Summer Inflammation Soother Guide

I have one of those bodies that quickly regulates to whatever dietary or exercise habit I incorporate. I'm 47 and over the past 3 years, I've started to feel a little pudgy. I added running to my routine. Worked for a minute but then my body got used to it. I did the Keto class taught at Farmacopia and stayed on it for 6 months. Once again, my body reacted a t first and then plateaued. I tried intermittent fasting. Same thing. While all of these things felt great and definitely helped me stay disciplined, none of them helped with the puffy, bloated, middle expanding trend. Until this! I honestly think that the digestive break built into the schedule (smoothie for breakfast and soup for lunch) is what my body reacted to, and continues to react to. That, combined with the anti-inflammatory diet are super duper working for me. Thank you!!

I've done the anti-inflammatory diet in this guide before. 2 summers ago. I loved it and stayed on it for quite a while. After this craziness of the past three months, I decided that I should try it again, but this time to do it exactly as the schedule dictates. O.M.G. All of my puffiness went away and I fit in my clothes again (some are even loose!). And now I love smoothies. 

2 years ago I decided to follow this guide and much to my surprise, my husband decided to join me. I have eaten pretty close to this diet all my life, and definitely feel so much better and more clear on an anti-inflammatory diet but OMG the changes for him were dramatic. His skin changed very quickly. Not that it was bad but it became so smooth. The itchiness he always felt in his ears, (weird, right?), went away. His joints stopped hurting, which he had just attributed to getting older. His appetite grew smaller. And he grew smaller. And it was easy. The recipes are so good that we both felt enriched instead of restricted. Since then we have stayed on an anti-inflammatory diet. If we ever stray, like during the holidays, we can definitely feel it and look forward to getting back on track and feeling good again.