What Are Foods To Help Psoriatic Arthritis Inflammation?

Do you know what our Mediterranean friends consume in their diet? Throughout history, their baseline has always been vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans. Science calls this an anti-inflammatory diet. This diet type tells our body’s immune system to just chill out, please.

Eating healthy every day is not easy and I don’t always stick to this regimen either. I have even recognized and avoided foods that make my body hurt.

Connecting inflammation diets to psoriatic disease

While I’m talking about diet choices, let’s bring some awareness to our beloved kidneys. They are about the size of your fist. Kidneys act as a filter and a regulator of many things in our body - they filter waste and toxins.

Kidneys regulate our blood pressure and produce vitamin D and other essential hormones for the rest of our organs. In other words, we cannot do without them. People with preexisting conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or cardiovascular disease are more at risk of having unhealthy kidneys. Those of us with psoriatic disease are also in this high-risk category.

But don't panic, things are still within our control? I’m down 44 pounds and wanted to share a couple of my favorite and dishes and foods with you.

Closing the door on food inflammation

Most health sources throw you a list of ingredients that you should consume more of. For those of us not particularly gifted in the kitchen, what would we know to do with some of these fish, flax seeds, and tofu?

To help you balance the other end of this gastronomic equation, here are 3 fuss-free meals that you can prepare at any time that is simple and easy.

Ratatouille: With fresh tomato puree as the base, you know your meal’s already antioxidant packed with lycopene which is a serious fighter against heart disease. Don’t forget to add in some sliced eggplant which is high in fiber and fights diabetes.

Summer squash high in manganese content, zucchini, and bell peppers which are antioxidant-rich, and you’ve just served yourself a recipe against everything imaginable. Don’t forget the onions. Now turn up your favorite song and eat up. Don’t knock it, until you try it.

Chicken, asparagus and mushrooms: Chicken breast is a great alternative to red meat options like beef, lamb, and pork, which are all inflammatory. It’s much leaner when you trim off the skin too.  

I used flour, lemon pepper, lemons, mushrooms, and asparagus. Add a little butter and salt but go easy on it.

Turmeric, sweet potato with quinoa and baby spinach: The great thing about this meal is that you can save the vegetable stock for future recipes or simply consume the stock in your next meal.

Turmeric is right off the bat anti-inflammatory and rich in antioxidant so don't be afraid to sprinkle more turmeric powder into your sweet potatoes as they boil. You can use arugula, kale, baby spinach so that’s up to you.

Food & psoriatic arthritis

To be honest, I have gained a few pounds since the pandemic. A lot of stress eating. But, I’m still around the 40-pound loss mark. You can create your own healthy dishes all cooked in one pot. Add in or take out whatever you want; just be creative.

Now, who said eating healthy has to be boring?