Why You’re Still Inflamed — The 5-Step Plan for the Next 12 Weeks

Josh Axe (0:00)

Imagine dropping inflammation levels in your body by nearly 200%.

This happened with a group of people in just 12 weeks. These people dropped their HSCRP, that is the main marker for inflammation in your blood, 196%.

With no drugs, no crash diets, they did five things, and I'm gonna share those five things with you today. And here's the reality of how most people are feeling. You wake up and you feel stiff, right? You're tired by two in the afternoon, you're bloated after your meals, maybe you feel foggy, achy, stuck, you have your belly fat, it won't budge, and you've been told you're just getting older. But here's the reality, oftentimes it's inflammation. And today I'm gonna share with you the top five things that will make a radical difference in dropping inflammation levels and dropping it fast. And by the way, number three is one of the biggest that most people skip on a regular basis. But here's the reality, all five are crucial. And I wanna mention this about this study. Nobody in the study did just one of these. All of them did it all five, stacked together. And this is something that I found in practice, is when you can do not only one of the right things, but multiple of the right things together, your body can heal radically. I saw this in my mom fighting cancer. I saw this with my own healing miracles. I've seen this with thousands of patients reversing chronic conditions like chronic pain, hormone issues, immune issues, and any type of illness. And if you're a person right now saying, hey, I want to look and feel radically younger, the number one way to do that is to drop inflammation fast. And that's exactly what I'm covering today. Now before we dive into all five, hit the subscribe button so you never miss a thing. And also I want to mention this, you'll want all five of these. And number five takes just two minutes.

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All right, so welcome to The Dr. Josh Axe Show. By the way, I put the whole 12-week plan for you on just a few pages, it's free. If you go to the link in the show notes, you can download those right now so you have the exact plan in place. You could even tape this up on your refrigerator or have a document you open up so you know exactly what to do, what to eat, what to drink, what to take in order to reduce inflammation fast. And so here's the number one thing people did in the study. They focused on protein first, fiber second, and they really focused on just a few different food groups. Number one, protein, protein, protein. They ate a lot of wild caught fish, grass fed beef, even things like lamb, eggs, chicken, turkey, but protein was the center of the meal aiming for 30 to 40 grams of protein per meal. And then the secondary thing on the plate were vegetables. A lot of steamed vegetables and sauteed vegetables and baked vegetables. So they would get out a big steamer and steam vegetables and maybe dip them in hummus or do some olive oil and sea salt. They would also bake them in olive oil or coconut oil with some sea salt or saute them up with some garlic. And so they got a lot of fiber from vegetables. And then the other things they did were a lot of low glycemic fruit. A lot of berries, cherries, green apples, and pomegranates were the main fruits found on this diet. And then in terms of carbohydrate, mostly sweet potatoes, on occasion things like rice or quinoa. And then the main oil used every single day was extra virgin olive oil. And it was this diet that allowed people to see these radical changes. And as I mentioned, we're talking about a reduction in inflammation by nearly 200%. Can you imagine how your body would feel if you reduced inflammation by 200% in just 12 weeks? Now, I also want to mention there was another trial done outside of the trial I'm talking about. By the way, this study on 110 people, this was a trial that myself and Dr. Will Cole put our patients through that saw these incredible results. So they went through a virtual functional nutrition program for those 12 weeks. Now, there's another trial that was done on over 3,000 people. Where they followed a Mediterranean-style diet for 12 weeks. And the people in this study also saw a major drop in inflammation. By the way, this is a newer study that was just published in 2026 on 3,476 people. And so they saw a big reduction in inflammation. Now, it wasn't as big as this group of 110 people. And I think that's because they didn't stack the other four that I'm about to share with you. But there was still a big drop in inflammation when following this Mediterranean diet. And so that's number one. Now, before I jump into number two, I want to encourage you to hit the subscribe button. By doing that, you will be entered into our giveaway. We're going to be giving away over the next few months an infrared sauna, infrared light mask, free cellular blood work, a copy of my new book, and so much more. So don't miss out. Make sure to hit the subscribe button to be entered into the giveaway. All right, now let's jump into number two.