Is diet and nutrition really that important for eliminating edema?
Dietary and lifestyle modifications are usually the first physician-recommended treatment option for individuals suffering from edema. Again, this usually encompasses lowering salt intakes from various food sources and increasing your amount of exercise and movement throughout the day. Doing so will eliminate the potential for fluid retention and will help to improve circulation. Diet and lifestyle change is very influential. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been using diet to manipulate fluid retention for centuries. According to TCM, avoiding raw foods, cold drinks, and fatty foods will also aid in eliminating water retention. It seems that thousands of years ago the Chinese knew long before the West that diet could influence the body, even in cases of edema.
