to having complete relief from all of the other
issues.”
—Bethann M., Pleasant Lake, IndianaOur final Good Food standard, clearly
linked to the third standard, states that your
food choices should support immune function
and minimize inflammation.
When we say “support immune function,”
we mean that your food choices should result
in a well-rested, highly-effective defense
system. In other words, food should not cause
excessive ongoing immune activity, also
known as systemic inflammation. (More
specifically, we’re concerned with chronic
systemic inflammation—the stuff that goes on
for weeks, months, or even years.)
You might have heard of systemic
inflammation before, in a headline or a media
sound bite, but you probably don’t have a very