03/02/2026
What Inflammation Does to Your Body
For starters, inflammation isn’t all that bad when it’s controlled. It’s actually an important part of healing and tissue regeneration, and it’s a crucial protective mechanism for the body against infections, environmental toxins, injury, and stress. Inflammation causes the release of cytokines, which are natural chemicals that stimulate the cells to start the process of healing and repair. On the flip side, inflammatory cytokines are destructive to normal healthy cells. So if your body has to work over and over again to repair itself, it irritates the healthy cells, leading to more inflammation and tissue destruction (i.e., arthritic pain and continued degeneration).
The mechanism of inflammation involves the immune system. The immune system works to protect the body and tissues from injury and infections in two different ways:
1. Vascular: to deliver more nutrients and oxygen via the blood to repair the damaged tissue.
2. Cellular: to remove the waste from the area and protect the tissue from further damage.
The majority of the long-term implications of inflammation are the impact it has on overall health and longevity. Chronic inflammation is also nicknamed the ‘silent killer.’ Chronic inflammation, or prolonged inflammation, is associated with an increase in all degenerative diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Chronic prolonged inflammation really is the basis for all chronic disease.
Chronic inflammation is caused by continuous insults to the body, such as:
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