The Real Anti-inflammatory Diet

Science Vs

Spotify Studios

Science, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 11.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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People say that lowering inflammation is the key to boosting your mental and physical health. And there are all these claims about the best way to do it: add “anti-inflammatory foods,” like blueberries or turmeric, and absolutely don’t do certain kinds of exercise. We’ll find out how you can really lower your inflammation, and what this can do for your body and mind. We talk to neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Ménard, nutrition scientist Dr. Rosa Casas, and exercise physiologist Dr. Grace Rose. This episode does discuss depression and suicide a little bit. Here are some resources: United States: National Alliance on Mental Health: Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text “HelpLine” to 62640 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 International resources and general mental health resources can be found here: https://resources.byspotify.com/ Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/sciencevsinflammation In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Chapter 1: Everybody is talking about inflammation (03:23) Chapter 2: How inflammation can affect our bodies and minds (16:04) Chapter 3: Can we fix inflammation by cutting out nightshades? (19:48) Chapter 4: How to really lower your inflammation through your diet (28:44) Chapter 5: Does working out too hard raise chronic inflammation? This episode was produced by Meryl Horn with help from Wendy Zukerman, along with Michelle Dang, Rose Rimler and Ekedi Fausther-Keeys. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Mix and sound design by Sam Bair. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Music written by Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, So Wylie, Bumi Hidaka and Peter Leonard. Thanks to all the researchers we spoke with for this episode, including Professor Suzanne Segerstrom, Professor Andre Nel, Dr. Hannah Mayr, Professor Zhaoping Li, Dr. Jennifer Felger, Professor Andreas Michalsen, Professor Charles Serhan, Professor Heather Zwickey, Dr. Jian Tan and Professor Philip Calder. Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us and tap the bell for episode notifications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Furses.
0:05.5	This is the show that pits facts against the fire inside your body.
0:10.8	Today on the show, inflammation.
0:18.4	Everyone is talking about it.
0:20.5	If you're not feeling well, you most likely have inflammation.
0:24.7	The number one health trend of 2024 is reducing inflammation.
0:30.1	Reducing inflammation that we hear so much about these days.
0:33.7	If you're feeling crappy in basically any way, people say that it is inflammation that's to blame.
0:40.1	You're typically bloated and maybe you have headaches and you're having problems sleeping at night or you're fatigued during the day.
0:45.0	Inflammation is really dangerous in a lot of ways because it just triggers bad things in your body.
0:51.1	Not only is it triggering bad things in your body, but people say that
0:55.3	inflammation can ravage your mind. Yeah, struggling with your mental health? Apparently,
1:01.9	it's inflammation. Inflammation in our brains can cause all kinds of problems, including
1:05.9	anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue. Inflammation gets in the way of your brain neurons talking to
1:10.6	each other. You're feeling a little more anxious, have a bit of depression.
1:13.6	This is a huge sign of chronic inflammation.
1:16.6	Never fear, though.
1:18.6	The internet also has solutions.
1:21.6	There are all these tips online about what you have to do to rid your body of inflammation. Like, you need to avoid certain kinds of
1:30.1	exercise. Over-exercising can cause a lot of inflammation, especially in the gut. And the biggie
1:36.9	is to change your diet. You can read countless books about anti-inflammatory diets. And it feels
1:43.9	like everyone's got advice about what to eat or not to eat to lower your inflammation.
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