Inflammation & Your Health
As technology advances, scientists and medical professionals are finding that chronic inflammation is the root cause of many health conditions prevalent today. Questions arise then as to what is causing chronic inflammation and how to reverse it. Below you will find answers to questions concerning the causes and treatments of inflammation.
What Is Inflammation?
Inflammation itself is not a bad thing. The body is actually designed to produce inflammation to heal. In doing so the body increases the blood flow to an injured area and sends white blood cells to the area to heal it. Consider the swelling that takes place with a broken bone or an injury to a muscle or joint. These processes are a natural part of healing.
Unfortunately in our society today, and especially in the United States, the incidences of chronic inflammation have skyrocketed. Chronic inflammation occurs when the body is continually trying to repair some kind of damage in the body, like a chronic infection. It can also occur if the body sees a toxic substance (like heavy metals) and is trying to remove it, this can generate a chronic inflammation in the area as it tries to rid the area of the substance. It can also occur as a result of an autoimmune disorder, where the body is erroneously attacking itself rather than the actual threat. All these generate chronic inflammation, which is damaging all by itself and can lead to a variety of health conditions.