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The Truth About Inflammation
Types
There are two types of inflammation, acute and chronic.
Acute is short term inflammation. This is triggered by the immune system in response to illness, injury or stress.
Chronic is long term. This type of inflammation increases your risk to acquire many long term health issues including heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
There are many causes to both types of inflammation, but also many things you can do to combat it. The good news is you can reduce or eliminate most inflammation by simply eating a healthier diet and leading a healthy lifestyle. Eating whole foods that are high in fiber and increasing your intake of omega 3 rich foods from nuts and seeds (or fish if you are a pescatarian) are shown to control unhealthy blood fat responses. Another way to reduce inflammation is to lower your unhealthy blood sugar intake. Eating complex carbohydrates and high fiber foods including, whole grains, fruits and vegetables while eliminating processed foods and sodas that are high in sugar, is also very effective.
Causes
Inflammation after eating varies dramatically between people, even when they are eating the exact same thing. Some studies have shown individuals have a high…
