybody. I saw real evidence on the correlation between meat and cancer and other chronic diseases. I have the film "Forks over Knives" and leafed through "The China Study" which gave me enough evidence to cut way back on processed "anything with a face on it". I haven't eliminated it completely but limit it to only one meal a day and only a few days a week. This is signifcant progress from where I started back in May.

I have been reading a lot on Dr Joel Furhman's website and got his book "Eat to Live" where he has coined the term "nutrarian", meaning eat for nutrition sake instead of for pleasure. He then put out other books on how to do both. I take fish oil supplements and am on significant immune suppresant drugs as well as steroids.

In conjunction with my statin drugs, my cardiologist suggested I take 3 fish oil EPA/DHA supplements a day and eat flaxseed, walnuts or chia seeds daily. However, Dr Oz did a show saying the newest studies don't support continued use of the EPA supplements as earlier reports suggested. Instead, the Cleveland Clinic Integrative Medicine Dept along with Oz put out this statement: http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/ should-you-be-taking-omega-3s


My food plan has been to refrain from processed foods. Mostly i'm eating whatever comes out of the ground (both raw and cooked) but not entirely unprocessed. For example, I switched to almond milk from cow's milk. It comes out of the ground but it's processed. Brown rice and other grains are "processed" because its washed and dried and packaged.

i have been living with chronic pain from a severe car wreck and have lupus and fibromyalgia along with a few other things that cause pain. I haven't noticed much pain relief from switching my diet, but like othes have said, I do notice more energy and a more posititve outlook on life overall.... which of course helps everything feel better. My pain level is exactly the same however. Some days are better than others.

I asked my Rheumatologist if reducing processed carbs and sugar is helpful to reduce inflammation. He said he doesn't have any studies to support it, but mentioned that he had 3 patients that same week who reported lower levels of pain after eliminating flour, sugar and processed wheat. That was enough for me to give it a try and thats how I got started on losing weight. Lately they have been creeping back into my food plan and I'm glad for this opportunity to tighten my belt and stop that old behavior! Its gonna be tough through the holidays. I keep tell myself that Thanksgiving is only one day and Xmas is only one day.... I can handle THAT!!!

Thanks for posting this topic. I'm new here to this group and looking forward to reading more about anti-inflammatory foods. I am 41 years old and was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at age 30. I injured my back and neck in a fall and have herniated discs. I also have gouty arthritis and have definitely noticed there are trigger foods that can cause a flare up. I've lost 40 pounds so far and have at least 40 more to go. Here's a link to my 'halfway' there post : http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/874417-half-way-there-40-pound-loss-photo

I am feeling a flare up coming on - which is my own fault, as I've been having too much sugar and bread this week. I bought a bag full of broccoli today and I will definitely be having some for dinner. Thanks for the info!

I am on day 3 of Whole30 in hopes that I will see a difference in my pain levels. Dealing with spinal arthritis and some other fun stuff and the pain is just out of control. I am also reading up about tart cherry juice, supplements and extracts. Anyone have success with the tart cherry or the Whole30?

Today is week 2 of Whole30 and I am actually having pizza today, so 30 days solid is not happening. I don't think I find my pain levels changed due to the Whole30. It has only been 2 weeks but for sure there has not been drastic difference in pain. My eating before was pretty clean but not entirely so this way of eating for me wasn't a huge change. I am going to continue eating in this way tho with adding organic dairy and maybe some other small changes. I would think the Whole30 would be great for someone that is ready to make some serious changes in their eating, going from horribly over processed foods to good, healthy food. Also, I did not lose any weight over the 2 weeks.

I just downloaded the Track and React app, thanks for that tip. I had a really bad flare-up last summer and I tried an anti-inflammatory diet. It did help but it wasn't instant. I try to incorporate anti-inflammatory foods on a regular basis.

During my flare-up which was going past 2 months, I did some research for natural anti-inflammatories and found Nopal which is prickly pear cactus. I take the capsule form. It worked rather quickly and within 4 days my pain was starting to go away. it was a life saver for me. It is supposed to help with other things too including blood sugar. it's worth researching if you are looking for a natural supplement.

I still take it although I don't take it daily, just as needed. Fortunately I have been able to manage my pain with mostly natural methods so far. I have refused all the meds the doctors have tried to force on me. I'm just not ready to go that route yet, as I believe pharmaceuticals cause more harm than good, but I won't get on that soapbox right now.

I do keep a Rx for Lortab on hand for those days I just can't handle the pain and I have to have something, like when I travel.

Going to check out the cactus as well : )