By Dr Marissa Kelaher

You’ve probably heard about anti-inflammatory diets, and the role of chronic inflammation in health… but what does this really mean for you?

While you may think of inflammation as a bad thing, in reality not all inflammation is bad.

Inflammation is a vital biological response, triggered by our body when we encounter injury, infection, or environmental stressors. Acute inflammation (such as during an infection, or after an injury) is important for survival. It helps our body repair itself and fight off pathogens.

But when inflammation fails to “switch off’, it becomes chronic and lingers in the body. Think of it like a smouldering piece of wood rather than a full-blown fire.

This ebook explores inflammation, what causes it, and what you can do to lead an anti-inflammatory life.

Includes 7-day anti-inflammatory meal plan

This plan is geared towards real working people. We don’t expect you to cook every day to have a delicious and balanced diet: make use of leftovers and even a couple of healthy store-bought snacks to keep your week rolling along nicely.

The 7-day Anti-inflammatory Reset Meal Plan contains:

• Whole food shopping list for one week
• 16 quick & simple healthy recipes
• A guide for 7 days of breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks

All recipes in this plan are whole food plant-based, but have options for easy gluten-free and animal-based substitutions.

Each meal also has over 15 grams of protein per serve, and uses ingredients shown to have low inflammatory or anti-inflammatory properties. – to help you use food as medicine.

The meals are rotated naturally across the week, allowing you to make use of leftovers, and some easy staple snacks towards the end of the week when life gets hard.

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