In this article…
- Anti-inflammatory Foods
- Anti-inflammatory Herbs – Alternative Medicines
- Anti-inflammatory Supplements – Alternative Medicines
- Anti-Inflammatory, Immune System Supporting Diet and Health Regimen
1.0 Anti-inflammatory Foods
Note…when adding any new food items to your dog’s or cat’s diet – introduce one new item at a time. Don’t introduce a second new item for at least several days. This gives your dog or cat time to adjust to the new item and if they have any adverse reaction to the item you will know which item he/she has reacted to.
 |
| Go Organic as much as you possibly can! |
Fruits and Vegetables
- Tart Red Cherries (sour cherries) - fresh or frozen finely chopped or juice;
- Apples (fresh);
- Blueberries - fresh or frozen finely chopped;
- Broccoli - fresh finely chopped, lightly steamed or cooked;
- Grapefruit (particularly white grapefruit) fresh or frozen, finely chopped;
- Spinach - fresh finely chopped, lightly steamed or cooked;
- Summer squash - fresh finely chopped, lightly steamed or cooked.
- For a more extensive list see the table below...
Anti-Inflammatory Foods Ranked by ORAC Value
Ranking | Top Ranked Fruits and Veggies | ORAC Value rates: qty of antioxidants; strength of antioxidants. |
#1 | Tart red cherry juice concentrate | 12000 |
#2 | Dried tart red cherry | 6800 |
#3 | Prunes | 577 |
#4 | Blueberries | 2400 |
#5 | Blackberries | 2036
|