I am going to allocate a specific time each week to update and publish this blog.
More and more of my time is spent in counseling and recommending proper nutrition for my patients and their family (and some of their friends).
With this in mind I am going
to discuss this weeks -
"HOT TOPIC"
"INFLAMMATION" !!!
More and more research is showing that the root cause of many of the chronic diseases is inflammation. This includes cardiovascular, diabetes, cancer, dementia, digestive problems, etc. By far the most common complaint I see is digestive problems. I am finding that digestive problems serve as the jump off point for many more serious diseases.
My philosophy is that whole food nutrition provides phytochemicals necessary for the absorption of the nutritional value of the plant involved. As opposed to a pharmaceutical that is a chemical reproduction or synthesis of one aspect of one nutritional aspect of the whole plant.
In my opinion, pharmaceutical drugs taken to address diseases do not address the causes of the inflammation. Most seem to be designed to suppress the inflammation.
The problem is "chronic" inflammation. Inflammation of itself is your body's best defense against "invasion". Invasion comes in many forms:
germs
harmful toxins
environmental pollutants
injury
stress, and
others.
The body, through its innate intelligence, responds to these invaders by way of the immune system, the vascular system, and the many biochemical reactions which work to remove the offenders and protect tissues from damage.
In the next few weeks I will be explaining these processes and how proper nutrition can assist your body in healing, not just feeling better.
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