Include these anti-inflammatory fruits in your meals and snacks for an easy and delicious health boost.

You’re not alone if you’ve questioned the role of fruit in a healthy diet.

Fruit also boasts good-for-you fiber, antioxidants and bioactive compounds.

anti-inflammatory cherry spinach smoothie

In fact, theArthritis Foundationsuggests eating cherries as a way to ease joint issues related to arthritis and gout.

Cherries appear to do this by increasing melatonin levels and stopping inflammatory cytokines that disrupt sleep.

According to the FDA, that’s over 100% of daily vitamin Cmore than a medium orange!

spinach & strawberry meal-prep salad

The antioxidant vitamin also offers additional anti-inflammatory benefits by stopping free radicals from damaging cells to trigger new inflammation.

It may also help squelch inflammation.

Pectin is a form of food that good bacteria in the gut need to thrive and grow.

Apple & Cheddar Side Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette

Often referred to as prebiotics, these fibers can improve the composition of microbes in the gut.

Doing this creates a stronger intestinal lining that helps prevent inflammatory compounds from crossing to get into the body.

Bromelain shows the greatest potential in preventing cancer growth by suppressing inflammatory factors that promote cell mutation and metastasis.

Salmon-Stuffed Avocados

And therapeutic supplements of bromelain may even provide some pain relief for certain forms of arthritis.

Avocado

Pictured Recipe:Salmon-Stuffed Avocados

It’s easy to forget that avocados are a fruit.

Yogurt with Blueberries