Cooling the Fires Within
Grabbing a fiery-hot pot handle or stubbing a toe may hurt like the dickens, but before you can even scream, “Ouch!” the body sets off a cascading chain of inflammatory responses to help heal the Read More
inflammation
The root of many chronic health conditions
Despite the inconveniences of inflammation, it is a normal, healthy process for the body when we sustain an injury or germs attack us. Inflammation can be in the form of swelling, redness, or pain. When Read More
7 foods that can transform your health
Inflammation has become quite the buzzword lately, touted as the cause of everything from acne to Alzheimer?s and from digestive issues to obesity. And while new research continues to support that theory, it?s important to Read More
Does Medical Marijuana Prevent Alzheimer’s?
Is it possible to prevent Alzheimer’s disease by smoking marijuana? The short answer is “Yes”, but there are some things you should know before you begin. Marijuana smoked too early, too often or too late Read More
20 Minutes of Exercise Act is All it Takes
It’s well known that regular physical activity has health benefits, including weight control, strengthening the heart, bones and muscles and reducing the risk of certain diseases. Recently, researchers at University of California San Diego School Read More
Why is inflammation so important? How does it affect me?
Inflammation is your body?s response to invasions: bacteria, viruses, foreign substances, chemicals, and others. It is a normal immune response. But when you are frequently exposed to large amounts of foreign materials?for example, chemicals and Read More
The Diet that Reduces Inflammation
As the CEO of a supplement company in Los Angeles, Andy Pham eats, breathes, and dreams nutritional supplements. In fact, he downs roughly 80 pills a day. Pham knows he?s far from the norm. Heck, Read More
Why We Get Diarrhea
Researchers want to know: does diarrhea serve a purpose? Does it actually help clear the bacteria causing a gastrointestinal infection, or is it merely a symptom of disease that should be prevented as much as Read More
Inflammation- your Heart Bully
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is usually characterized by disease of the heart muscle, valvular disease, or coronary artery disease (CAD), a condition of blood vessel damage due to a combination of silent inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and Read More
Reverse Diabetes?
The fasting-like diet promotes the growth of new insulin-producing pancreatic cells that reduce symptoms of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in mice, according to the study on mice and human cells led by Valter Read More