The word “inflammation“ is thrown around a lot as a potential cause of chronic health problems. But what does it mean, really?

Inflammation is the body’s reaction to stress — like an alarm bell alerting all of your cells to a problem that needs to be fixed ASAP.

That stress can come from your diet, lifestyle, environment or an infection. When you catch a cold, it’s your body’s way of fighting it off. When you cut your skin, it’s the way it heals itself.

Short-term inflammation is helpful, but too much of a good thing can turn into a bad thing — and that’s the kind of inflammation that everyone is talking about.

Prolonged, chronic inflammation is linked to just about every chronic disease that can have severe, life-threatening consequences, from obesity to diabetes and heart disease.

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