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 inflammation
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”
Heart Matters
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for about 1/3 of all deaths, according to the World Health Organization. This frightening stat has been attributed to high blood pressure, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL), diabetes, smoking & secondhand smoke exposure, obesity, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. A small percentage of us inherit genesContinue reading “Heart Matters”
Micro of the Macro 