Anti-Inflammatory Foods

Juice Feast Day #4
I'm stuck in a few bad habits, although my bad habits are probably fairly tame as far as habits go...
One of them is my breakfast banana... if I do not have my glass of orange juice and a banana within minutes of waking up (seriously) I'm cranky the rest of the morning... you would think juicing would be a distraction... but no. So I am resigned to mostly juicing and eating my banana.
It makes me happy:)
And a happy juicer is a successful juicer. At least that's my philosophy...

I've been doing some research into anti-inflammatory diets and specifically anti-inflammatory juices and one of the best articles I've seen was posted on a running blog:
Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods For Runners
I guess very competitive runners worry about such things as well...

Al I know is that I want happy guts and non-achy joints for the rest of my life (knowing there is no jazzy seat in my near future would also be a boon)... so here is what I've gathered from my massive research...

An apple a day really does keep the doctor away: anti-inflammatory, high in anti-oxidants, lowers cholesterol, and high in polyphenols, which makes it a pretty perfect "healer" in my book...

Did you know that foods actually now have a IF (inflammatory Factor) Rating? Me either...
Seems a nutritionist, Monica Reinagel, invented it and it is catching on like gangbusters. Edible Evolution did a fairly comprehensive blog about it here.

What I targeted on was the Spices, Fruits and Veggies... mainly because I am avoiding Meat, Fish, Nuts, and Seeds like the plague due to their high fat content and I am determined to keep my fat intake at or below 10g per day.

So, with their IF Rating attached here's the list I zero'd in on:

Peppers: IF Rating 50155

Garlic Powder: IF Rating 31176  

Cayenne Pepper: IF Rating 28152

Ginger: IF Rating 27551

Turmeric: IF Rating 22564

Onion Powder: If Rating 11293

Ginger Root: IF Rating 27551

Curry: IF Rating 5901

Fresh Garlic: If Rating 3570

Acerola, raw IF Rating: 696

Olives IF Rating: 87

Avocados, raw, California IF Rating: 79

Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties IF Rating: 78

Guavas, common, raw IF Rating: 77

Melons, cantaloupe, raw IF Rating: 41

Lemon peel, raw IF Rating: 36

Pineapple, raw, all varieties IF Rating: 36

Currants, black, raw IF Rating: 26

Papayas, raw IF Rating: 21

Avocados, raw, Florida IF Rating: 21Parsley, raw IF Rating: 502

Carrot, dehydrated IF Rating: 49

Chives, raw IF Rating: 378

Peppers, jalapeno, raw IF Rating: 379

Grape leaves, raw IF Rating: 359

Pumpkin, IF Rating 334

Onions, IF Rating: 303

Collards IF Rating 273

Spinach, IF Rating 259

   Woohoo! I now have an excuse t eat garlic, onions, and hot peppers with EVERYTHING!