Today we are talking about chronic inflammation. It literally is the fuel that feeds the fire of disease. We are going to take you through exactly what inflammation is, when it is considered chronic, and what you can do to put the fire of inflammation out through nutrition and lifestyle modification.
This episode we discuss:
Understanding inflammation – it’s necessary for healing: swelling, bruising, heat, pain. Restoration after acute inflammation must take place or chronic inflammation takes over. Low grade. Chronic inflammation from lifestyle choices – alcohol, poor nutrition (be specific), smoking Molecular inflammation is what causes aging Explaining blood tests that identify inflammation: CRP, HS-CRP, Sed Rate, and Uric Acid Chronic inflammation after illness like CMV, Lymes, etc – Dr. G Importance of gut biome in balancing the inflammatory process (healthy immune responses) Inflammation and heart disease (tying in gum diseas too) Southampton University is looking at slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s symptoms by cooling down the inflammatory process in the brain – link between inflammation and Alzheimers has been well studiedThank you for listening to the Staying Young Show! With all the mixed messages on health, you need information that you can use and that you can trust. Listen in as the experts discuss all topics health related. It's time to STAY YOUNG and stay healthy! Each week we tackle a topic and often with leading scientists, best-selling authors, and even your favorite celebrities! As a listener of our show, your input is important to us. Please take a moment to fill out this quick survey so we can serve you better - Survey
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