Add these 5 anti-inflammatory foods to your daily diet to fight inflammation and help protect your body from chronic diseases! First off: What is inflammation? So, I have noticed that inflammation has become kind of a health buzzword lately, yet most people don’t really know what it means. Let’s take a look. Let me start by saying that inflammation is not all bad. We actually need inflammation to exist! In broad terms, inflammation is your immune system’s response to a stimulus. An inflammatory response means your immune system is ‘fighting against something that might be harmful.’ So, while inflammation is often presented as something negative, it’s actually essential in small amounts for immune-surveillance and host defense. The human body uses inflammation to help fight illness and protect our body from further harm. However, too little and too much inflammation both cause problems. When people refer to the damaging nature of inflammation,…
