Understanding Inflammation 1st-30th June

Do you suffer with inflammation?

Inflammation is a normal process that happens in the body to help it heal.

If you graze your knee, the grazed area will become red and painful, your body will naturally send more blood to the area to help kickstart the healing process.

It’s also telling you to stop using that part of the body so it can heal.

When the graze does start to heal, the redness and pain will slowly recede allowing you to use your knee freely.

Chronic inflammation refers to an inflammatory response that happens in the body but does not dissipate, leaving your body in a constant state of alert.

When this happens, the sufferer can experience a wide range of symptoms and they often won’t know what’s causing the problem.

Personally I have suffered with inflammation for many years, though I only identified it as inflammation in recent years.

Through my various dietary and lifestyle changes I manage this fairly successfully, with the odd ‘flare up’ here and there with the most recent being today, as I write this.

The trigger?

I have deviated away from my usual way of eating, my usual hydration levels and my usual sleep pattern for about 2 weeks telling myself that "I’ll be alright".

Yes, even the most stalwart of healthy eaters can be led by the temptation of crisps, deep fried food and some delicious dark chocolate from Belgium!

I am, after all, only human.

The outcome?

Persistent and ever changing pain in my body, a return of some irritable bowel symptoms, lethargy, brain fog, waking up feeling tired and grumpy, bloating and feeling like I’m going to catch a cold.

All of these are signs of inflammation in my body, with the most disruptive of these symptoms being pain.

I experience the most random of attacks: my right hand seizing up with pain whilst driving, my left shin suddenly burning with pain while I lie in bed.

These sensations come, and they go, with no warning and no injury to the area.

I suffered in this way for many years, not knowing what it was and assuming it was normal as I was a busy mum of young children, often carrying one on each hip, and always pushing them both on a pushchair.

Had I known that the pain was related to my diet, I would have made some changes sooner.

I'm glad I know what I know now... but part of me does think back to how much I suffered, and I can't help but think that it would have been fantastic if I'd been given some information about inflammation in my younger years.

Does this sound familiar to you?

 

Join me in June so you can learn more about inflammation and begin to manage any symptoms you may have using diet and lifestyle.

You will learn:

  • What inflammation is

  • Signs & symptoms

  • Triggers & causes

  • What aggravates it

  • How the menopause plays a part

  • Ways to alleviate symptoms

  • What to eat and what to avoid

What you get:

  • Regular voice notes and messages from me throughout the month containing a wide range of information about inflammation.

  • A safe, supportive and interactive WhatsApp group to discuss the topic and learn from each other.

  • An e-book containing inflammation information to keep and refer back to.

  • An anti-inflammatory diet guide, shopping list, example meals, snacks and drinks AND a library of 8 anti-inflammatory recipes with calories, macros and a myfitnesspal barcode.

  • The e-book also covers exercise for menopausal women, sleep hygiene and breathing techniques.

  • Unlimited access to 2 achievable movement/easy exercise sessions for the month of June to aid a reduction in stress, cortisol and inflammation.

Dates: 1-30 June

Delivered: via WhatsApp

Sign up

This group is delivered via WhatsApp, please contact Tina when you have signed up and she will add you to the WhatsApp group, and send you your e-book via email.

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