Inflammation isn't Something to Eliminate. It's Something to Regulate
The Dr. Hyman Show

Inflammation isn't Something to Eliminate. It's Something to Regulate

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 24, 202617 min

Chronic inflammation may be one of the biggest forces accelerating how we age—and the surprising part is that many of the things keeping it switched on are happening every day. Poor sleep, chronic stress, blood sugar spikes, visceral fat, and ultra-processed food can keep your immune system acting like it’s under constant threat, potentially contributing to everything from metabolic dysfunction and heart disease to arthritis and cognitive decline. Here’s what I unpack in today’s episode: The hidden “inflammation switch” scientists are studying and why it may help explain how chronic inflammation drives aging and di...

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Over the last decade, scientists have discovered that many of these seemingly unrelated conditions

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body's master inflammation switch. Its job is to detect danger, to protect you, to coordinate

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If inflammation is designed to heal us, why does it begin hurting us as we age? Why does so many of us feel like our bodies are fighting a battle, even when we're not sick? Maybe you're joint sick. Maybe your brain feels foggy. Maybe you're tired all the time. You can't lose weight like you used to.

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Maybe your blood work keeps showing signs of inflammation, even though you're doing quote all the right things. Well at first glance, those problems don't seem connected. One affects your brain, another affects your metabolism, another affects your heart or your joints. But what if they're all being driven by the same underlying biological process?

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Over the last decade, scientists have discovered that many of these seemingly unrelated conditions are connected by one remarkably powerful part of your immune system. Think of it as your body's master inflammation switch. Its job is to detect danger, to protect you, to coordinate your body's response to injury or infection. And when it's working properly, it's one of

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