Foods for inflammation

In my opinion it is more what you should avoid than adding something in to combat inflammation - less is nearly always more in this case.

So the foods to eliminate are:

• alcohol
• red meat
• refined grains
• sugar
• dairy
• saturated and trans fats

If you eliminate all of those to the degree that you can and you still have issues then consulting directly with an acupuncturist and receiving acupuncture (along with Chinese herbal medicine in some cases) will very likely help you the rest of the way. Adding in a bunch of foods/spices/supplements on top of a debatable diet isn’t going to accomplish much of anything.

Hi McCloud, what are your yin deficiency symptoms and what causes do you suspect? I’m going through a similar challenge. There are other good anti-inflamatories out there besides the heating types that you are referring to. TCM generaly advises (as someone reminded me on this board) to treat the worst evil first. Since you have an underlying defficiency then that should be addressed first and your joint inflammation secondary. Problem is, many times there are many other layers that are not as evident and treating one aggravates the other, kind of what you’re going through. Check out CBD oil for inflamation. I’ve been using it for three months now and along with daily QiGong, and good diet it’s helped in a few ways.