LET’S LAY THE FOUNDATION….
So if we know that most chronic diseases are caused by inflammation, the how do we combat it? The answer is eating an ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET. Sorry that I used the “D” word but it really is more of a lifestyle than a “Diet”. The most well researched and proven diet is known as POLYMEAL. POLYMEAL was actually developed to see how food could impact heart disease risk. A 2004 study published in the British Medical Journal comparing POLYMEAL to a proposed POLY-PILL demonstrated an 80% heart disease risk reduction for all markers and risk factors in the study group who consumed POLYMEAL. Many of the participants already had markers of Heart Disease and still showed this risk reduction.
POLYMEAL IS SIMPLE….
Here is what the basic layout of POLYMEAL looks like:
POLYMEAL INGREDIENTS and % CVD Risk Reduction
RED WINE ( 1 glass/day) 32%
FISH (also chicken, omega-3 eggs, lean red meats, etc.) 14%
DARK CHOCOLATE (85% pure or higher) 21%
VEGETABLES , FRUITS, POTATOES 21%
GARLIC (and other anti-inflammatory spices) 25%
ALMONDS (and all other raw nuts (not Peanuts…they are not actually a nut)) 12.5%
COMBINED EFFECT (63-84%)
Franco OH et al. The Polymeal: a more natural safe, and probably tastier (than the polypill) strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease by more than 75%. BMJ. 2004 329: 1147-50
