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Inflammation is a root cause of many
chronic illnesses such as heart disease,
type II diabetes and metabolic
syndrome. It can be caused by a
variety of factors such as poor dietary choices, stress, toxicity and visceral fat.
But did you know that inflammation is
also a root cause of autism, Sensory
Processing Disorder, ADHD, allergies,
asthma, eczema, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis
and other autoimmune diseases?
Anytime your immune system goes on the
attack, which it’s constantly doing in the
case of an autoimmune disease, there’s inflammation.
In this handout, I’ll go through a variety of
ways to help you reduce inflammation and
its associated pain, swelling, redness and,
in some cases, neurological problems.
A Root Cause of Chronic Illness
Boost your antioxidants with colorful fruits and vegetables, herbs and spices.
“Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.”
- Hippocrates
Best Antioxidants Turmeric prevents neurological disease and fights cancer and heart disease.
turmeric
Rosemary has been shown to prevent DNA mutations, thus making it a cancer-fighter.
rosemary
Garlic boosts the overall levels of antioxidants in the body and lowers blood pressure.
garlic
Ginger has 25 different antioxidants, making it one of the most versatile.
ginger
One tablespoon of oregano has 42 times more antioxidants than one apple.
oregano
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Eat the Rainbow
A rainbow of colors in fruits and
vegetables mean that you’re getting
an abundance of antioxidants,
powerful fighters of inflammation.
Be sure to eat fruits and vegetables
that are naturally red, green, purple, blue, orange and yellow.
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Spice up Your Life
Adding fresh herbs and dried spices
can enormously boost the ability of
your diet to fight inflammation. Try to
use some form of herb and/or spice
not only to help you fight disease but
also to make your food delicious. I
recommend toasting dried spices in a pan for a few minutes until aromatic.
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Choose Organic Foods
Organic foods, by definition, are not
allowed to be grown with synthetic
pesticides or chemical fertilizers,
cannot be genetically modified (GMO)
and cannot be irradiated. By eating
organic foods, you’re not eating
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organophosphate pesticides, which
have been linked to autism and
ADHD. You’re also not eating GMO
foods, which have been linked to
birth defects, autism and allergies.
Organic foods have higher levels of
antioxidants and minerals than their standard counterparts.
What do eating a rainbow and spicing up your life have to do with recovering your health? Antioxidants.
“The food you eat can either be the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.”
Choose Fresh Foods
The fresher the food, the more energy
it has and the higher the level of
antioxidants. When you shop, choose
foods from the perimeter of the
supermarket, as this is where fresh
foods are located. Better yet, buy
your foods from a farmer’s market or a CSA featuring locally grown foods.
- Dr. Ann Wigmore
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Eat Whole Foods
Eat foods as close to their natural form as
possible, as they will retain more nutrients.
Don’t be fooled by labels that tout “Made
with whole grains”. That means the
manufacturer started with a whole grain
and then ground it into a high-glycemic
flour. “Whole grain” means it should be in
the original form, such as brown rice, wheat
berries or quinoa seeds, for example, and
not made into flakes, pasta, cereals, breads, etc.
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Eliminate/Reduce Sugar
Sugar is THE most inflammatory food.
Period. “Sugar” means evaporated cane
juice, agave nectar, honey, fruit, fructose,
brown rice syrup, maple syrup, etc.
Starches (corn, rice, potatoes, etc.) and
grains made into flour glycemically act
like sugar, which gets us back to the “eat
whole foods” tip. High-glycemic foods are highly inflammatory.
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Get An Oil Change
The American public has been
conned into thinking that we should
be cooking with vegetable oils, such
as corn, canola, safflower, etc. These
are extremely unhealthy for two
reasons. First, they have been
processed under high heat,
deodorized and bleached, meaning
that they are likely already rancid by
the time they hit the grocery-store
shelf and you wouldn’t be able to
smell the difference. Second, they
are unsaturated fats, meaning that
the high heat of cooking further
destroys the fragile bonds holding
them together. What happens when
the bonds are broken and fats
become rancid? Free radicals are generated and cause inflammation.
Omega-3 fatty acids are excellent
coolers of inflammation. Good
sources of them are in the oils of
cold-water fish and in the oils of
borage, evening primrose, and flaxseeds.
Cook with Saturated Fats or Olive Oil
Saturated fats, because of their
stronger chemical bonds, have the
ability to withstand the high heat of
cooking without generating free
radicals and, thus, inflammation.
This advice goes completely against
what we’re told today, but consider
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that autoimmune diseases, heart
disease, cancer and diabetes are at
record levels today, and these are all
diseases of inflammation. Olive oil,
ghee, butter, coconut oil, lard,
schmaltz, tallow, duck fat are examples
of wonderful healing fats with which to cook.
Choose Pasture-Raised Foods
Meats, butter, eggs, bones and other
animal products have a better
nutritional profile (fatty acids, vitamin
and mineral content) if they come
from animals that eat what nature, not
a factory, intended them to. Chickens
should be eating bugs, cows should be
eating grass, etc. Don’t be fooled into
thinking that organic meats are the
best choice. While these animals
aren’t eating foods filled with synthetic
pesticides, they are most likely
consuming grain, especially corn, which is highly inflammatory.
Reduce Stress
Stress causes your body to produce
cortisol, which causes your body to
make belly fat, which is in itself
inflammatory. Thus, reducing stress
lowers cortisol, which lowers
inflammation. Excess belly fat is
linked to type 2 diabetes, insulin
resistance and metabolic syndrome (syndrome X).
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Heal Your Gut
Friendly gut flora can quickly
degrade inflammatory messages
within your digestive tract. Eating
fermented foods is one way to heal your gut.
Hire a Health Coach
A health coach works one-on-one
with you on issues related to your
health, nutrition, and lifestyle. A
health coach provides guidance and
support to help you recover, step by
step, from your health issues by
guiding you to choose and cook
beneficial foods, eliminate harmful
foods, and offer advice about which
particular diet is most healing for
you. (continued)
Putting Out the Fire of Inflammation Is Half the Battle.
Free-radical generation, also known as oxidative stress, is what causes inflammation. Autoimmune diseases, heart disease, cancer and diabetes are at record levels today, and these are all diseases of inflammation.
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“I know what it takes to recover from symptoms of almost autism.”
- Maria Rickert Hong
I’m a Certified Holistic Health Counselor who helps parents
recover their children with diet and lifestyle changes from symptoms of
• Almost autism • Sensory Processing Disorder • Autism • ADHD
I have recovered my health as well as my sons’ health with
food, occupational therapies and a biomedical
approach. My sons had Sensory Processing Disorder (I call
it “almost autism”), asthma, allergies and acid reflux, while
I had shingles (twice!), severe fatigue, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, bronchitis, irritability and insomnia.
Before my sons were born, I was an equity research analyst
working at Wall Street investment banks. Because I had
learned how to research an issue, I discovered that the roots
of my sons’ and my illnesses and of most children’s and adults’ chronic illnesses are:
• Toxicity from heavy metals, endocrine disruptors and other toxins
• Gut dysbiosis • Immune dysregulation • Nutritional deficiencies • Hormonal imbalances, especially adrenal and
thyroid hormones • Chronic inflammation
I am the author of the best-selling book, “Almost
Autism: Recovering Children from Sensory Processing
Disorder, A Reference for Parents and Practitioners“. I am
also a Board Member, Media Director and blogger for
Epidemic Answers, a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose goal is to
help parents recover their children from these and other chronic illnesses.
About Me
I can show you how to reverse symptoms of these
conditions with food, supplement and lifestyle choices. Not
only that, but I am highly connected to doctors, therapists
and healers of many different healing modalities, so I can
make specific and individualized recommendations for tests and therapies that would also be helpful.
From my education at the Institute for Integrative
Nutrition, to my personal experience in recovering my sons,
to my work and research at Epidemic Answers, I know what
it takes to recover from symptoms of chronic illnesses, and I can help you do the same.
Could one conversation change your life? Schedule
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