No Nonsense Nutrition to Reduce Your Inflammation—Without a Statin or Heart Test

No Nonsense Nutrition to Reduce Your Inflammation—Without a Statin or Heart Test Written by Katherine M. Coleman, M.N.T. Most allergy sufferers are all too familiar with rhinitis (inflammation of the nose), sinusitis (inflammation of the sinuses), and asthma (inflammation of the airways), but inflammation is also behind arthritis (inflammation of the joints), dermatitis (inflammation of the skin), and more. It’s clear that chronic inflammation can be a systemic cause of a lot of serious illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and many others, therefore it is important to know how to reduce inflammation properly. Inflammation is the activation of the immune system in response to infection, irritation, or injury. It is characterized by an influx of white blood cells, redness, heat, swelling, pain, and dysfunction of the organs involved. It is known as the cornerstone of the body’s healing response and allows more nourishment and immune activity to enter into an injury or infection site. On the surface, inflammation may present itself as local redness, heat, swelling and pain. Acute inflammation is a normal bodily response, but when inflammation endures without serving any function, it becomes damaging to your health and contributes to disease. In the case of allergies, the immune system responds to the presence of an allergen, a normally harmless substance to which it has become overly sensitive. Allergens bind to antibodies, which trigger the release of chemicals like histamine that result in allergy symptoms. In the case of asthma, inflammation causes the airways to swell, making breathing difficult. As the initial response that fires up the immune system, inflammation is the crucial first step in fighting off infection and healing wounds. Chronic inflammation begins to...