Think of inflammation
as an immune system response to injury, infection, environmental irritants, poisons
and toxins—to name just a few. Earlier I mentioned immune system pro-inflammatory
and anti-inflammatory cytokines. When the immune system
is activated by a trigger, pro-inflammatory substances signal white blood cells
to go to the site of the infected or damaged tissue. When they have done their
work, anti-inflammatory substances arrive and orchestrate the healing process.
If everything goes right, that is. All things being equal when the immune
system is working properly, a collaborative balance exists between pro-inflammatory
and anti-inflammatory agents. If the immune system gets stuck in the
pro-inflammatory phase and the anti-inflammatory agents do not activate,
chronic inflammation may result. This simply means that your body’s normal defense system, does not
shut down appropriately and continues an inflammatory state longer than
needed when there is no longer an infection to fight or because something
unusual triggered the inflammatory state to start with. More tomorrow.
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