Inflammation is your body's natural response to infection, injury, or irritation. It is characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain - the four cardinal signs of inflammation.
When injury or infection occur, the body activates parts of the immune system including:
This helps:
There are two main types of inflammation:
Acute inflammation develops quickly over hours or days in response to tissue injury or infection. It's considered beneficial if it remains a short-term, localized response.
Conversely, chronic inflammation occurs over months to years and can cause harmful bodily changes like loss of tissue function and scar formation. Chronic inflammation is linked to conditions like cancer, heart disease, arthritis and autoimmune diseases.
While inflammation is a normal process, too much can damage tissues and organs. I notice many clients at Optimal Hormone Health Clinic suffer from stubborn inflammation that flares up their autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis or thyroiditis. We specialize in using bioidentical hormone therapy to find the root hormonal imbalance driving chronic inflammation. Balancing hormones naturally is a long-term solution to tame the fires of inflammation once and for all!
Some key ways to manage inflammation naturally at home include:
Let me know if you have any other questions on inflammation! For personalized solutions to chronic inflammation due to hormone issues, schedule a consultation at Optimal Hormone Health Clinic. We develop custom regimens combining nutrition, lifestyle, and cutting-edge bioidentical hormones tailored to your unique needs. Get to the bottom of nagging inflammation holding you back!