Diseases Promoted By Inflammation, and How Your Diet Fights Them

Finding the right fuel to end chronic inflammation and create whole-body wellness

Much like a stream of dark smoke into the night sky signals a fire, chronic inflammation can signal much bigger problems. It should not, and can not, be ignored.

Chronic vs. Acute

Inflammation itself is not dangerous and is part of the body’s natural healing process. When you have an injury or infection, it’s normal to see signs of inflammation. When you sprain your ankle or twist your knee, inflammation in that area causes swelling. 

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The swelling and inflammation will fade as the body heals with tender care and rest. When a foreign invader, whether a virus or bacteria, attacks the body, inflammation is the immune system’s first responder. However, when the inflammatory cells don't leave, it becomes chronic, and therein lies the danger. 

Risk Factors Associated With Chronic Inflammation

There is increasing evidence that chronic inflammation is a major cause of modern disease in Western civilization. It is a driver of metabolic syndrome, also known as insulin resistance, including diabetes, cardiovascular heart disease and congestive heart failure, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, cancers, and mental health disorders. 

Other conditions will be diagnosed when someone is diagnosed with one of these major morbidities. These include thyroid, skin, and hair issues; asthma; rheumatoid arthritis; gut disorders; polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS); neurological conditions; menstrual disorders; infertility; and GERD. 

Symptoms of chronic inflammation include:

• Weight gain (excess fat around the abdomen)
• High blood glucose levels
• Chest pain
• Digestive issues (gastrointestinal diagnosis)
• Skin problems like eczema, psoriasis, or rashes
• Allergies
• Gum disease or sensitive, swollen gums
• Depressed, anxious, or suffering from brain fog
• Autoimmune disease or symptoms
• Erectile dysfunction
• Joint pain and stiffness
• Fatigue

Resolving Inflammation With a Low-Carb Diet

What can we do to assist our body in fighting long-term inflammation?

Fuel correctly to fight inflammation

A low-carb diet helps by not adding the wrong fuel to the fire. Think of what a campfire does when lighter fluid is put on the flame. It burns bright and hot, flares quickly, and then evaporates. If you add a better fuel source, such as slow-burning wood that gives off greater heat through the night, the fire can be controlled comfortably. 

Our bodies do not thrive or function optimally with carbohydrates and sugar as primary or secondary fuel sources. It’s not that our bodies prefer glucose over ketones; rather, we must burn off the glucose first to get to the ketones to use as an energy source.

Using the Revero personalized diet, you can turn off chronic inflammation and turn your body into a fat-burning machine. Feasting at each meal with nutrient-dense foods full of proteins and fats will leave you feeling full longer and with fewer cravings. 

To keep inflammation low or eliminate it altogether with your low-carb diet, choose from these types of foods: 

• Fatty meats (ruminant animals like beef, sheep, bison, deer, elk, etc.)
• Natural fats (butter, ghee, avocado oil, olive oil, macadamia oil, beef tallow, bacon, and lard)
• Seafood (sardines, mackerel, salmon, halibut or others)
• Dairy (cheese, cream)
• Low-carb vegetables 
• Eggs (chicken, duck, quail, etc.)

Finding your satiety level to decrease inflammation

Because overeating and gaining weight also drive inflammation, finding your satiety is a core principle of decreasing inflammation. A diet with good protein and fat and low carbohydrates will drive more natural satiety so that your appetite matches your energy requirements. 

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