Inflammation is an important defense of your bodyʼs immune system to infections, injured or damaged cells, and irritants. Inflammation is your bodyʼs attempt to remove damaging stimuli and start the healing process. Lowering inflammation could change one’s life for a better health and well-being.
Inflammation is your friend. And a deadly enemy.
Inflammation is Your Bodyʼs Friend
Without inflammation, wounds and infections would never heal. Over time the progression of destroyed tissue would threaten your survival. In this very real sense, inflammation is a very important friend to your body.
Chronic inflammation (basically, prolonged inflammation), over time, changes the type of cells at the site of inflammation. This leads to the simultaneous destruction of both your injured tissue, and the tissues that are being repaired by the inflammation process.
Chronic Inflammation is Your Deadly Enemy
This over-expression, or lack of control, of the normal protective mechanism of inflammation caused by the continuing (or chronic) inflammation, has been linked to a large number of highly destructive health conditions, including:
– Alzheimerʼs disease
– Arthritis (rheumatoid)
– Atherosclerosis
– Several forms of cancer
– Cognitive decline
– Digestive system diseases
– Hay feverHeart disease
– Insulin resistance
– ObesityOsteoporosis
– Type-2 diabetes
Even low levels of inflammation, over many months and years, can cause these diseases to be unleashed, and progress.
The regular American diet, and increasingly the diet of those all over the modern world, is known to foster low chronic inflammation in most people. This is why it is very important for you to control, reduce, and eliminate chronic inflammation.
What causes Inflammation?
Here are the reasons behind the inflammation in our body.
– Persistent Stress, Poor gut health, Food allergies
– Diet high in simple carbohydrates, refined sugars
– Lack of exercise
– Excess alcohol
– Too many animal products
– Sugary drinks (including fruit juices), HFCS
– Excess body fat
Watch the Video Graphically Illustrating the Effects of Inflammation
This short presentation shows you how all that is linked to weight gain, and gives you the tools you need to lose weight, and keep it off.
Chronic Inflammation Kills Healthy Tissue
It is thought this wide range of seemingly unrelated diseases is caused by the dominating presence of macrophages in the injured tissue. These macrophage cells, called into action by the inflammation process, are powerful defensive agents of your body.
But the toxins macrophages release to protect your body from infections (including reactive oxygen species – free radicals which cause oxidative damage) are injurious to your bodyʼs healthy tissues as well as to invading pathogens. Consequently, chronic inflammation is almost always accompanied by healthy tissue destruction.
Recent studies show that the oxidative effect of the free radicals (from macrophages) on lipids (blood fats), normally present in cellular membranes, contributes to disruption of the balance of your immune tolerance, and ultimately provokes chronic inflammation.
Over time, chronic inflammation causes the disruption of the tightly controlled balance between immune responses and healthy tissue destruction. More and more healthy tissues are destroyed, leading to the many different forms of the highly deadly diseases noted above.
Reducing Obesity and Lowering Inflammation
It is now known that high levels of several inflammation-related markers are associated with obesity.
In clinical studies, inflammatory-related molecule levels were reduced and increased levels of anti-inflammatory molecules were seen within weeks after subjects began a proper diet full of anti-inflammatory foods or supplements, and they reduced their weight.
The association of systemic inflammation with obesity and insulin resistance is the subject of intense clinical research.
How do you prevent or treat Inflammation?
When we want such drastic changes in our physical life like normal weight and well-being, we gotta change how we live. Here are just a few basic small steps that we could begin this process. With a lifestyle change, you can lower internal inflammation and drastically improve the quality of living.
– Green Tea, Plenty of pure water, Fermented foods
– Moderate Exercise most days, Sunshine Vitamin D
– MORE Omega-3 (DHA), LESS Omega-6
– High Fiber (soluble/insoluble) hi plant-based diet
– Foods for GUT health, Pre- & Pro-Biotics
– Check for food allergies, esp. gluten, dairy, soy
– Good sleep and Lower stress
Chronic Inflammation Must Be Controlled
For these reasons, the control, lowering, and elimination of chronic inflammation is one of your most important goals for eating healthy, and taking dietary supplements. Without eliminating chronic inflammation, most of the other reasons individuals take supplements will ultimately prove to be of little value.
Persistent, body-wide, low grade inflammation is the starting point for weight gain, as part of the Metabolic Syndrome, of Cardiovascular Heart Disease, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, and Obesity.
Making your body healthy must begin with understanding, and eliminating, chronic inflammation.
Quick Q&R About Inflammation
Internal inflammation is your body’s natural defense mechanism to repair tissue damage
– Your immune system kicks in with white blood cells rushing to the site of injury.
Inflammation can become your enemy. Persistent, low-grade inflammation, overwhelms the body’s immune system, begins to attack even healthy tissue.
– Ask your Physician for a “C-RP Blood Test”
– If you have an elevated reading, you are AT RISK
– Children as young as 8 known to have High C-RP
There’s no way we can fit every effect internal inflammation causes. But here are a few for your information:
– Arthritis, Dementia, Some Cancers, Irritable Bowel, Premature Aging
– Cardiovascular Heart Disease, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, and Obesity – also called a deadly quartet or the Metabolic Syndrome.
– Wears out your immune system
Just a few things that cause internal inflammation. But all of these are lifestyle choices.
– Persistent Stress, Poor gut health, Food allergies
– Diet high in simple carbohydrates, refined sugars
– Lack of exercise
– Excess alcohol
– Too many animal products
– Sugary drinks (including fruit juices), HFCS
– Excess body fat
Again, these are lifestyle choices we can make and practice to prevent and lower inflammation.
– Green Tea, Plenty of pure water, Fermented foods
– Moderate Exercise most days, Sunshine Vitamin D
– MORE Omega-3 (DHA), LESS Omega-6
– High Fiber (soluble/insoluble) high plant-based diet
– Foods for GUT health, Pre- & Pro-Biotics
– Check for food allergies, esp. gluten, dairy, soy
– Good sleep and Lower stress
One of the best ways to lower body’s internal inflammation is to Lose Excess Weight.
Fat Tissue creates ADDED Inflammation.
Less Weight = LESS FAT = Less Inflammation
Control your inflammation, and you will control your weight. And the same is true in reverse: Control your weight, and you will control your inflammation.
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This is all very informative. I know I loved the knowledge on inflammation!
I have learned a lot, especially on how to prevent and take care of myself from inflammation.
I really love this post. There is a lot of great information here. I’m glad to know more about inflammation now.
Having suffered through many food allergies and asthma attacks. I am reducing the inflammation in my body.
Tara,
So great to hear from a person who is pro-actively improving her lifestyle choices in food and other personal care products.
Bravo!
What a great post and didn’t know some of those until now, thanks for sharing this informative post with us.
Wonderful if it helps you, Lyanna.
So much great information in one place about inflammation and our bodies! Thank you for sharing!!
Welcome, Melanie,
I’ve got my familiarization with internal inflammation from early age. This topic is never old.
Learning how to prevent and deal with it is a huge plus in anti-aging well-being.
I love this post and this topic. I have been making some changes to my lifestyle. Not being able to lose the extra weight I have has made me feel anxious. Even though I exercise and don’t eat poorly it seems to be stuck.
Wanda,
Sometimes, it’s the internal dialogue your mind has could be the key to changing what you look.
But feeling peace, self-satisfaction, joy in every day, could truly lead you to a further loosing the extra pounds.
It is called somatic introspection that could be the next thing to take a look at.
I’ve been really struggling – I did really great with weight loss of 25 lbs. last year. But I still have 35 to go. I want my body to feel GOOD. And right now it’s just okay.
Krysten,
You said it: you need to feel GOOD and right about your own health and body.
When your mind is in peace and calm, stress levels go down. Your body will take extra pounds off, step-by-step.
Just keep practicing well-being, good food, fresh air and water, and physical movement.
Thanks so much for sharing this! I love what you said about reducing obesity!
Kayla,
Reducing internal inflammation is a huge step in improving the quality of a life and boosting immune system.
I have been doing IF for over four years now and it made the entire difference. I love fasting and it helps a lot to reduce inflammation.
Intermittent fasting is one of the best things ever when done properly. Allows our bodies to rest and recoup and, as a result, to boost our own immunity.
Very informative and important information to read and understand by everyone. This is such a great reminder to me and starting today, I will def starts eating the right and healthy food to keep my body healthy. Thank you so much!
What I’ve learned and keep reading it again and again in a multitude of clinical trials reports is that inflammation is a precursor to almost every dis-ease there’s out there.
Where there’s inflammation, there’s a possibility of breakage.
Very informative post. I need to increase my intake of omega 3. Great reminder. I am definitely saving this for future.
Arti,
This is great that you know your next step in your on-going journey for well-being.
I have completely changed the way I eat over the last 4 months and I can honestly say that I’ve seen such a change in both my weight and inflammation.
Heather,
So great to hear that you are enjoying a new you and a more abundant lifestyle. Kudos to you!
This is all so interesting. I didn’t know a lot of this. There are a lot of connections I didn’t even know about. Glad to know now.
Kathy,
Great to hear it. Mind and body connections are vital in our well-being.
This is such a good read. I’ve leaned more things reading your post.
My doctor has been giving me and my husband this advice for years. This needs to be common knowledge, thank you for sharing!
I am serious about my health the older I get. I am getting more into holistic and herblist lifestyle so that hopefully I can prevent inflammation of any kind.
I am at my ideal weight for my height. However, my diet is not that good, as I prefer salty and fatty food. I know it is not healthy, but I can’t resist the temptation. To add to the fact that I am diabetic really means I am not taking good care of myself. I have to start now! Thanks for the reminder.
I certainly know that food allergies can be horrific. I have had them myself. And knowing which foods cause problems and avoiding them is important. This can go far beyond lactose and gluten. So have yourself checked if you suspect anything.
This is really educational. I have relatives who have diabetes. I should let them know about this.
I didn’t realize that inflammation could have so many long-term causes! I definitely have to increase my water intake, that’s for sure.
I try not to eat too much sodium. I have found that that causes inflammation in my legs. Also, keeping my feet elevated helps with it a lot too.
I had no idea that this was even a thing! I really should watch this, I’m terrible for some of these bad habits that contribute to the inflammation!
I didn’t know it was connected to so many chronic conditions. My husband and I talk often about eating a (mostly) plant-based diet.
This is why I am trying to lower my carb intake. I used to eat lots of rice every day!
This is very informative, and some good advise. I really need to work on some of these, like lowering my stress levels and sleeping better.
I had no idea that inflammations was behind so many of these things! I do however love to drink green tea and consume things that would be considered anti-inflammatory!
I will keep this in mind. I do try to watch what I eat. I do enjoy my junk food, but I try to limit it. Some days are better than others, but I don’t want to deal with inflammation.
I have no idea that inflammation could lead to so many different things sadly I have inflammation within my body but the doctors don’t really know why.
Such a good read and very informative. Learned a lot from this post today. Let’s celebrate women today.
I read this several times to make sure I understood and didn’t miss out on anything. We are older now and experiencing much of what you are discussing. Wonderful information to know and understand.
I try to eat a plant-based diet most of the time to help fight inflammation. Whenever I eat a cheat meal, I sure can tell a difference. Also, I try to exercise at least 3 times a week. I need to increase my water intake and exercise more.
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