Endometriosis causes the fires of inflammation to burn big and strong: from the excess prostaglandin production, oestrogen dominance and nutritional deficiencies that are commonly associated with this disease, inflammation levels can soar – causing a lot of pain with it, especially period pain. Using food to lower inflammation is most important here and powerful!
Our diets are higher in omega 6 these days than they should be, which can cause more inflammation especially when we do not get enough omega 3 (which is anti-inflammatory). The ideal ratio is somewhere between 1:1 and 4:1 in favour of omega 6. However, reports suggest our diets are more likely sitting at a ratio of 16:1 – in favour of omega 6!
By including more of the following omega 3 rich foods in your diet, you help bring the omega 6 to omega 3 ratio back in line with what builds good health (with or without endo – this is important to everyone);
- Fatty fish varieties such as salmon, sardines and tuna.
- Nuts and seeds such as walnuts and cashews.
- Eggs from pasture reared chickens.
