January 16, 2023
I spoke with Miranda Levy about how to deal with inflammation in the body.
In the short term, inflammation is a normal healthy response to invaders. When your body encounters an offending agent – such as viruses, bacteria or toxic chemicals – it activates the immune system. Your immune system sends out its first responders: inflammatory cells and cytokines (substances that stimulate more inflammatory cells) to neutralise the intruders or to start healing injured tissue. In acute inflammation, the body jumps to immediate attention – for example, healing a cut. But with chronic inflammation, your body continues sending inflammatory cells even when there is no outside danger.