Tag: anti-inflammatory

Plant-Based Diets and Autoimmune Disease – 7 Reasons You May Not Feel Better

There’s a lot of evidence that plant-based diets are beneficial for people with autoimmune diseases. By flooding the body with colorful antioxidants, comprehensive micronutrients, and diverse fiber, people with inflammatory conditions can really benefit from this lifestyle change.


Physicians have been using different versions of plant-based diets for decades now and noticed great improvements – sometimes even full reversal (!) – in their autoimmune patients.


So, many people will try a plant-based diet, and find they don’t thrive. Or they don’t get better. Or worse, they feel worse.


What’s going wrong???


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Old-Fashioned Vanilla Smoothie

I’ve been feeling very vanilla lately, craving that old comfort flavor. I was always a fan of vanilla everything. (It’s the most popular flavor, after all!) So, a vanilla smoothie became the flavor of the day, and wow, was this a hit! It literally tastes like an old-fashioned vanilla shake, but it’s loaded with greens and WAAAYYY better! Yum! I hope you like it as much as I do! Cheers!

Old-Fashioned Vanilla Smoothie

Christina Miller MD
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Spicy Peanut Slaw

This salad is quick, packed with nutrients, and best of all, it’s so delicious! Definitely one of my all-time favorites. It goes well with crunchy cabbage to make a flavorful slaw. The little spice at the end is a bonus and leaves you wanting more. It’s so good, you’ll almost forget it’s a salad!😃🌱

Spicy Peanut Slaw

Modified from drfurhman.com
A flavorful change from traditional cole slaw
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Crunchy Cinnamon Buckwheat Granola.

This granola is so easy to make and packs a powerful anti-inflammatory punch! It’s created as part of a meal to reverse diabetes from the experts at Masteringdiabetes.com, so it’s low fat and nutrient-dense. The cinnamon, ginger, and cloves add some intense flavor and major anti-oxidant capacity. We love it on smoothie bowls, as a topper for oatmeal, or when out hiking. Yum!

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Crunchy Cinnamon Buckwheat Granola

MasteringDiabetes.com
Super crunchy and packs a flavorful punch!
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Heavenly Raw Chocolate “Cream” Pie (v, gf)

Best. Chocolate. Pie. EVER. Seriously, this pie is amazing! Luxurious and creamy (from avocado, not cream!), and well, chocolatey. Wow. And because it’s so rich, it’s very satisfying.  I’ve been tweaking this recipe for a few years, trying to make it all whole foods with just the right amount of creamy and chocolate-ness. Yum.

Contrary to what the cooking shows and media tell us, even desserts and holidays matter – we never want to cause inflammation, and this pie is our answer to chocolate cravings, while still being good for us.

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Roasted Sweet Potato Fajita Salad

I first had a variation of this salad at the Food as Medicine Conference, hosted by Karen’s Healing Kitchen in New Jersey. As I love sweet potatoes, combining it with the flavors of a fajita salad seemed like a win-win dish. It was so delicious, and it tasted like a real comfort salad (did you ever think you’d hear of such a thing???) I came home and created my own recipe, making it as anti-inflammatory and as healing as possible. It makes for a tasty addition to a big salad, or a great vegetable side dish. Enjoy!

Roasted Sweet Potato

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Green Goddess Anti-Inflammatory Juice

This is the juice I have evolved over the years and is my anti-inflammatory elixir. It relieves my aches and pains, and provides immediate energy and mental clarity. It’s a powerful boost of anti-inflammatory goodness. As an extra bonus, it even tastes fresh and delicious!

 

Makes 3-4 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 bunch celery
  • 2 medium zucchini
  • 1/2 bunch of kale, tough stems removed
  • 1 small head of romaine, or 1/2 of large head of romaine
  • Handful of parsley and/or cilantro
  • 2 green apples
  • 1 inch piece ginger root
  • ½ inch piece of turmeric root
  • ½ of a lemon, peeled

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