Read more about the article Top 4 most inflammatory foods and Top 4 swap options – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

Top 4 most inflammatory foods and Top 4 swap options – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

Inflammation is a natural response of the body to infection and injuries to stay healthy. But when this inflammation becomes chronic is when it continues for a prolonged period and cause unwanted damage to the cells in your body. Unfortunately, some foods can increase the inflammatory reactions in your body. Foods that are loaded with unhealthier fats like trans fat and saturated fat, and foods that are filled with sugars are promoters of inflammation. The good news, however, is that some foods help to reduce inflammatory markers in the body. Whole foods like vegetables, fruits, seafood, nuts, whole grains, and seeds have a matrix of beneficial nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, healthy fats, and phytonutrients which helps to reduce inflammation. Here are some inflammatory foods and good swap options to keep your body in a healthier state:

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Read more about the article Top 6 ways to reduce chronic inflammation (#2 and 3 are Key!) – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

Top 6 ways to reduce chronic inflammation (#2 and 3 are Key!) – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

Inflammation is known to help fight illness or heal injury, but it goes beyond that sometimes. A chronic inflammation state may slowly be damaging your body it won’t even show. This form of inflammation goes into action without an infection or injury. This way, the immune system cells that are meant to protect you will start to destroy your healthy organs, arteries, joints, and other body parts. Several kinds of research have shown that when you don’t eat healthy, rest adequately, or get enough exercise, your body responds by triggering inflammation. The bad part is that chronic inflammation has a long-term damage on the body. If left unchecked, it can contribute to chronic disease conditions, such as blood vessel disease, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and more.

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Read more about the article What is chronic inflammation? How does it damage the body? – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

What is chronic inflammation? How does it damage the body? – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City NC, Chiropractor

When you hear the word inflammation, what comes to your mind? Most people probably think inflammation is all about redness and swelling that follows an infection, wound, or injury. But this is only “acute inflammation” – a beneficial response by the immune system that encourages healing, and usually goes off once the injury improves. Chronic inflammation is another form of inflammation that is less obvious. While your immune system becomes activated, the inflammatory response stays on all the time at a low level. This is unlike the acute inflammatory response that is intermittent during an acute injury or infection. In other words, chronic inflammation may begin even when you have no injury. Worst still, it does not end when it should. Several factors could trigger chronic inflammation, from lifestyle factors such as poor sleep, obesity, or exposure to environmental toxins.

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Read more about the article The Ultimate Guide for Addressing Inflammation – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City, NC Chiropractor

The Ultimate Guide for Addressing Inflammation – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City, NC Chiropractor

At our Chiropractic Office at Elizabeth City, NC, we see a lot of people come in every week with chronic inflammation. Most cases of internal inflammation are often associated with a high level of stress, lack of proper nutrition, and chronic diseases such as heart disease, digestive problems, and cancer. Inflammation has also been implicated in many autoimmune diseases. In this case, the immune system triggers an inflammatory response that attacks the body like it’s an enemy.

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Read more about the article Why seed oils/manufactured oils drive inflammation and what oils you can use instead – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City, NC, Chiropractor

Why seed oils/manufactured oils drive inflammation and what oils you can use instead – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City, NC, Chiropractor

You might have seen some posts warning people about the dangers of seed oils. Well, Millions of people today consume seeds oils in their diets. But these seeds oils, such as canola, soybean, and corn oil have been studied to cause a lot of damages to our bodies. In fact, they’ve been confirmed by research to drive inflammation, which triggers a lot of chronic health ailments. Basically, industrial seed oils or manufactured oils are extracted from corn, soybeans, cottonseed, rapeseed, and safflower seeds and refined, bleached, and deodorized to get the final product. Seeds Oils and Inflammation The rise of seed oils have caused a dramatic change in the diet of most Americans, but the bad part is that these oils contain a high amount of a type of fat called Omega-6 PUFA.

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Read more about the article Best/Worst foods to eat that drive inflammation – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City, Chiropractor

Best/Worst foods to eat that drive inflammation – Dr. Jason Jones Elizabeth City, Chiropractor

Inflammation is one of the ways your body protect itself from foreign invaders. More so, it helps defend the body from illness. But, sometimes, you may experience inflammation even without a foreign invader, and that’s when it is linked to an increased risk of diseases like heart diseases, diabetes, and obesity. So you can easily say, inflammation can be both good and bad, depending on the situation. However, one interesting thing is that your diet influences inflammation in your body. Some foods have anti-inflammatory effects and you can add them to your diet to reduce your risk of illness. But some other types of food can trigger and worsen inflammation. Hence, it is important to note these different types of food so you can combat inflammation effectively, especially when it persists day in and day out. Best foods to fight inflammation

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