Recently, I watched an in-depth documentary series on chronic inflammation hosted by Sarah Otto, co-founder of Goodnesslover.com. I published a post on this subject back in 2022 giving general information and resources for helping decrease inflammation, but today I want to share some specifics. I’ll start with a statistic that I found startling: about 92%Continue reading “Plants for the Win”
Tag Archives: chronic disease
What Makes the Standard American Diet SAD?
In 2020, the US ranked 35th on the Bloomberg Global Health Index, indicating that the populations of 34 countries are healthier than ours. Even though we spend almost twice as much on healthcare, our life expectancy is lower than any other developed country, due in large part to 3 out of 4 American adults andContinue reading “What Makes the Standard American Diet SAD?”
Healing Gone Wrong
Last week’s post, Heart Matters, touched on the concept of chronic inflammation and its association with the majority of chronic diseases. In addition to cardiac disease, these include cancers, Alzheimer’s, auto-immune disorders, pulmonary disease, diabetes, and bone & joint diseases. Some of your comments inspired me to want to share more on the subject. ThisContinue reading “Healing Gone Wrong”
Micro of the Macro 