Get Moving With the Right Diet…

Get Moving With the Right Diet…

If you eat the typical American diet—red meat,

dairy foods, white flour products, simple sugars, caffeine, alcohol,

and soft drinks—you need to stop now! Here’s what your diet

should include instead:

• A more alkaline high-fiber diet—vegetables,

  complex carbohydrates, legumes, and fruits like melons, berries,

  and papayas.

• Soy foods (tofu, tempeh) and other

  beans for protein and to replace natural estrogen lost since menopause.

• Fish such as salmon,

  tuna, trout, and halibut three times a week. Omega-3 fatty

  acids in cold-water fish help combat inflammation and reduce morning

  stiffness and tender joints. Fish oil comes in capsule form. Flaxseed

  oil and flax meal are other sources of plant-based estrogen. Take

  capsules, 1-2 tablespoons of flaxseed oil, or 4-6 tablespoons

  of freshly ground flax meal daily.

• Some people may get relief from symptoms

  by avoiding the nightshade family of plants: tomatoes,

  potatoes, eggplant, peppers, and tobacco.

• Drink herbal teas

  instead of caffeinated beverages that can worsen tension. Peppermint

  and chamomile teas are natural relaxants and antispasmodics.

• Drink 8 glasses of water

  each day. Water helps nourish your cartilage and synovial fluid

  that cushions the joints for more flexible, comfortable movement.

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