Cheryl Allen Naturopathic Doctor Lavallee Centre Inflammation and Diet Cheryl Allen Naturopathic Doctor Lavallee Centre

Topics for Today Talk about inflammation How does food play a role Demos

So what is inflammation?? What are some signs of inflammation

Signs of inflammation Heat Swelling Pain Redness

Good inflammation and Bad inflammation? Inflammation helps the body heal Swelling and heat are signs of… ? Inflammation should be a short term thing When inflammation continues, then all those symptoms pain, swelling, heat can cause damage to the body, and unwanted symptoms!

Conditions associated with Inflammation Arthritis and Joint Pain Skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis Digestive conditions like Crohn’s and IBS Chronic pain conditions like fibromyalgia Allergies Heart disease

Are foods inflammatory? Sugar Alcohol Certain foods for certain people? The idea of food sensitivity Hypoallergenic diet

Can foods reduce inflammation? Essential Oils Anti-oxidants (eg. Polyphenols) Turmeric- curcumin Ginger And others…

Essential fats... What is so essential? The body uses different fats for different purposes Usually the body can make whatever fat it needs (ie. Make is shorter or make it longer etc) Essential fats are essential because the body cannot make these and needs to get it from the diet. These are called Omega 3 and Omega 6 Dietary Sources can be summarized as Plants or Fish

Omega 3 oils Plant Based (Think Flax Seed) Lazy enzyme Less anti inflammatory Plant Based (Think Flax Seed) Lazy enzyme More anti inflammatory EPA (Think Fish Oil)

Anti-oxidants What could be the health benefits of this??? Anti-inflammatory; compounds What could be the health benefits of this??? Are the studies to back up this? Potential problems with studying diet?

Where to find antioxidants? Found in Olive Oil** you will taste! Berries Green Tea Spinach And others…

The effect of cooking We humans like to cook our food… so the question becomes… Is there any impact on these oils if we heat them?

Smoke Point What is a smoke point? Higher smoke point oils: Lower smoke point oils: So what are best to cook with???