407: The 2 Best Ways to Eliminate Inflammation

Anita 0:00

I can guarantee you, you can have all the best business practices, all the best business principles. You can know what you need to do. You can have the right mentors. You can have the monetary backing. But if sickness and inflammation are stealing your time, they're stealing your life, they're stealing your joy, and they're stealing your ability, you're going to stay stuck in a vicious cycle of not being able to complete your purpose, and that is not what we want for you. Welcome to Power On Plants, the podcast where we harness the incredible power of whole plant foods and God's Word to 10X your energy and productivity so you can maximize your revenue, reach, and impact. I'm Anita Roussell, a nurse and certified integrative nutrition health coach

Jarrod 1:44

And I'm Jarrod Roussel, a physician assistant certified in lifestyle medicine

Anita 1:48

And in every episode, we show you how to fuel your body the way it was perfectly designed to thrive. That way, your inflammation naturally fades away, your energy skyrockets, and you can finally have the body that fully backs you in living your God-given dreams without any exhausting dieting methods, like keeping up with numbers or small portions, counting calories, or willpowering through the meals you don't even like in another attempt to get healthy. Jarrod and I get that there's so much confusing information out there about how to heal your body, and it can wear you out. So if you're thinking, "I just wish someone would walk me through the exact steps to finally feeling good in the way that's exciting and enjoyable," that's exactly what we do inside our Accelerator experience. You can learn more at poweronplants.com/accelerator. And today, we're sharing with you something that is super important, because we get asked this question all the time, and it's, how do I get rid of this inflammation? I just don't feel good. I'm dealing with this constantly, and I just want my body to start backing me up

Jarrod 2:51

And the reason this topic is so important is because inflammation is at the heart of so many of our chronic diseases that we see today

Anita 2:57

It's also important because when you're inflamed, you feel horrible. Regardless of what the diagnosis is, you feel horrible. It was my story. I mean, I was constantly inflamed when I hit 40. Now we're 54, I don't have those symptoms anymore

Jarrod 3:11

arthritis, bursitis, headaches, neck pain

Anita 3:15

Fibromyalgia, that's what I was dealing with, and all these growing lists of symptoms and growing list of diagnosis that I was told I was gonna have for life at 40, that's ridiculous. And we have people coming to us at 30 having these issues, And they say, "Why did someone not tell me this before?" Because as we start working with them, they start getting results, feeling better, and all of a sudden the symptoms start going away. Imagine that

Jarrod 3:41

What they start with, I'm just getting old." Like, please, I've had 30-year-olds tell me, "I'm just getting older. I'm in my 50s." And I, inside, I, I'm not gonna be rude, but inside I just laugh. It's like, you're almost half my age. You are not old. 30 is not old.

Anita 3:56

not old, 50 is not old.

Jarrod 3:58

is not old.

Anita 3:59

And honestly, 60, 70 should not feel old. It just should not feel old

Jarrod 4:04

But once they learn these strategies and they start getting these amazing results, then they say, "Why didn't someone tell me this?" Because many of them sadly just did not know, Which is why we're so passionate about coming to you week after week, giving this life-changing information

Anita 4:18

I literally have a video going in my head right now of John jumping on his sled, flying down the road on his sled in the snow, and then popping back up and doing it all over again. This should be the

Jarrod 4:31

not 30, but he acts like it.

Anita 4:33

No, this should be our story in our 60s, 70s, even 80s if we're strong and healthy. That's the reality of it. Running up and down stairs instead of walking slowly and barely getting by. That is the story he's living right now, And it's because he's learned the system for enjoying whole plant foods that works with real life So we wanna share for you, if you're inflamed and not feeling well right now, Yes, we can get you inside the accelerator experience if you're a good fit but right now what we want for you is to start getting results. Why wait until it opens again? Why not start getting some results now, gaining the momentum you need? number one, I would say the first thing to do is cut out the oils. Now, you're probably thinking, "Oh, I've cut out seed oils. I know those aren't healthy." Cut out the oils. We're saying all oils. Coconut oil, yes, it comes from a plant, but it doesn't grow on a tree. God never meant for you to eat a lot of oil.

Jarrod 5:30

Bottles of coconut oil do not grow on trees. That's what Aniya's trying to say. These are not natural. The whole food is natural. The pressed out ingredient is not natural

Anita 5:41

And you're thinking, "But they ate olive oil in the Bible." Well, they've done tests on the olive oil in the stores in the United States, and none of the tests found any of the beneficial components that they claim olive oil has. So if you're gonna want some of the beneficial components in your olive oil, you're going to have to order that from somewhere overseas directly off the farm, where it has actually been independently tested. However, in saying that, we also know that the top doctors, like Dr. Esselstyn, have found in their research that even olive oil causes inflammation. So you may want to look into some of that research, and I would say if you're dealing with something like I was dealing with, with fibromyalgia, a lot of pain, achy joints, you just want your body to show up so you can fully live your God-given dreams, you can do all those things God planted on your heart, and you're sick of your body holding you back, get the oil out. You think, "I can't live without it. I love the flavor." You're not gonna believe how little flavor it adds to your food, because God has put oils naturally inside of whole plant foods that will cook out as you cook the food, or will satisfy you even when you eat it raw

Jarrod 6:51

And the question I have for you is how badly do you wanna get rid of the aches and pains?

Anita 6:55

That's a great

Jarrod 6:56

I would say get rid of all the oils. We eat really no oil at all. I mean, we've looked at the ingredients in food packages and have gotten them out, and we live a very satisfied, non-deprived life. Now, if you are in a position where you're where we are now, you don't have the aches and pains, if you occasionally did a little bit of olive oil on some bread, that may be fine. But if you're right now where we're describing, hurting, can't even get out of bed without major effort, cut it out. And I would say, too, that the olive oil that we have in this country, very different than what you would find over in, say, Greece. We've purchased some that is a much higher quality. It's different. It has a bitterness that you would not find in olive oil here. So it has all of those nutrients that are in it that you wouldn't find here

Anita 7:42

So are we telling you to eat olive oil and just order it from over there and you'll be fine? No, we're not. Because number one, people eat too much of it. Number two, there have been studies that have shown that even that can cause inflammation. Again, look at Esselstyn's recommendations Number three, you're not gonna miss it once you learn the accelerator method. I have ways that I show you exactly how to do this so that you do not miss the oils

Jarrod 8:07

The olive oil that we bought, I do wanna clarify, we've used it topically. We don't eat it. We don't cook with it.

Anita 8:13

That's a good distinction.

Jarrod 8:14

we use it topically, but

Anita 8:15

Great for your skin

Jarrod 8:16

we, we tried to see what's different about this, and there is a bitterness in it. So it's just got a much different quality. So I think if somebody were using a little bit of that, even back in biblical times, it's just different than what we see today. So our recommendation, especially if you're hurting, cut all of them out. They're all inflaming

Anita 8:35

The oils, the shortenings, all of those things. And what may surprise you as you cut it out and you'll stop drizzling it on your food, stop using it, and you'll start learning ways to do that. But what you might not realize is how many foods it actually is in, including your spices. Look at the back of your spice jars. It's gonna shock you. And we take you through inside Accelerator all the different places to look, all the different places it's hiding. And so The main thing right now is start turning it over and reading your labels

Jarrod 9:06

it's amazing how sneaky oil is. I mean, it's in products you would never think to look, now, once you get into your routine of the specific products that you've checked, you don't have to check them every time, but do check them periodically because, formulations can change

Anita 9:20

So if you're looking to wipe out inflammation, the first early step to take, trust us on this one, is get the oil out. Find somebody who can show you how to do that in the way that you still enjoy the food. It tastes just as good as your old favorites. It gives you the same mouth feel, the same textures that you like in your food, the same flavors that you won't be missing. All those things you need to learn how to put back, because a lot of times what you'll do is, "Well, I just won't eat that because it's not good for me," and then you're missing the fattiness, the creaminess, the qualities that you like that are added to that food. Whereas if you work with somebody that's figured it out like we have that can show you, "Hey, you can add this thing in. You could add that thing in. You can do this instead. You can use this method of cooking instead, or this way of preparing your food instead, or this ingredient," it is going to change your life because then you're never gonna miss it and even think about the fact that it is not in your food. But what you will miss is the symptoms, the pain, the fatigue, the exhaustion.

Jarrod 10:24

extra pounds

Anita 10:26

my word, I can't even. We lost over 75 pounds. It's so funny because every time this comes up, Jarrod says, "Turn it off. Turn it off." But we literally have the before and after pictures of us from be- Yeah yeah, from what? 14 years ago, from whenever we were so sick and inflamed when we were eating all the oil and all the meat and cheese and dairy, and we were even buying it from the farm. We were clean eating, doing all the things you're told to do that you think, Oh, well, I already clean eat, and I already do all this and that well, you're not gonna believe how getting rid of the oils and also learning how to eat whole plant foods, it's gonna change your life

Jarrod 11:01

The tough love truth is that clean fat is still fat.

Anita 11:05

still fat. That's truth. Like, you can't wash it. It's just fat. It's just what it is, and it does what it does so the next point is, you want to fill your plate with whole plant foods. We show you exactly how to do that inside the program because, again, it's not just through and thinking, "Okay, I just have to eat more of these

Jarrod 11:24

And we've seen that fail so many times

Anita 11:26

know, it's, it's like this. It's kind of like when a person decides they're going to follow Christ, and so they start digging in the word and they try to figure out what they're gonna do, and then they go out there and try to start doing it, and they might even get some results, and their intentions are good. However, yes, but they're striving in it, and they, again, they might even be getting results. They might be praying over people, and people are getting healed. They might be, seeing people even freed from the demonic realm. You know, all these different things might be happening, and so they see that as a testimony of the fact that they're doing right or that they're in a right relationship with God. All the while, the relationship is totally missing because they're not talking to him and listening to him. They're not in the knowing. That's called being echad with God. You might wanna look up the word echad. That's a great study. But right, we're meant to be in love with God, like He's your first love. Do you have that kind of relationship with Him? Because you know what happens if you don't? You're reading in the Bible, "Hey, you need to love people," so you're going out and trying to love people, and you're trying to love them from an empty well because you're not knowing the one who is the source of everything you need. And it's inside that knowing that your whole life changes because now you're not striving to love. Love is an overflow of the love you receive from Him in that right relationship. Now love pours out of you. It's not 'cause it's something you have to do. It's because it's who you become

Jarrod 12:53

You don't have to try to manufacture it or manufacture the feelings. It's just a natural overflow, like you said

Anita 12:59

So when we spend time together and we're able to show you step by step what to do, what happens inside Accelerator, and we see it time and time again, is the striving drops off. There's no more working to try to figure out what steps I need to take, and then I'm out there rote doing it, and maybe I'm getting some results, but it doesn't stick. It doesn't last. Why? Because I don't enjoy it, because it's not the real thing, because I'm just trying to do some steps without it becoming infused in my daily life and who I am. And just as an overflow, I start enjoying this, and now it becomes woven into the fiber of my being, and it's a lifestyle. It's a way of living. It's who I am instead of what I'm trying to do. Do you see the difference? So this is where the striving drops off. When you have this formula, you have the steps, but you have the experience with someone in relationship who's gone through it, who knows how to walk the path. Now it's completely different because you're inside that relationship, and what they know trickles down to you. And because you now know it, you can do those things out of the overflow of what you know instead of trying to do it, instead of trying to make it happen. It's just amazing how much easier it becomes So to fight the inflammation, the first things are get rid of the oil and eat more whole plant foods. Why do whole plant foods help so much? There's so many things in whole plant foods that fight inflammation. I mean, first of all, it doesn't have the things that are stirring up inflammation, so that's that. So you So it's the one-two punch. You're getting out the things that cause the inflammation, and now you're putting in these foods that not only don't stir up inflammation but fight inflammation at the core

Jarrod 14:35

so the example I give with my patients is that you're removing the fuel from the fire, removing the meats, and then you're adding a fire extinguisher to put the fire out, the plant-based foods. That's the one-two punch

Anita 14:47

Right, or it's not just meat, it's all animal products, so it might be you're removing the cheese, or you're removing the cream, the yogurt, the ice cream, the eggs, the all of those things, the oils, You're getting these things out and back into their place. You're finding those substitutes of the ingredients, of the meals, all the different things that you need substitutes for, and now, lo and behold, you just know what to do. And the outflow is pure joy, tasty things on your plate on a regular basis, and there's no need for cheat days anymore, and now you're feeling great. And guess what? Out flows the very thing that we're so passionate about, which is your body backing you 100% in living your calling. Because if you feel bad, and you can't think, and you're exhausted, and you're living to the time you can drop into bed, and you get up and do it all over again, I can guarantee you, you can have all the best business practices, all the best business principles. You can know what you need to do. You can have the right mentors. You can have the monetary backing. But if sickness and inflammation are stealing your time, they're stealing your life, they're stealing your joy, and they're stealing your ability, you're going to stay stuck in a vicious cycle of not being able to complete your purpose, and that is not what we want for you. That's not what God wants for you. He wants you to be able to thrive in this life, and He's given us the very foods to do that. But once we've been hijacked by the world's system, you have to know how to escape it and plug back in to what He has designed to optimally help you thrive

Jarrod 16:16

And everything you just named is the price one pays for eating the standard American diet. And I want you to make that connection 'cause a lot of people, they think, "I love this food. I don't really wanna give it up. I wanna keep eating it." You can do that, but just know the price for that Is everything that you just said, Anita. The brain fog, the pain, the lack of energy, all of that that flows from that decision. So we really want you to connect the two The cause and effect there

Anita 16:47

So why does it work so well? We know what we've removed, but what we're putting back in its place, it works so well because of all the things that God's put in these foods. I mean, we could go on and on about this, but if you look at just berries, you've got blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, grapes having anthocyanins and resveratrols, which are antioxidants, which neutralize free radicals. And then you have things like vitamin C in there that's fighting inflammation, and then you have things like EGCG in green tea when you're drinking matcha. All these different things that fight inflammation. Fiber in whole plant foods. There's none of that in animal products. Whole plant foods are filled with fiber

Jarrod 17:24

plant is, but excellent sources of fiber would include things like legumes and whole grains, specifically lentils, chickpeas, black peas, oats. The list goes on and on

Anita 17:34

And then you're eating cruciferous dark leafy greens. things like kale, spinach, broccoli, And Brussels sprouts are rich in sulforaphane and carotenoids. Again, all fighting inflammation, even in your blood vessels. Then think about herbs and spices. They're all powerhouse inflammation fighters.

Jarrod 17:52

They're not just about flavor, although they are wonderful flavor boosters. So it's just yet another added benefit that the Father has put into these foods

Anita 18:01

We know that nuts and seeds also fight inflammation. We could go on and on with this. Beans and whole grains, what do they do? They fight inflammation. They're packed with prebiotic fibers. They build the good gut bacteria, which also helps to fight inflammation.

Jarrod 18:16

They release butyrate, which is a very potent inflammation fighter, not just in the gut, but you absorb it into the bloodstream, so throughout the entire body, even in the brain

Anita 18:26

so there is your two-step takeaway. for fighting inflammation and starting to feel better fast. Number one, get the oil out. Number two Fill your plate, your bowl, your cup, your life with whole plant foods that you actually love so you continue eating them for life And you can live long and prosper. You are meant for abundant life, not just barely surviving. If you want to know how to get started and you think, I just don't even know what to cook," go right now to poweronplants.com/cookbook and grab some of the cookbook bundles and bonuses. That's gonna get you off to a great start. and then go to poweronplants/ppn. That stands for Peak Performance Network. This is our community service group where you can come in and get started today Again, that's poweronplants.com/ppn. If you've had great takeaways from this episode On your favorite podcast app, be sure to rate us now Because that will keep more of this incredible life-changing information coming your way We have loved sharing this information with you today, and until next time, know that you're loved, you're prayed for,