Jim KwikFounder, Kwik Brain · Brain Coach

These FOODS cause inflammation in your body!

4 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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In this interview segment, the speakers discuss which foods tend to provoke inflammation and how to choose anti‑inflammatory options. They identify common inflammatory triggers such as gluten, dairy, nightshades (eggplant, peppers, tomatoes) and even seemingly healthy items like nuts and seeds. For gut‑brain health they recommend prioritising a wide variety of vegetables—aiming for 25‑35 different species each week—to support the microbiome. When following an elimination diet for autoimmunity, they advise cutting out nightshade vegetables. For protein, they suggest lean sources, highlighting wild game as a particularly nourishing and anti‑inflammatory choice. The overall tone is conversational and instructional, offering practical dietary guidance for reducing systemic inflammation.

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Are there certain foods that are kind of your go-to with clients and patients?
Well, there's certain foods that tend to be inflammatory, and they can trigger the immune system. And those are things like gluten, dairy, nightshades, even foods that you can think of as being relatively healthy, like nuts and seeds. In terms of the foods that are the most nourishing, that would be vegetables. We know that when it comes to the microbiome and the gut-brain axis, that we want to get about 25 to 35 different species of vegetables every week. And for people On an elimination diet, if you've got autoimmunity, you want to cut out those vegetables that are nightshades. So that includes eggplant, peppers— tomatoes are a fruit, but tomatoes are also a nightshade. So I would say primarily vegetables, also lean protein. Probably the most anti-inflammatory foods that I consume are wild game. They're increasingly available, and I think it's just an incredibly nourishing way to eat.