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We are thrilled to have you join us today as we discuss the connection between what you eat and how you feel,

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Good morning and welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition's new

midweek segment called Ask a Nutritionist. My name is Brittany Vincent and I'm a registered and licensed

dietitian. And on today's show brought to you by Nutritional Weight and Wellness, I will be

answering two nutrition questions that we have received from Dishing

Up Nutrition listeners. The first question today is, is there any connection between food

and bursitis pain? So first, I want to just describe what bursitis is. Bursitis is inflammation of the bursa, which is a closed, fluid-filled sack that works as a cushion and a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues in the body. And the most common causes of bursitis are injury or overuse,

but it can also be caused by infection. So bursitis ends in itis, I-T-I-S, and anything that ends in

itis means inflammation. So if you are eating foods that create inflammation,

that's going to exacerbate the symptoms of your burschitis and allow for a much longer

healing process. So when we think about foods that create inflammation in the body,

the biggest two would be sugar and processed carbohydrates. So the idea is if you can reduce your

inflammation through food by eating more of an anti-inflammatory diet, then you should feel

and see a reduction in your inflammation and pain caused by the bursitis and heal faster from it as

well. So in anti-inflammatory diet, what that means is focusing on real foods, getting that

protein in, meat, fish, eggs, seafood are really the best sources, healthy fats, nuts, seeds,

avocado, avocado oil, olives, butter, heavy cream, which would all be healthy

fats.

And then the carbohydrates, this is a big one.

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