How do sweets increase inflammatory pain?
A. Pain is primarily caused by derivatives of the prostaglandin 2’s. Insulin shifts prostaglandin 1’s toward prostaglandin 2’s. Fats from plants are reshaped and regulated by several controlling enzymes. These enzymes are altered by high insulin response to carbohydrates, shunting the prostaglandins into their pro-inflammatory pathways. Plant oils have a much milder effect on the inflammatory process. Corn, soybeans, sunflower or safflower seeds are good foods, supplying essential omega-6 oils. Generally we need more omega-3 oils in the modern diet. Bean, legumes, spirulina, blue-green algae and seaweed are good sources of beneficial omega-3 oils. My favorite supplement is a daily heaping tablespoonful of flaxseeds or pumpkinseeds soaked overnight in water. Soaked flaxseeds garnish rice pudding, hot breakfast cereals and protein shakes. Grape seeds are best chewed and swallowed, giving us essential omega- 6 fatty acids and incredibly potent antioxidant pycnogenol-like proanthocyanidins
