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Latest Research on Inflammation

Inflammation Fuels Bone Loss
May 15, 2008
A three-year study of 168 individuals found that those with higher levels of inflammation markers (CRP, IL-6, and TNF-alpha) had greater loss of bone mineral density, suggesting that modulating inflammation could help prevent osteoporosis.

High glycemic diet provokes inflammatory response
May 15, 2008
A recent study involving 47 individuals with metabolic syndrome confirms that the glycemic load of carbohydrates affects inflammatory response. A lower-glycemic diet appears to reduce inflammation.

Large scale study confirms link between obesity, inflammation, and heart risk
May 8, 2008
A study of 7000 individuals finds that being obese--even if you are otherwise healthy--increases your risk of heart failure. The culprit appears to be chronic, systemic, and asymptomatic inflammation.

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Inflammation: The Root of All Disease?

Hay fever, heart disease, depression, and diabetes...four very different conditions with one common denominator: Inflammation is at the root of all four. And that's just the beginning!

"Researchers are linking inflammation to an ever-wider array of chronic illnesses," reports Newsweek's Anne Underwood. "Suddenly medical puzzles seem to be fitting together, such as why hypertension puts patients at increased risk of Alzheimer's, or why rheumatoid-arthritis sufferers have higher rates of sudden cardiac death. They're all connected on some fundamental level."

Even our crow's feet and laugh lines are due to an inflammatory process in the skin! Celebrity anti-aging doctor Dr. Nicholas Perricone (The Perricone Weight Loss Diet, The Wrinkle Cure) considers inflammation "the single most powerful cause of the signs of aging."

What can be done to prevent and reverse the damage caused by systemic inflammation?

Healthy lifestyle habits such as exercising regularly, not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, and minimizing stress all help to reduce inflammation. But the most important factor in fighting inflammation is the food you eat every day. That's why all the experts, from diet doctor Barry Sears (The Zone) to alternative medicine guru Andrew Weil (Healthy Aging) recommend an anti-inflammatory diet for everything from weight loss to heart disease prevention.

Foods affect inflammation in complex and unpredictable ways. The IF Rating™ System is a new tool that takes the guess work out of an anti-inflammatory diet by showing you exactly how different foods fuel or fight inflammation. Using the IF Ratings, you can create your own healing, inflammation-reducing diet. The Inflammation Free Diet Plan contains the complete listings of IF ratings for over 1600 foods.

The benefits of reducing inflammation are immediate as well as long term. You'll notice that your skin looks younger, your joints feel better, and your allergy symptoms improve. At the same time, when you reduce inflammation, you also reduce your risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other complications of aging.

Click here to read what people have to say about The Inflammation Free Diet Plan.

Click here to listen to a recent interview with author Monica Reinagel on the subject of inflammation and health. (mp3 file, 6MB, courtesy of KMOX-AM, St. Louis)