Inflammation

Next, an inflammatory response will set in due to exposure to excess stress. While we typically think of the inflammation process only happening on the outside of the body in the form of localized redness and swelling, did you know that long-term inflammation inside of the body could lead to cancer, high cholesterol, diabetes, arthritis and other western diseases? Inflammation occurs in response to all kinds of stress, not just the obvious physical traumas. In fact, I believe most long-term inflammation is the result of chemical stress hidden within our way of eating.

The word inflammation originates from a Latin word that means, “to set on fire”. Inflammation is irritation, redness, swelling and heat that the body produces in an attempt to protect itself and to initiate healing. Short-term inflammation can be beneficial, however, an over-stressed body has a tendency to exaggerate this process creating quite a bit of destruction to the surrounding tissues.