Nutrition advice I’m sure you know eating too much sugar in sweets and treats, or even some dangerous fats in fried foods won’t only potentially make you fat – these foods increase inflammation and wreak havoc in your body. You might have heard about how gluten can be a problem too. That’s why you see “gluten-free” foods everywhere these days. But these foods are not the only ones that can increase inflammation… tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant and even bell peppers can be serious sources of inflammation even though they are healthy in principle. You see, these foods are part of a large group of plants called nightshades. For most people, nightshades are not a problem at all. But for some unfortunate folks, consuming just a little bit may trigger serious inflammation – increasing your pain and aches and causing a whole lot of side effects like stalling your muscle building hormones and impairing your recovery. All nightshades contain natural toxins, known as alkaloids, that can trigger increased inflammation and pain in 1 out of 3 susceptible people. You may be that one unlucky person… and may have excess inflammation in your body without even being aware of it. Warning: Your Gut May Be Leaking As You’re Reading This… There is no warning. There is no alarm going off and no red light flashing. But excess inflammation is still silently destroying you from the inside out. Now, inflammation is not necessarily a bad thing. It is a vital process in the body YOU NEED in order to heal and recover from training or injuries. When you give your body the appropriate time and environment to heal, inflammation goes away. But there’s another kind of inflammation that you may no have heard of. This inflammation is often silent. And it’s going on “under the hood,” so to speak. It’s happening right now, in your gut. You see, the gut lining plays a very important role as your body’s primary barrier of defense against foreign invaders such as bacteria, fungi, and...
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:23:32 +0000
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