Is Your Food Feeding Inflammation or Fighting It?
Every food you eat is either feeding inflammation or fighting it. And because no one else is you, the foods that work well for someone else may not be right for your body. That is why you need a personalized plan to truly heal.
In The Inflammation Spectrum: Find Your Food Triggers and Reset Your System by Dr. Will Cole you will discover how inflammation—which is at the core of most health woes—exists on a continuum: from mild symptoms such as weight gain and fatigue on one end to hormone imbalance and autoimmune conditions on the other.
Whether your symptoms are mild or severe, isolated or pervasive, you will discover a customized plan that includes:
- Bio-individualized advice on which foods to eliminate, based on where you are on the Inflammation Spectrum.
- A personalized toolbox of therapeutic food medicines and lifestyle practices.
- Weekly support, suggestions, and delicious recipes to make your four-to-eight week plan a success.
- A reintegration road map that helps you learn to listen to what your body is communicating—for vibrant health long term.
The Inflammation Spectrum delivers insightful and empowering advice to put you on a path toward food freedom and overall healing, once and for all. It will also help you determine which type of elimination plan you should follow based on your own analysis of your symptoms. There are eight possible systems of inflammation:
- The brain and nervous system
- The digestive tract
- The detoxification system
- The blood sugar/insulin system
The endocrine system- The musculoskeletal system
- The immune system
- Polyinflammation
Dr. Cole provides a detailed inflammation spectrum quiz that will enable you to determine where inflammation is causing you the most trouble. Then, you are provided a bio-individualized toolbox that will fit your needs and help you improve your health.
During the first four days of your step-down process, you will give up one category of food per day so that you can begin the elimination process with as little stress as possible. As you proceed through the eight-week program, you will be given specific instructions tailored to your own individual needs. Once your system is centered, clean, and calm you will be more easily able to determine which foods produce negative reactions in your body. The following symptoms 
count as reactions you should monitor:
- Any aggravation or recurrence of your past symptoms that went away during your previous four- or eight-week plan
- Headaches or migraines
- Any digestive symptoms (bloating, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, abdominal pain)
- Any skin problems
- Eyes or mouth itching, irritated, or burning, especially right after eating a food
- Sudden nasal congestion, itching, or dripping, especially right after eating a food
Increased heart rate: racing heart, palpitations, skipped heartbeats- Joint pain or stiffness
- All-over muscle aches or stiff muscles
- Feeling feverish
- Brain fog symptoms
- Sudden fatigue
- Sudden mood changes
- Retaining water
- Sudden weight gain
- Sleep problems
Remember that your body should have the final word. Give your body time to heal. This book will help you make the best decisions for your body’s long term health.
