12/11/2025
🍎 Food as Medicine
Chronic inflammation doesn’t just affect your joints – it accelerates disc degeneration and makes your back more susceptible to damage
The good news? What you put on your plate every day can help tame that inflammation and support your spine.
✅ Eat more: tomatoes, extra‑virgin olive oil, leafy greens, nuts, oily fish and colourful berries
🚫 Limit or avoid: refined carbs, fried/sugary foods, red and processed meats and trans fats
🔬 Emerging research links gut health, mood and even pain perception – fibre‑rich foods and fermented products may help balance your microbiome Plus, reducing plastic exposure and consuming fibre may help your body clear microplastics
🍽️ Try our simple meal ideas: a berry & flaxseed smoothie for breakfast, a grilled salmon salad for lunch and roasted veggies for dinner
💚 Want a personalised anti‑inflammatory plan? Book a consultation with Dr Bianca Beaumont at Happy Healthy Grateful to discover how food can support your spine, mood and overall wellbeing
