How To Stay Away From Heart Disease, BP, Obesity, Diabetes? The Answer Is In Your Food

Dr Amitkumar Shah, DNB Medicine, Consultant Physician at AXIS Hospital

The food we consume performs a significant role in how we look and feel. Nutrition has a huge impact on our fitness and is considered a science and not a belief system. Our primary fitness goal should be to focus on healthy food intake and make that a lifestyle to live a healthier and happier life. Some physicians are teaching healthy eating habits and lifestyles as a way to improve our health by reducing obesity, diabetes and various heart diseases.

Nutrition is so dynamic that it has the capability of even reversing certain cardiometabolic diseases. There is an increasing body of evidence which shows that chronic inflammation causes and further advances various common diseases. Inflammation is now said to be the reason behind a wide range of health conditions, from heart diseases and hypertension to obesity and diabetes; from diseases like depression and cancer to arthritis. According to the research, all chronic diseases have a significant inflammatory component.

The most powerful tool to battle inflammation comes from the grocery store. It is the food that you consume each day, makes for the most powerful drug. By choosing the right anti-inflammatory foods, you can highly reduce the risk of illness. Avoid choosing the wrong ones that can accelerate the inflammatory disease process. The key is to create a physiological state which is more likely to be achieved if you indulge in anti-inflammatory foods, such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, plant-based proteins, fresh herbs, fatty fish and spices.

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