Women's Health Australia

THE DELICIOUS DIET THAT TAMES INFLAMMATION

Overpromising and underdelivering. True of politicians and eating plans that pledge to overhaul your life, body or general future happiness. How often, back in the day, did you embark on a diet that guaranteed a quick fix, only to be left just two weeks later with nothing to show for it but kitchen cupboards full of bizarre ingredients never to be used again? In these happier times of balanced eating and tuning in to your hunger, there is, however, a new kid on the block. A diet plan that promises to overhaul your health and happiness, based on solid science with no downsides. The woman behind it is Swedish science journalist Maria Borelius, whose book claims that anti-inflammatory eating can deliver on the promise. In it, she says that following an anti-inflammatory diet – albeit by accident – transformed her physical and mental health, changing her body composition, yes, but also banishing her backache and depression. Heard the claims before?

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