Chronic Inflammation Relief

Original Article @ David Ogdens Blog

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Chronic Inflammation Relief

Inflammation is the source of many diseases and some people, go from doctor to doctor, prescribed different medications. All our technology and medical advances have gotten us all kinds of ways to treat symptoms, but what is at the root of the problem? Why is the cholesterol in your arteries? It's there to repair, but why does it need to be there? Well we can lower cholesterol, so let's prescribed a statin, that will fix it! But then we are left dealing with the side effects of the drug. Do we actually decrease our risk of heart disease? Do we need the drugs? Before we bash inflammation, we need to realize that it is a natural process. We need it. Yes you read right we need inflammation. For most healthy individuals they will become temporary inflamed, heal and then return to homeostasis. However, we were designed to deal with acute inflammation, which could be caused by:

• something traumatic like a punch
• infections
• frostbite
• cuts
• burns
• allergic reactions

So if we look at these and then the corresponding signs of inflammation:

• redness
• swelling
• pain
• loss of function

Then it makes sense. The body is doing what is its innate nature, so we can deal with injury and illness. Our problem is that we're greedy and our modern lifestyles are breeding grounds for chronic inflammation. We don't know how to handle this inflammation over and over again. Again there are so many variables and creations for chronic inflammation (most stemming from lifestyle choices, like I mentioned). Things that can promote inflammation:

• Stress
• Poor Nutrition (high in toxic foods
• insufficient in omega-3 while being high in omega-6)
• Poor gut health
• Smoking
• Lack of sleep (Don't underestimate the power of sleep)
• Obesity and diabetes fuel inflammation. As a result this can encourage: leptin resistance, impaired fat and glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, and beta-cell destruction
• Too much exercise. Awe that chronic cardio is too much stress for the body.

If you ask me these all look that things you can change, not some pill to take but some lifestyle changes can decrease your risk of disease. Obviously there are a lot of factors, so what should we do to decrease chances of chronic inflammation?

• Nourish ourselves: lay off the industrial omega-6 intensive oils, get more omega-3, buy quality REAL foods (grass-fed beef, organic produce), steer clear of gluten and grains, stay away from the sugars, eat foods rich in antioxidants that can neutralize free-radicals and decrease oxidative stress (love my first pressed-olive oil, wild fish, cruciferous veggies and some berries!), eat probiotic foods and sort out your gut health.
• SLEEP
• Don't stress the small stuff
• Don't smoke
• Move, don't over-exercise but don't be sedentary either

David Ogden
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