You’ve probably heard that chronic inflammation is the root cause of most diseases.
But what does that really mean?
Inflammation is the body’s natural and healthy response to injury, illness, and infection. Just think about the fever, pain, redness, and swelling that can accompany a cut, burn or the common cold – that’s acute inflammation at work.
It’s your body’s way of fighting viruses and promoting healing.
However, an unhealthy lifestyle stemming from things like poor diet, stress, and lack of sleep can create low-level, ongoing inflammation on the cellular level.
This type of inflammation affects all body systems and, left untreated, is believed to be the underlying cause of serious illness, such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and cancer.
You may not even know this kind of inflammation is occurring until you’re dealing with pain in your body or perhaps a diagnosis of a new illness.