Inflammation is more common than you would think. It can cause stroke, heart attack, and even cancer. It starts as a slow burn inside of your body, and it acts like an emergency unit responding to infection and injury.
The tender, throbbing hot spots that may feel uncomfortable are actually part of your body's natural response. It means your immune system is sending the internal signal to launch white blood cells and protein to destroy infection and heal injuries. But... If the inflammation lingers after the job is done, or your immune system becomes confused and misfires by accident, what was once your best friend can quickly become your worst enemy. When inflammation becomes chronic, your body's natural defense system takes a turn for the worse by starting a sneak attack on your joints, tissue, and blood vessels, wreaking havoc on all of those areas that were once pain-free.
That's when the slow-burning throb becomes a five-alarm fire. For years researchers have found that chronic inflammation can be linked to rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and asthma. But the newest and most modern research shows a lot more. Chronic inflammation can very well be at the heart of the life-threatening diseases that we all fear the most. Cancer, heart attack, diabetes and even Alzheimer's.
Is chronic inflammation eating away at your body?