Inflammation: The Secret Killer

Inflammation is an essential part of your body’s healing process. It occurs when inflammatory cells travel to the place of an injury or foreign body like bacteria. However, if inflammatory cellsstay too long, it may lead to chronic inflammation.

Did you know?

Inflammation and poor microcirculation are directly linked to nearly every single health condition in humans. This is not new information. This picture is from the 2004 issue of TIME Magazine.

10 Facts About Inflammation

Inflammation controls our lives and determines our health. As a top public health

concern, the following facts offer some information on its nature and dangers.

1. Persistent chronic low-grade inflammation can kill you slowly over time.

2. You may feel a sense of good health and experience a silent chronic low-grade

inflammation at the same time, which gradually destroys your body, like slow poison.

3. The more fat cells accumulate in the body, especially those around the mid section, the higher the risk of chronic inflammation. Belly fat is dangerous.

4. Sleep deprivation can lead to increased inflammation and turn your immune

system against you.

5. Chronic inflammation is one of the key drivers of aging: “inflammaging,” a lifetime exposure to inflammatory responses, is associated with mortality and age-related diseases, such as cancer. Inflammation accelerates aging. That includes skin aging.

6. Exercise has an anti-inflammatory effect in the body: twenty to thirty minutes of

daily moderate exercise is sufficient.

7. Some culinary herbs and spices have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and can help reduce inflammation. Turmeric, ginger, rosemary and cayenne are effective anti-inflammatories.

8. A significant portion of immune cells are found in the gut. Inflammatory diseases

start in the gut with an autoimmune reaction which progresses into systemic inflammation.

9. Persistent inflammation slows metabolism and leads to increased hunger.

10. Lifestyle factors are a significant contribution to inflammation.

How Do I Decrease Inflammation, Naturally?

1. Eat anti-inflammatory foods.

2. Quit smoking.

3. Limit or avoid alcohol.

4. Avoid inflammatory foods.

5. Practice stress management techniques.

6. Maintain a healthy weight.

7. Exercise regularly.

8. Practice good sleep hygiene.

9. Drink plenty of clean water to flush toxins, daily.