Foods for healthy immune system and anti inflammatory

scaredashell07

hello. Wanted to start a thread to gather foods you take or avoid to help lower estrogen, build a better immune system and decreaseinflammation in the body. All these things have been on my mind but am so overwhlemed with what I read and hear

I use turmeric and black pepper in my food

I take vitamin D( have a d deficiency)

I drink organic green tea daily

I use flax seed in oatmeal

I eat low sugar fruits and lots of veggies

No gluten

No processed foods

No diary

beach2beach

Hi,

I've been taking turmeric in supplement form and sprinkling the spice over food.

Take Vit D3,Vit C , Mag, Melatonin, selenium. Was doing DIM but not sure about that anymore and will add Krill oil. May add more to the list again as I research further

Trying to eat clean. Salads/grill chicken. Heading more towards Ketogenic type of eating/ Mediterranean diet. To cut sugars and useless carbs down.

TruBroc green tea daily

Water, water, water.

Little dairy and if I do, buying organic.

Veggie or fruit smoothies I try to make daily.

I'm a snacker, so finding it tough. I can't keep snacking on veggies, its not the same as pretzels!!!!!

I thought I would give myself one day a week to cheat a bit. Hopefully I will stick to the plan better that way then completely depriving myself.

Momine

Veggies, fatty fish, high-fibre grains, herbs and spices (lots of trace minerals in herbs), go easy on the fruit, 70% chocolate and raw nuts for snacks or a green apple with some nuts, sometimes hummus. It depends. I am not a big snacker anyway, so this is not a huge problem for me.

From everything I have read through over the years, anti-inflammatory foods are good and fibre is essential, like grandma always said . Fibre contributes to healthy gut bacteria, which in turn help eliminate estrogens from your system, among other benefits.

I often make a simple sauce/dip to eat with fish, veggies or meats. I put a large bunch of parsley, cilantro or mint (or a combo) in the blender with garlic, lemon juice and olive oil, sometimes nuts as well. Blend it into a thick sauce. Also, chili and other hot peppers have anti-inflammatory effect, so if I make turkey burgers, for example, I will add some pepper flakes to the meat. Onions and garlic are also anti-inflammatory, so add some chopped onion to tomato and beet salads.

Bosombuddy101

I haven't started active treatment yet as I was recently diagnosed but I've been including the Budwig cottage cheese and flax oil mixture (2:1 ratio) once a day on my salads since the big C reared its ugly head. I avoid dairy, wheat, meats, sugar--- although I do like the occasional croissant with berries in the morning. I've become a fishatarian ;0) I'm also taking beta glucan daily with a fruit smoothy or a fresh squeezed vegetable juice in order to boost my immune system. I'm wondering what would be a good multi vitamin to take. Any suggestions?

red332

What brand of beta glucans are you taking? having a hard time finding a high quality one.

MelisaNg

Thank for these advises

sarahlee111

Great thread. Thanks for the tips.