PUT DOWN THE RAGING FIRE IN YOUR BODY AKA INFLAMMATION

PUT DOWN THE RAGING FIRE IN YOUR BODY AKA INFLAMMATION 

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR HEALTH, WELLNESS, WEIGHT LOSS, LONGEVITY & TO AGE LESS, LOOK AND FEEL YOUR BEST IS TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION IN YOUR BODY.


Inflammation is like a raging fire in the body.  It does not burn us on the outside but causes lots of damage on the inside. It often manifests itself as weight issues or obesity. The more weight we have, the more inflamed we are. Weight is thus a symptom of CHRONIC INFLAMMATION going on in our body.  The kicker is that crash diets make it even worse! While you think reducing calories to 1200 is going to help you shed pounds, truth is that once your body realizes what you are trying to do and deprive it of what it is used to, it will start to fight you back making you more inflamed! It is one of the reasons why, long term, crash diets are so bad! 


Now, it is also very true that when there is too much fat in the body, your cells grow in size and produce pro-inflammatory substances called cytokines. The larger the fat cell, the more of those there are. Cytokines are good when they stimulate our immune system to fight infections, or even tumors, but not when their expression starts causing diseases. Chronic inflammation is in fact the root cause of many diseases, such as:


-     Cardiovascular disease
-     High blood pressure
-     Stroke
-     Diabetes
-     Kidney disease
-     Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
-     Arthritis
-     Thyroid conditions, such as Hashimoto’s
-     Alzheimer’s
-     Lupus
-     Parkinson’s
-     Depression
-     Various types of cancer
-     Sarcopenia
-     Osteoporosis
-     Obesity
      to name a few.


We all have some form of inflammation, and as we age, our cells will start slowly degenerating causing collateral damage to our tissues and organs making us sick and slowly shutting down our body. With that being said, STOP ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE. Over 75% of Americans have high levels of inflammation in their body.  Inflammation is caused by:


-     Poor diet
-     Chronic stress
-     Lack of exercise
-     Environmental toxins
-     Prescriptions and over the counter meds or even supplements
-     Food sensitivities
-     Dysbiosis
-     Chemicals in beauty, cleaning, products, plastics, food
-     Smoking
-     Teeth and periodontal disease, gum recession
-     Lack of sleep
-     Infections
-     Artificial blue light

      and more!


As you see, there are many causes of inflammation. Wellness is holistic, but food is a HUGE one. Each and every food you eat can either be inflammatory or anti-inflammatory. Fatty acids, such as OMEGA 3-s, are anti-inflammatory and OMEGA-6s are inflammatory.  Our bodies need some inflammation for natural human processes and Omega-6s are also a part of cell membranes, but not as much as an average American consumes.  While 100 years ago, the ratio of Omega-6/3 was 4:1, currently it is 16:1 on average or even 20/1. Most Americans add fuel to the fire when they eat! Standard American Diet is full of Omega-6s. 


You can test your levels of Omega-6s to Omega:3s like I do to see how your diet is working for you. I offer this test to my coaching clients when I feel it would be useful or necessary, or when they do not believe how inflamed they are even if they count calories or do keto! My levels are great and even better than the recommended 4:1 ration, but my diet includes plenty of Omega-3s. Every week, I consume: wild salmon, mackerel, herring, anchovies as well as chia seeds. I also take a good supplement. (No, they are not expensive urine when your body can absorb it and when it is a quality supplement).


Omega 3-s have powerful ANTI-INFLAMMATORY benefits that can counteract many of the issues exacerbated by Omega-6s in SAD (Standard American Diet). Together with antioxidants, they help neutralize free radicals which lead to cellular aging, dysfunction, and death. They are one of the most important keys to healthy cells. One study of nutrigenomics claims they can positively affect cellular gene expression.


That being said, you have a choice to continue SETTING YOUR BODY ON FIRE 🔥 or try and put it down by being mindful about what you eat.  If you need help in what I call UNDIETING and FINDING A LIFETIME SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AT THE ROOT AND NOT A QUICK FIX, I would love to here from you and we can get together for a complimentary NO OBLIGATION consultation! 

Yours in Health & Wellness,

MAR 

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