One of the worst conditions your body can deal with is chronic inflammation.
This post will discuss chronic inflammation, the problems it can cause for your health, and what steps you can take to support the reduction of inflammation.
The Link Between Chronic Inflammation and Cardiovascular Issues:
Chronic inflammation can have severe implications for our cardiovascular health. Prolonged inflammation elicits a reaction from the body that can harm arteries if it persists for an extended period.
The Role of Inflammation in Artery Health:
Inflamed cells release chemicals that make blood vessels more permeable. It also leads to clot formation and artery wall thickening. As these clots build up, they create blockages known as plaques, causing a condition called atherosclerosis.
So, while inflammation is part of our natural defense mechanism against injury or infection, chronic activation creates problems rather than solutions.
Damage inside of the arteries could potentially lead to a higher risk of:
One of the first lines of defence against pathogens is to withhold nutrients from microbes starving them. Both good and bad bacteria need iron to exist in the body. Iron and a few other nutrients are vital to the growth of bacteria.
What is sequestration?
Sequestration is a situation where your body is locking up iron and other minerals from pathogens. Your body when it senses an infection, inflammation and a fever and will quickly lock up that iron to prevent the pathogens from growing. This prevents pathogens from obtaining food. Pathogens have counter-strategies that allow them to break open cells to acquire the iron they need. Both good and bad bacteria are trying to survive but your body if it’s healthy will be able to do its job and prevent the micro from growing.
Chronic inflammation and infection
Those who have too much iron are very susceptible to infections. The bacteria and other microbes have a lot of nutrients to help them grow and reproduce.
Other pathogens – like Lyme disease – are able to survive off of manganese instead of iron. When you have a chronic inflammation situation, you can become very deficient in iron, which can make you feel Anaemic and weak.
Happy New Year! Here are the Top 10 Posts for 2023.
Before we dive into the top 10, I would like to review the focus of this Blog.
I believe the best way to predict my future is to create it. To do that, I make it a habit to improve my health.
My goal is to maximize my physical performance and mental clarity, body composition, and most importantly my overall health with a wholesome diet and exercise.
Why am I so concerned, you may ask. My motivation came from watching my mother suffer from numerous illnesses. Her life was regulated by when she had to take her drugs.
I have been retired for a while and I have yet to experience any of her illnesses. I attribute that to eating a wholesome diet and exercise.
I supplement my diet with high-quality natural vitamins, mineral and supplements.
In my posts, I focus on two diets: the Ketogenic (Low-Carb) and GAPS (Gut and Psychology / Physiology Syndrome) diets.
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Many people want to enjoy the health benefits of keto and intermittent fasting, but don’t necessarily want the weight loss that comes along with it.
They are thin, they have a fast metabolism and they do not want to lose weight. They just want the benefits like better cognitive function, anti-inflammatory and aging, improving your mood and concentration in memory.
When you reach your weight loss goal, do not go back to a high-carb diet. You could raise your carbs from 20 to 30 to a maximum of 50 grams per day but no more because that is going stop your weight loss.
The secret lies not in quick fixes or fad diets, but rather in sustainable lifestyle changes.
Long Term Weight Loss, folks, is more about understanding your body’s needs and making healthier choices than simply counting calories or spending hours at the gym.
Understanding Insulin Resistance and Its Impact on Weight Loss
If you’re grappling with weight loss, insulin resistance might be a significant roadblock. This condition often affects overweight individuals, leading to higher levels of insulin in their bodies.
Overweight people have insulin resistance and higher insulin. Insulin is the hormone that blocks fat burning and keeps your appetite high.
There are several long-term studies on keto. In the last 50 years we’ve been doing an experiment on the human population with the high amounts of refined carbohydrate and sugar and low fat. The result is diabetes pre-diabetes metabolic syndrome. We know that eating plan does not work. Keto is very healthy if you do it healthily and you know what you’re doing.
Dr. Berg helped a woman who was upset because her husband and friends were losing weight on the keto diet but she was not, and she was eating healthier than they were. She thought keto was not working for her. She was frustrated that so much effort was resulting in so little result.
She believed she had a good metabolism. She ate lots of food but did not gain weight; she just could not lose and was still 20 pounds overweight.
The issue is she has a set point, a certain weight she cannot get below.
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