Foods That Fight Chronic Inflammation

Inflammation is the body’sse to harmful stimuli such as pathogens, damaged cells, irritants, or infection. Inflammation is the body’s way of attempting to protect itself by removing injurious stimuli and initiating the healing process. The inflammatory response causes a cascade of biochemical events within the body. Swelling, redness, pain, heat, and loss of function can appear within minutes or hours of harmful stimuli. During acute inflammation these symptoms will cease once the stimulus is removed.  Prolonged inflammation, which is known as chronic inflammation, can lead to a wide range of degenerative disease such as hay fever, periodontitis, atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis, eczema, IBS, depression, and Parkinson’s. Chronic inflammation occurs when the inflammatory response in the body malfunctions and doesn’t completely stop releasing pro inflammatory immune cells. This causes simultaneous destruction and healing because the excess immune cells damage healthy areas of the body which cause a more inflammatory responses. Slowly but surely inflammation can spread throughout the body. To reduce chronic inflammation a healthy diet loaded with anti-inflammatory foods is needed. Cut out trans fat and refined carbohydrates and replace them with natural anti-inflammatory foods, which were once so prevalent in our diets. Include a wide variety of these foods in your diet to rid your body of inflammation and bolster your immune system. Read more...