Juice recipes to reduce inflammation

🌿 Inflammation is a common problem associated with many diseases and health conditions, and can be managed and prevented by eating a healthy diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods.

Inflammation is the immune system's way of fighting infection or healing an injury. Acute inflammation is a short-term response that involves sending inflammatory cells to attack viruses, bacteria, or toxic chemicals and repair damaged tissue. Common symptoms of acute inflammation include redness, swelling, heat, pain, and loss of function. While the symptoms of acute inflammation don't feel good, they're a sign that your body is doing its job of restoring your immune system.

Chronic inflammation is a major problem because the body is in a long-term immune state where it has to fight off infections or injuries that don’t actually exist. Symptoms of chronic inflammation include feeling unwell, insomnia, fatigue, and weight gain or loss. Chronic inflammation can lead to health problems and can persist for a long time if left undiagnosed and unmanaged.

To manage chronic inflammation, it is necessary to reduce the cause of the inflammation. One effective way to do this is by drinking anti-inflammatory juices, which can reduce inflammation in people with or without chronic inflammation. Incorporating anti-inflammatory juices into your diet can help reduce your risk of developing chronic inflammation and may even relieve symptoms. Here are six types of juices that can help reduce inflammation:

1. Tomato juice
2. Carrot juice
3. Olive oil
4. Green juice
5. Fruit juice
6. Vaccines create immunity.

1. Tomato juice 🍅

Tomatoes are a great source of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties. Many anti-inflammatory juices contain antioxidants as their main ingredient, which can help prevent unnecessary inflammatory responses.

If you’re looking for an anti-inflammatory juice, consider making tomato juice by adding apple to it for natural sweetness.

📌 Tomato juice recipe

• 2 medium tomatoes

• 1 medium apple

For 2 persons

2. Carrot juice 🥕

Beta-carotene is a powerful antioxidant with even better anti-inflammatory properties than lycopene. It is found in carrots and is what gives carrots their distinctive orange color.

But did you know that purple carrots have the same thing? Purple carrots have 28 times more anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties than orange carrots, thanks to another anti-inflammatory antioxidant called anthocyanins.

If you have to choose between orange carrots and purple carrots, purple carrots are the answer!

📌 Carrot juice recipe

• 4 carrots (about 7 inches each )

Serves 1

3. Olive oil 💚

Olive oil, also known as olive brine, is a unique blend of pressed green olives, water, vinegar, and salt. Green olives contain polyphenols, antioxidants that have many health benefits.

One polyphenol found in olives is oleocanthal. Oleocanthal has anti-inflammatory properties similar to ibuprofen, making olive oil a natural alternative to common anti-inflammatory drugs.

Incorporating olive oil into your diet will allow you to benefit from its anti-inflammatory properties and enjoy its delicious flavor.

📌 Olive oil recipe

• 2 cups green olives

• 2 ½ cups water

• 2 tablespoons vinegar

• 2 tablespoons salt

For 1 person

4. Green juice 🥬

If you’re looking for an anti-inflammatory juice, you’ll likely find plenty of recipes that include spinach. Spinach is a nutrient-dense leafy green that’s high in vitamins A and C, as well as polyphenol antioxidants that help reduce inflammation in the body.

Other green leafy vegetables, such as kale and collard greens, are also good sources of anti-inflammatory nutrients, as they contain high levels of vitamin K. In addition to vitamins A, C, and K, vitamin E is another powerful antioxidant that can help reduce inflammation.

Luckily, parsley is an herb that's high in all three of these vitamins (vitamins C, A, and E), making it a great ingredient for an anti-inflammatory juice recipe.

📌 Our favorite green juice recipes

• 4-5 medium sized apples

• 3-4 large kale leaves

• 1 handful of spinach

• 1 large piece of pineapple

• 1 piece of ginger, thinly sliced

For 2-3 people

📌 Kale Juice Recipe

• 5 kale leaves

• 1 medium cucumber

• 1 medium pear

For 2 persons

📌 Morning herbal vegetable juice recipe

• 2 medium oranges , peeled

• 1 banana , peeled

• 1 bunch of parsley

For 2 persons

5. Fruit juice 🍊

Fruits are a good source of anti-inflammatory properties, especially vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, lemons, and limes, which contain vitamin C.

Apples contain polyphenols, like olives, which have anti-inflammatory properties.

Berries, such as strawberries and blueberries, also contain the same antioxidants as purple carrots: anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are what give purple berries, cherries, and carrots their blue/red/purple color.

Enzymes also have anti-inflammatory properties, and pineapple is an excellent source of bromelain, an enzyme that has been shown to relieve pain and reduce swelling and bruising.

📌 Orange juice recipe

• 3 medium oranges , peeled

• For 1 person, see the full recipe here.

📌 Apple juice recipe

• 2 medium apples

For 1 person

📌 Berry Juice Recipe

• 1 cup strawberries

• ½ cup cranberries

• Raspberry ½ piece

• ½ pear

For 1 person

6. Immune booster 🍋

Turmeric and ginger are powerful anti-inflammatory ingredients.

Turmeric contains curcumin, a powerful anti-inflammatory, while ginger has anti-inflammatory properties and helps fight bacteria.

Because turmeric and ginger have a strong flavor, they are added in small amounts to juices. Turmeric and ginger can also be used to make a more significant shot.

Our turmeric shot recipe combines turmeric and ginger with sweet and sour flavors to tone down the heat.

📌 Turmeric Shot Recipe

• 4 inches of turmeric

• 2 inches of ginger

• ½ medium lemon

• 1 medium orange

• A pinch of black pepper per shot

• Yields four 2 -ounce shots. See the full recipe here. Here's a recipe from @juicingtutorials that combines some of the ingredients we listed in this blog post to make the ultimate anti-inflammatory juice:

• ½ pineapple

• 5 carrots

• 1 orange

• 2 pieces of ginger

• Turmeric 2 pieces

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REFERENCES:
https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/bromelain
https://www.hcplive.com/view/could-carrots-be-a-tool-in-fighting-arthritis-inflammation
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/are-olives-good-you
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21660-inflammation
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/turmeric-and-ginger#pain-and-sickness-relief