Monday, July 6, 2009

Inflammation

What is it?

Inflammation is what happens when your immune system is telling you something is wrong with your health. You have something in your body that is reacting to damage within. When we don't take care of ourselves by not eating right, eating too much and gaining weight, not exercising, smoking or drinking too much alcohol our body reacts with pain, and inflammation settles in some part of our body. All these ways of not taking good care of ourselves as we should we usually know about but do nothing to make a change to benefit ourselves. So this inflammation is saying, this pain will help you pay attention to me.


My Granddaughter had this exact thing happen to her. She was a senior in High School and was eating fast food, being a couch potato way too much of her time, not getting enough sleep and had become badly overweight. One thing adding on to another. She was going to the Doctor for help and when told what she must do, she ignored the importance of it. She ended up in the hospital where she spent a good week completely out of her head and they feared for her life. Being young she felt she could do anything she wanted and it would not hurt her. She found out taking care of herself is worth taking care of oneself.


When our body wants to get our attention to make some changes, it is time to listen. Our bodies are wonderful machines but eventually, if mistreated, the body will give out. Inflammation takes over and strikes. Inflammation can cause blood clots, plaque build up in the arteries, heart attack and stroke. Inflammation can destroy ligament, tendons and damage to the cartilage and bone. This can affect much pain and a lack of mobility.


When a persons health breaks down, inflammation sets in and can destroy a persons health. To learn more about the damage inflammation can do, read the article on "Inflammation and your Body" in the June issue of the VitaJournal Click on "Health Articles" found in the tab section near the top of the page.


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Wishing you the Best of Health,

Joyce McFarland
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