in today's video we're going to be talking about chronic inflammation
and seven signs to watch out for chronic inflammation is when inflammation occurs
for a prolonged period of time and it can happen in different areas
throughout the body chronic inflammation is the root cause of almost all modern
day diseases including diabetes heart disease
arthritis and autoimmune conditions so it is not
something to take lightly in 2014 it was estimated that over half
of americans had at least one disease relating to
chronic inflammation with most of these people having more
than one chronic inflammation has become an epidemic but one that we
have normalized we chalk up these symptoms to just what
happens as we age but just because these
diseases are common does not mean that they are normal type
2 diabetes used to be called adult onset diabetes
because it was only seen in adults now that it has become more
common in children it has been relabeled as type 2 diabetes
and this is just one example of how these diseases are
not a product of aging but rather our lifestyle
but here's the good news there are steps you can take to reverse chronic
inflammation and the associated disease risk in
today's video we're gonna go through seven signs of chronic inflammation and
what you can do to improve symptoms
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chronic inflammation so let's start off by talking about what
inflammation is because it isn't always a bad thing
acute versus chronic inflammation inflammation is a part of the body's
defense mechanism it is the process in which the body
recognizes something is trying to harm it
and works to fight it off and heal your tissue inflammation can be triggered by
an injury an infection or a toxin
now acute inflammation is a good thing think of when you roll your ankle the
area will become red swollen and stiff which is the
inflammatory response in action as the injury heals the inflammation
goes down chronic inflammation happens when this
response lingers and your body is left in a state of high
alert and high stress and this is when inflammation can start
to lead to problems and disease but how can you know if you suffer from
chronic inflammation as i said at the start a lot of people
who have chronic inflammatory diseases have more than one so these symptoms can
manifest in different ways throughout the body so let's get into
the seven signs of chronic inflammation and make sure you stick around until the
end because number seven might surprise you number one low energy
if you are always tired and low in energy
despite getting a good night's sleep this can be a sign
of chronic inflammation fatigue is a common symptom
of a lot of inflammatory diseases low-grade inflammation can lead to an
imbalance of energy availability and expenditure
it increases the requirement of cellular energy to ensure rapid regeneration of
immune cells and further depletes you of the fuel you
need to feel energized number two joint and muscle pain now of course if
you experience acute joint and muscle pain this is
totally normal if you do a hard workout your muscles
should be sore afterwards as they break down and rebuild
and that isn't a bad thing but if your joints or muscles
are sore day in and day out that's a bad sign inflammatory arthritis
includes conditions characterized by pain
swelling tenderness and warmth in the joints
as well as morning stiffness that lasts for more than an hour
the immune system is mistakenly releasing inflammatory chemicals
despite there being no need to the resulting inflammation attacks joint
tissues and can lead to pain swelling and muscle
loss number three brain fog this is another
very common symptom that accompanies inflammatory diseases a study published
at the end of 2019 found that inflammation appears to have
a specific negative effect on the brain's readiness to reach and
maintain an alert state participants of the study were
injected with vaccine known to cause temporary inflammation
and were then given a cognitive test when the same participants were injected
with only water for placebo they performed better on the same test
the study concluded these novel findings suggest that acute
inflammation requires individuals to exert greater
cognitive effort when preparing for a task in order to
maintain adequate behavioral performance so if
you are experiencing brain fog and can't figure out why
it could be a sign of chronic inflammation number four
digestive problems symptoms of poor digestion including bloating
diarrhea and constipation can be another sign of chronic inflammation
an imbalance in gut bacteria can cause an inflammatory response
and lead to these symptoms inflammatory bowel disease or ibd
is the name used to describe inflammation disorders of the digestive
tract once again the body is creating an
inflammatory response to a problem that doesn't exist number
five frequent infections if you always seem
to be getting sick this can be another sign that you are
chronically inflamed too much inflammation can lead to your
immune system becoming weak which can cause you to get sick more
often when you're chronically inflamed your immune system is working non-stop
for months if not years so it's understandable how
this can lead to impaired function number six allergies
this is another example of chronic inflammation that you might not have
expected but once again it comes back to a
weakened immune system the symptoms of allergies like red itchy
eyes a running nose and the swelling of our airways all come
from inflammation caused by chemicals that we release from
our own cells in a misguided attempt to protect
ourselves and finally we have depression and anxiety
there is a link between depression and an increased immune activation
with many chronic disease sufferers also suffering from depression and
anxiety and i think the fact that both mood disorders
and chronic inflammation are so prevalent in modern society
is no coincidence alright so those are some of the most common signs of chronic
inflammation but what can you do if you are
chronically inflamed your focus should be on reducing
inflammation some of the ways you can do this are
pretty obvious but some of the other ones
not so much smoking and alcohol can be two big contributors smoking has been
long known to increase inflammatory markers
in a 2016 report scientists showed that nicotine activates certain white blood
cells which in turn release molecules that
lead to increased inflammation chronic alcohol consumption impairs our
gut and our liver function and can lead to
intestinal inflammation so at the very least quitting smoking
and reducing your alcohol intake can reduce inflammation our diets also
play a big role in inflammation if we are
eating inflammatory foods every single day it's no surprise that
we are chronically inflamed some of the most inflammatory foods
include refined sugar margarine and vegetable oils such as
canola soybean and corn oil refined carbohydrates and grains and
anything that is ultra processed if you can cut these
things out of your diet your inflammation will be reduced and
then we have exercise moderate physical exercise
stimulates the immune system and produces an anti-inflammatory
cellular response this is as easy as just going for a
couple of walks throughout the day you don't need to run and you don't need
to weight train yes those types of exercise can be
beneficial but just getting your body moving at all
is most important and then sleep sleep is so important for
much of what our bodies do it is our body's chance to recover and
getting proper and adequate sleep can help to keep our immune system
healthy and finally we want to reduce stress reduce stress equals reduced
inflammation cortisol which is our body's stress
hormone has the ability to both stimulate and suppress the immune system
acute stress stimulates it and chronic stress suppresses it
anyways guys that's all i have for you today let me know in the comment section
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