What is best for inflammation and depression

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What Is Best for Inflammation and Depression?

Your body’s inflammatory response is a natural and beneficial process designed to protect you from infection and injury. Swelling from increased fluids protects injured areas from further harm while the body goes into overdrive to fend off bacteria, viruses, and even parasites. – The problem is that many things can trigger your inflammatory response – not only conditions that can benefit from it, such as a bout of the flu, but also conditions that are more chronic, such as emotional stress, exposure to pollution and poor diet. These pro-inflammatory conditions may cause your body to exist in a state of chronic inflammation, and this is not a good thing. While acute inflammation can save your life, chronic inflammation may help end it. When chronic inflammation becomes systemic the body actually turns on itself. It leads to an increased risk of heart attack or stroke, magnifies the harmful effects of Alzheimer’s, and even promotes an internal environment favorable for cancer. Research is even suggesting that chronic inflammation may play a significant role in a seemingly unrelated condition: depression.


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