Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology (INE): Body Freedom Foundations – Pillar 5: Diet – Fats: Managing Inflammation with Dietary Fats and Other Nutrients
Body Freedom Foundations
Pillar 5: Diet
Fats: Managing Inflammation
with Dietary Fats and Other Nutrients
Most of our modern day diseases and health challenges are caused by inflammation. What your clients probably don’t realize is how much control they actually have when it comes to managing inflammation and pain. At the crux of the the dietary management of inflammation is the choice of fats your clients make at every meal, every day.
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Action Plan for Your Client
#1: Help your clients to eat sources of omega-3 fats daily.
Help your client to continue to eat daily sources of omega-3 fats as you may have started them using the ideas and materials in Give Your Body an Oil Change section.
#2: Adjust your client’s fat intake to attain the optimal ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fats (between 1:1 and 3:1).
Track your client’s omega-3 versus omega-6 balance. This process is described in the Give Your Body an Oil Change section. Adjust their fat intake to attain the optimal ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fats (between 1:1 and 3:1). This will put them into an anti-inflammatory state.
#3: Teach strategies to your client for managing pain and inflammation using diet and nutrients.
Use the resources below and teach strategies to your client for managing pain and inflammation using diet and nutrients.
Managing Inflammation with Dietary Fats and Other Nutrients: This document explains the pain and inflammation process in your client’s body and provides details on how to teach them to use foods to reduce inflammation naturally, and which fats to eat on a daily basis.
Eat Your Way Out of Pain Home Study Course: Study the content of this course so that you feel comfortable explaining to your clients the relationship between pain and inflammation. This course will guide you to understand which foods will help your clients reduce their pain, and which foods may be contributing to their pain.
#4: Research the best inflammation-fighting food sources and nutrients and add to your client’s diet.
Review the nutrients listed in Managing Inflammation with Dietary Fats and Other Nutrients. Research the best pain and inflammation-fighting food sources, and add to your client’s diet. If your client has had chronic pain and inflammation, consider having them supplement the nutrients as described in the documents and Eat Your Way Out of Pain.
#5: Have your client avoid processed and heated fats.
Have your client avoid processed and heated fats. This includes all cooked fats plus hydrogenated oils. Most are rancid even before your client will open the bottle, and then contribute to pain and inflammation. Instead, have them choose oils like olive oil, coconut, hemp, or flax.
#6: Have your client order a Blood Spot Fatty Acid test if their inflammation persists.
Have your client order a Blood Spot Fatty Acid test if you find that they are out of balance and continue to have inflammatory symptoms. This test will help you determine how your client’s anti-inflammatory pathways are working, and then identify their needs for fatty acids and/or nutrient co-factors, as described in the documents and video on this page. Order through Direct Labs or HERE.
